<p>Okay, this Bowdoin forum needs some action. All of the other schools are doing this, so why not us?</p>
<p>Name/Nickname: Kata
Hometown: Woods Hole, MA (cape cod)
Stats: 2/300; 2050 SAT;
Academic Interests: Classics, Philosophy, Law, History.
Other interests/hobbies: Baseball, music, politics, mock trial, reading.
Movie: Garden State/ Jerry McGuire
Book: A Prayer for Owen Meany/ Harry Potter
TV Show: Gilmore Girls/ Seinfeld
Band/Singer: THE BEATLES
Food: Pasta
Sport: Baseball
Politics: Liberal
Why Bowdoin? Academics, location, atmosphere.
Other Schools Considered?: Brown, Wellesley, Haverford.
SN: andthenkatasaid please talk to me. :)</p>
<p>Name/Nickname: Dhairya
Hometown: Clifton, NJ
Academic Interests: history, philosophy, computer science, literature, classic mythology
Other interests/hobbies: Writing, guitar, chess, pyromania
Movie: Patch Adams, Lord of the Rings, Saw
Book: American Gods, Wuthering Heights, A Tale of Two Cities
TV Show: Grey's Anatomy, House, Simpsons, Family Guy
Band/Singer: Blink 182, Adema, All American Rejects, Disturbed
Food: Indian, Italian
Sport: Ultimate
Politics: Independent,and democratic on weekends
Why Bowdoin? loved small community, intense enviroment, hospitality
Other Schools Considered?: University of Rochester, Oxford, Case Western
SN: PhateReborn</p>
<p>Name/Nickname: Scout
Hometown: Temecula, CA
Academic Interests: History of Science (Science and Society)
Other interests/hobbies: Reading, writing poetry, flute, painting random surfaces
Movie: Princess Mononoke, His Girl Friday
Book: Their Eyes Were Watching God, Scarlet Letter, American Childhood
TV Show: Gilmore Girls, Fairly Oddparents :)
Band/Singer: Green Day
Food: Chinese (actual Chinese, not the pseudo-stuff)
Sport: Soccer
Politics: following the current trend to political dealignment....
Why Bowdoin? academics, Nathaniel Hawthorne, trees
Other Schools Considered? Amherst, Harvard, Yale, Wellesley</p>
<p>I'm an RD applicant--hope I'm not treading on your guys' space</p>
<p>Name/Nickname: Molly/Mo
Hometown: Bristol, Rhode Island
Academic Interests: Biology, genetic engineering, Spanish
Other interests/hobbies: Red Sox fanatic, lacrosse, running, beachtime, singing
Movie: Shakespeare in Love
Book: The DaVinci Code
TV Show: Grey's Anatomy
Band/Singer: Gavin DeGraw/Jack Johnson
Food: Chicken Enchiladas, sushi
Sport: Lax
Politics: Wicked Liberal
Why Bowdoin? Bowdoin has it all/4th generation legacy
Other Schools Considered?: Brown, Dartmouth, Williams
SN Mollyollygal7</p>
<p>Name/Nickname: Scott
Hometown: Coto de Caza/Trabuco Canyon, CA (Orange County)
Academic Interests: Romance Languages, Economics, Government
Other interests/hobbies: writing, music, reading, travel
Movie: Thomas Crown Affair
Book: Le Comte de Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
TV Show: The Office (british version), Arrested Development, Daily Show
Band/Singer: Classical/World Music...and I am infatuated with Muse
Food: Essentially every food made except boudin noir
Sport: N/A
Politics: Socialist-Libertarian...
Why Bowdoin? EVERYTHING. sigh.
Other Schools Considered?: Middlebury, La Sorbonne (Paris), UC's
SN: ra2nile</p>
<p>I went ahead and did this as well seeing as another RD'er did the same. I wanted to apply ED but my parents wouldn't let me.</p>
<p>Trabuco Canyon?! That rocks! My Mom and I hike there sometimes. I just thought that was cool. Plus you're name is really close to my nickname. :)</p>
<p>Name/Nickname: Radhika
Hometown: Dibrugarh, Assam India
Academic Interests: Psychology, Economics, Computers
Other interests/hobbies: computers, art, F1, reading..
