chances

Colleges and Universities A-Z Bowdoin College
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<p>I promised myself I would never do this…but…here goes</p>

<p>Bowdoin’s my clear first choice and I’m wondering about my chances for acceptance</p>

<p>SATS</p>

<p>760 CR
790 WR
680 M</p>

<p>GPA: 3.72 unweighted
most rigorous offered curiculum in all classes</p>

<p>AP Enslihg literature 5
AP US History 4
AP Spanish 5</p>

<p>I go to a very prestigious and challenging single-sex high school. I’ve gone to the same school since kindergarden.</p>

<p>On to my “hooks”,</p>

<p>I am a writer. I’ve been keeping a journal since I was five, and actively pursue creative writing in and outside of the classroom. </p>

<p>Awards/ honors in this genre</p>

<p>Scholastic Arts and Writing gold key award for the region at large for memior- 2005</p>

<p>Scholastic Arts and Writing gold key award for the region at large for memior-2006</p>

<p>Scholastic Arts and Wrtiing Award for the region at large short story- 2006</p>

<p>Chosen as the one student from my grade to attend the Montana Festival for the Arts-2007 for the genre of creative writing</p>

<p>Governer School creative writing alternate (out of 500 applicants 10 were accepted and 10 were alternates)</p>

<p>I have a recomendation from the English teacher I’ve had for the past four years. She has informed me that in her rec she listed me as the best in her career (this is weird for me to talk about).</p>

<p>I write a monthly creative writing column for my highschool newspaper ( a continual story)</p>

<p>I am co=head of my spanish upperschool magazine ( was in the club throughout all of highchool)
I am co-head of my highschool debate team ( have been a member since freshman year)</p>

<p>theater…</p>

<p>I have been a lead in every musical since 9th grade, and am active in theater both within and outside of the school</p>

<p>I am currently directing a play as an independent study</p>

<p>Last year I wrote a 56 page play whihc placed second in a national play writing competiition</p>

<p>Moving on to musical pursuits,</p>

<p>4 year member of my high school a cappella group
4 year member of my high school chorus</p>

<p>I play guitar
I write my own music and have recorded seven original songs with lyrics voice and guitar parts</p>

<p>I host open mic nights at a local cafe every two months which allow students from the area to get up and preform their work in front of an audience</p>

<p>Alright…
so, I honeslty amwondering about my chances fro bowdoin, because ed I was deferred from middlebury, and so my optimism is wavering
any suggestions/ opinions would be appreciated</p>

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<p>You have so many ECs that I am really surprised you didn't get into every school you applied to! Well, Harvard might be a stretch, but every other school. My D has scores about the same as yours, nowhere near your list of ECs, has just started creative writing this year and has plunged in and loves it. I'll be interested to see where you get accepted. I'm really shocked about Middlebury.</p>

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<p>haha well thanks for that.
These college decisions are just very unpredictable and rather terrifying.
I guess how many English conentrators can a college known for its english program accept.
Pitty.</p>

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<p>o I forgot sat 2s</p>

<p>lit 780
math 1 750
span 710</p>

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<p>Where else did you apply?
My only concern is that your ECs are not as well-rounded as they could be, but they are spectacularly in-depth into your desired field :) Good luck! I applied as well and I probably will not have any fingernails by the time my letter comes</p>

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<p>brown, williams, vassar, northwestern, colgate, hamilton, bucknell, kenyon, skidmore</p>

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<p>i think you have a good shot at bowdoin. i think you may also get into middlebury though, too. it seems funny that you were deferred. are there many people from your class applying to these schools? that may be a factor. one never knows at this level, but i think you have a good shot at getting into one of them, even if middlebury doesn't accept many people who have been deferred.</p>

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<p>in at vassar, williams, northwestern, colgate, bucknell and skidmore. Don't know anything about hamilton or kenyon</p>

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<p>Wow so I just went back to read what I wrote for you and I was probably sick or something when I wrote it because I have the world's most cookie-cutter ECs and yours are so spectacular</p>

<p>Serious apologies about that</p>