Class of 2019 OFFICIAL RD results!

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Hopefully this thread will be useful for future Bowdoin applicants. Good luck and hope to see many future Pbears!
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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] UC GPA:
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] ELC?:
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Personal Statement:

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to?
[ *] Schools you were rejected from?
[ *] Schools you are waiting for?
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
SAT I: R:770 M:800 W:700 (Single Sitting) (2270)
SATII: Math II 800, WH 800
Unweighted GPA out of 4.0: 3.9
Rank: Unranked
IB PG: 44 7s for everything, 2 for EE/TOK
Senior Year Course Load:
-IB HL Physics
-IB HL English Lang Lit
-IB HL History
-IB HL Econ
-IB SL Math
-IB SL Chinese Lang Lit
-VHS Calc BC

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
NHS (Treasurer)
Stuco (Treasurer)
Academic Quiz Team (Vice Captain)
Easy Cooking
A Capella
Cross Country

Work Experience:
Mc Donalds
Education Consulting
NGO (One Foundation)

Volunteering: None.

Personal Statement:
Started a laundry business over the summer out of necessity

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
Financial Aid: No
Intended Major: Math/Econ
Country: China
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 600K+
Hooks: None

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
Strengths: Grades, SAT scores
Weaknesses: Chinese applying for math/econ :-p
Still Waiting for: Penn, Stern, Amherst, Williams

GOOD LUCK!

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Decision: Waitlisted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2330: 730 CR, 800 M, 800 W
[] ACT: 35: 35 English, 35 Math, 36 Science, 34 Reading, 9 essay
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2, 790 Spanish with Listening, 730 Bio E
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parentheses): Calc AB (5), English Language (5), Spanish (5), Bio (4), Microeconomics (4), World History (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Physics 1
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, don’t know what else to put here

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech team (3 years), Drama (4 years), Choir (4 years), other choir (2 years), JV tennis (4 years), Spanish Club (President), Link Crew (2 years), HOSA (1 year), Math Team (3 years)
[] Job/Work Experience: Teaching sailing in the summer
[] Volunteer/Community service: Teaching sailing for 2 years before I started getting paid, Tutoring, Speech team coaching
[] Personal Statement: Pretty good but nothing to brag about

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[li]** Intended Major **: Neuroscience[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): Wisconsin
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, 1900 students
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: 300k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Test scores, GPA
[] Weaknesses: Essays, not much leadership
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted: Carleton, UW-Madison. Waitlisted: WashU, Bowdoin.
[] Schools you were rejected from? Pomona
[li] Schools you are waiting for? Northwestern, Swarthmore, Haverford, Yale, Dartmouth[/li][/ul]General Comments: I think if I had worked harder on my essays I might have gotten in. I also think that extracurriculars more related to my intended major, or research, would have helped a lot.

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[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (one-sitting)
[ *] ACT: N/A
[ *] SAT II: 770 Math 2 / 700 Chemistry (might not have submitted can’t remember)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/495 (weighted)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 13 AP classes (mostly 4’s and 5’s)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Computer Science, AP Biology, AP Physics C, AP English Lit, AP Gov, AP Calculus BC
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, Bausch & Lomb Science Award

[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Golf (state qualifier, placed at state within top 20) made First-Team, Math Club (Secretary/Treasurer), non-profit organization (Co-President), Translating, church activities + Christian club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Non-profit organization around 150+ hours
[ *] Personal Statement: It was okay, but probably not that great compared to others…

[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Computer Science
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: low end
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): none

[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Scores, GPA/rank, rigorous class load, female pursuing STEM?
[ *] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars, essays
[ *] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted: URochester, UW-Seattle (DA for computer science), Colby
[ *] Schools you were rejected from? none so far
[ *] Schools you are waiting for? Dartmouth, Brown, Yale (deferred)
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Honestly didn’t think I’d get in… so just go for it!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): did not submit
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: Math II 740, Lit 790
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[] UC GPA: don’t know
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): don’t know
[] ELC?:
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: English, AP US Gov and Politics, AP BC Calculus, AP French, Marine Ecology, Gender Studies
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None?[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Fencing (Captain), Softball [school and summer], Theatre [school and summer]
[li] Job/Work Experience: None[/li][] Volunteer/Community service: Best Buddies, Books and Basketball program
[li] Personal Statement: Not bad - connected my personal experience to the Common Good[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[li]** Intended Major **: Gov/Legal studies[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private Preparatory
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: I don’t know…the high end
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None?

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, test scores, essays
[] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars mostly
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted: Macalester, Colby, Occidental, Oberlin, Wesleyan Waitlisted: Pomona
[] Schools you were rejected from? Claremont McKenna, Stanford
[li] Schools you are waiting for? Yale, Columbia, Princeton, Brown[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!! Wherever you get in, I’m sure you will make the most of your experience.

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Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): did not submit
[] ACT: 33
[] SAT II: Lit 710, USH 770
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), Lang (5), USH (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Gov, AP Lit, AP Stats, Page to Screen, Concert Band, Jazz Band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No major ones I guess?[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper Club (Editor-in-Chief), Student Council (Secretary), Class Council (Liaison), self-published a novel, Mock Trial, Link Crew Leader, AP Bootcamp Platoon Leader, URochester Scholars Program
[] Job/Work Experience: Page at Public Library
[] Volunteer/Community service: None really
[] Personal Statement: Thought it was pretty good

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[li][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Govt/Legal Studies probably[/li][] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: 150k+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Essay, Letters of Rec, ECs, demonstrated a ton of interest (also applied ED and was deferred)
[] Weaknesses: Nothing to really set me apart from the legions of other upper middle class white males that applied. GPA wasn’t on the high end at all either.
[] Schools were you accepted/waitlisted to? Accepted: Bates, BU, Colgate, Pitt. Waitlisted: Hamilton.
[] Schools you were rejected from? Penn, Swarthmore
[/ul]General Comments: I knew it was a reach so I wasn’t really surprised or anything. I’m super pleased with the way things turned out overall - I have some great options to choose from. Congrats to everyone who got accepted!