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Colleges and Universities A-Z Bowdoin College
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<p>chance me if you are so kind…</p>

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<p>**GPA: ** 3.8ish UW
SAT: 1400/2050
SAT II: 670 Math 1, 660 Literature
Courses: IB Diploma Candidate, Very difficult course load
ECs: Tons of soccer, 400+ hours of community service, good work experience
Subjectives: Subjectives: Good I think, but if I was a qualified judge then I wouldn’t be here…</p>

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<p>Stats:
GPA: 3.8ish UW (W= not much more because most of my classes aren’t weighted until I pass my IB exams at the end of senior year)
SAT: 1400/2050 (670V, 730M, 650W)
SAT IIs: 670 Math 1, 660 Literature (plus some more lower scores)
Rank: School doesn’t rank
Course Load: Close to hardest possible -> IB Diploma Candidate in IB-only school
School: Very diverse; moderately competitive… I think -> about 18% of my senior class is an IB Diploma Candidate</p>

<p>ECs:
Soccer: Very dedicated, play year round; all 4 years on high level club team, varsity soccer at school. Soccer severely impacted during freshman and junior years due to serious injuries, but remained active in teams.
Coach: Volunteer head coach of youth soccer team for past 2 spring seasons.
YMCA Leaders Cub: Member for 5+ years. We organize events for children in our community, as well as fundraise so that underprivileged children can get scholarships to YMCA camps.
Work: Have worked at 2 full service hotels. Full time during summer of junior and senior years, and part time during school year of senior year.</p>

<p>Subjective:
Essays: I think they are solid… main one is about learning to live with guilt, why brown is about why I want to go to a liberal arts college for business (obviously COE, but more uniquely how the natural educational and social environments at Brown foster an entrepreneurial spirit).
Recs: Read one teacher rec which was excellent (about my growth over 3 years in her classes and recovering from hardships in my personal life); didn’t read 2nd teacher rec but I think it’ll be good as well (wrote about my “remarkable integrity” as demonstrated through actions he witnessed). Counselor rec should be good (… I hope). One supplemental rec from a regional head at my international hotel brand that I have worked under for 2 years (should be very good).</p>

<p>thank you all for your insight and Merry Christmas!</p>

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<p>You refer to "Brown" in your details section. Did you mean to post this question in the Brown thread or did you just make a mistake???</p>

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<p>Posted same message on several boards (includiung Brown) and forgot to change the school name.</p>

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<p>SO SORRY-> disregard the part where i mention Brown, I forgot to edit it out when i copied my stats in... sorry!</p>

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<p>You would be in the mix for admission as you have solid grades and decent SATs but because your SAT I's are not spectacular (and your SAT II's even less so) and you describe your school as only "moderately competitive," you probably need to work in your application to distinguish yourself from the many other applicants with similar academic qualifications. The emphasis on "entrepreneurship" as a career goal is interesting but, without more meat, may come across as nothing more than an interest in making money. So if you want to talk about entrepreneurship as your career goal, you should probably try to flesh it out both as to the type of business you would like to develop and why doing so would constitute a net positive to society. It could be a hook but it could also be a negative if not properly presented . . .</p>