Movie: Life is beautiful
Book: The bell jar
Band/Singer: The Doors
Food: Kebabs (specially kathi)
Sport: F1
Why Bowdoin? I love Bowdoin..
Other Schools Considered?: Brown, Carleton, Mt. Holyoke</p>
<p>Name/Nickname: Ross
Hometown: Wilmette, IL
Academic Interests: Gov't, Edu, Psych
Other interests/hobbies: Cross Country (Running at Bowdoin), Scrabble, Comedy, Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce
Movie: Braveheart, Dead Poet Society, Shawshank Redemption
Book: Ivan Ilych, Man's search for Himself
TV Show: Daily Show, Seinfeld
Band/Singer: Everlast, Offspring, Gavin Degraw, Nelly, Nirvana
Food: Chicken and Rice
Sport: Cross Country and Intramurals- especially frisbee
Politics: Moderate
Why Bowdoin? ahh. perfect.
Other Schools Considered?: Dartmouth, Middlebury, Emory
SN: thinktank009 (definitely im me)</p>
<p>Name/ Nickname: Astrid
Hometown: New York City
Academic Interests: English, Philosophy, Film
Other interests/hobbies: reading, writing, going to concerts/shows/movies, taking pictures of random things I see on the subway
Movie: Donnie Darko, Fight Club
Book: The Catcher In The Rye
TV Show: Project Runway, House, Supernatural
Band/Singer: The Strokes, Interpol
Food: Sushi!!!
Sport: Baseball
Politics: Liberal
Why Bowdoin? Because it's beautiful, welcoming, focused, and all-around awesome.
Other Schools Considered?: U Penn
SN: astridasteroid88</p>
<p>Name/ Nickname: Jeff
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Academic Interests: Politics, Chinese lang.
Other interests/hobbies: Skiing, hiking, soccer, sailing, cooking, movies
Movie: Back To The Future I-III
Book: Picture of Dorian Gray
TV Show: Colbert Report, Family Guy, ER
Band/Singer: Dave Matthews Band, Kanye West, Coldplay, Mozart, and others
Food: French, Indian, Japanese, German... wherever I end up I'll eat it
Sport: Baseball
Politics: left
Why Bowdoin? Small size, New England, Snow, Seafood
Other Schools Considered?: Middlebury, Columbia</p>
<p>Name/Nickname: alyssa/a-money
Hometown: miami, FL
Academic Interests: pre-med, film, environmental studies, design
Other interests/hobbies: film making, rockclimbing, capoeira, fencing, soccer, adventures
Movie: jeux d'enfants, empire records, hackers, so many movies..
Book: song of solomon by toni morrison
TV Show: freaks and geeks, scrubs, grey's anatomy, project runway, alias (seasons 1&2)
Band/Singer: the beatles
Food: penne with vodka (pink) saunce
Sport: soccer
Politics: liberal more or less
Why Bowdoin? because it's smart, sexy, and understated
Other Schools Considered?: dartmouth, brown, carleton, uf, bates
SN: funindasack27</p>
<p>Name/Nickname: Liz
Hometown: NY
Academic Interests: Pre-Med, Neuroscience, Spanish
Other interests/hobbies: Tennis, movies, music, skiing, partying :-P
Movie: Anchorman/Love Actually/Donnie Darko
Book: Harry Potter!/Catcher in the Rye/100 Years of Solitude/Song of Solomon
TV Show: Grey's Anatomy/The OC/Entourage/24
Band/Singer: Coldplay/Jack Johnson/Daniel Powter
Food: Italian/Mexican
Sport: Play- Tennis, Watch-Basketball (March madness anyone??)
Politics: Liberal
Why Bowdoin? Academics, D3 sports, small classes, atmosphere, not too middle of no-where (portland and freeport are close by)
Other Schools Considered?: Williams, Duke, Dartmouth, Colgate, BC</p>
<p>applied RD and still waiting... good luck to everyone else who is still waiting and congrats to everyone who is already in! :)</p>