Do I a chance of attending Bowdoin College?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Background: Black, low-income family, family of seven, four siblings
GPA: 3.759 (un-weighted)
ACT: N/A (they are a test optional school)
School: I go to a career center for health technologies. I have received my STNA (state tested nurse assistant), first aid, CPR certifications. This year I get my daycare license, training in phlebotomy (blood drawing), and PCA so I can work as a hospital technician.
I with have 12 college credit hours when I graduate, through dual-enrollment.</p>

<p>Work experience: I worked two part time jobs last year</p>

<p>Leadership:
Camp Leader 10th, 12th<br>
Trainer 11th The Shepard’s Place (closed)
Co-President 12th Culture Club
Publicly Committee 12th National Honor Society<br>
Blood Drive Committee 12th National Honor Society </p>

<p>Extracurricular:
Volunteer 10th-11th Non-profit clothing store
Volunteer 10th-11th Soup Kitchen
Volunteer 11th -12th Hospice
Volunteer 12th Library
Culture Club 9th-12th<br>
Impact 10th -12th </p>

<p>Work Experience Grade Level
Child Care 8th-11th
McDonald’s 11th
The Son-Rise Program- Child facilitator for an autistic child 10th -12th </p>

<p>My class rank is 24 out of 308, my school does not weight college classes. I have over 250 hours of community service. I ride a bus for over 2 hours to attend a better school. I plan to apply for ED.</p>

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<p>You’ll get in due to Affirmative Action</p>

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<p>Bowdoin: High match</p>

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<p>Hello - the level of achievement you’ve demonstrated despite your humble upbringing indicates that you are a hard worker.</p>

<p>Your GPA is great, and the class rank of 24/308 supports this. The list of leadership and ECs seems quite good as well.</p>

<p>Have you taken either the SAT or ACT? IF so what did you score? I know that Bowdoin is test optional but even if your score is borderline it might be helpful to submit it anyway.</p>

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<p>I took the ACT last year, but I got sick during the test and bombed it. I retook it this month and think I did fairly well. I get my scores on Monday, so fingers crossed :slight_smile: </p>

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<p>If you really want to attend Bowdoin, why not apply ED? I think you look great, and not because of the affirmative action angle at all! Look at you, two jobs, riding the bus two hours to school…that unweighted GPA…any university will be lucky to have you! You know that it’s a highly selective school, and a lot of qualified students get turned away…but why not go for it? And a few other seeming “reaches” as well. I think you will be pleasantly surprised at the outcome. Just don’t forget to apply to a few safeties.</p>