My chances for ED at Bowdoin?

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<p>I applied EDI to Bowdoin.</p>

<p>I am from Vermont, but attend a boarding school in Connecticut.</p>

<p>I have a 2080 SAT score. I took the November one, and I will send them in if they went up.</p>

<p>My GPA is a 5.26/6. I understand that this equates to about a 3.7 or so on a 4.0 scale. </p>

<p>Extracurriculars: -Varsity Cross Country Captain
-Varsity Squash Captain
-Varsity Crew
-President of the Environmental Club
-I work on an Organic Farm.
-I was the writer of an Environmental Column for the school newspaper.
-Member of the Community Service Club
-Student Research Assistant
-I worked for my family business
-I led the Hiking Club at my school. We did group hikes on local hiking trails.</p>

<p>My essays are great, and I had an awesome interview at Bowdoin.</p>

<p>So, how do you think my chances are? I love Bowdoin, and would be extremely excited to attend.</p>

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<p>My current course load is: AP Environmental Science
AP French
Calculus
Theology
Geology
AP English</p>

<p>I have also taken AP European and AP US History.I am planning on being and Earth Science/Environmental Studies double major…</p>

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<p>Don’t hold your breath. My daughter’s stats were much higher than yours both GPA and SAT and ACT (her composite was a 34), and the best she got was the waiting list at Bowdoin. I would be working my essays for other schools if I were you to apply RD to other schools.</p>

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<p>I disagree. Even if you submit them, SAT scores are hardly the most important element of your application, and your GPA alone doesn’t tell anyone the whole story. Rock the essays. I had a very comparable application to yours (3.75 UW, 2090 submitted) and here I am as a non-recruited freshman. You definitely have a shot. That being said, anything can happen in the admissions committee at a place like Bowdoin. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks! That’s very reassuring. I am confident in my essays, so hopefully those help.</p>

<p>Did you have any other amazing qualifications that helped you get in?</p>

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<p>Oh also, did you apply early?</p>

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<p>I applied regular decision. I did submit my SAT scores (670 CR 720 M 700 W) and 3 SAT IIs with similar scores. I was pretty active in high school with jazz, MUN, student government, etc and had a lot of outdoor work experience but not a ton of community service. I heard from admissions later that they really liked my essays. I also took as many APs as I could (9) and did really well on almost all of them. Being from Maine may have given me a slight boost but other than that nothing amazing.</p>