<p>So I received the Bowdoin Prospectus in the mail today. I was reading through it, and under Admissions: Selection Process, where they talk about the recommended classes, etc., there’s a line that says “Bowdoin also strongly recommends that students have keyboard training.”</p>
<p>Seeing as how “strongly recommends” usually means “required” for most colleges, does that mean my chances at Bowdoin are lowered because I don’t play the keyboard? O.o</p>
<p>I don’t know, this was just very weird …</p>
<p>are you sure they don't mean typing, instead of actually the instrument</p>
<p>This is the rest of the paragraph: "Further, many will have done additional academic work in arts, music, and computer science. <insert keyboard="" passage="">"</insert></p>
<p>And hmm, I guess. I don't know, I was just weirded out by it, haha.</p>
<p>Musical ability isn't required for most schools, including Bowdoin. In my high school we had to take a year of what the school called "keyboarding," or typing, which is something that obviously comes in handy when you need to type a term paper, take notes, etc,. </p>
<p>BTW, arts can mean anything from AP Studio Art to culinary classes. I've found that some schools consider computer science to mean business courses while others consider it math-intensive, computer based classes so give Bowdoin a call to clarify it. Take note that the college didn't say that the MAJORITY of students have done work in EACH of those fields, so I wouldn't freak out about it.</p>
<p>It's definitely talking about QWERTY touch-typing skills. You'll probably be using computers, and total hunt - n - peck might be annoying.</p>