OFFICIAL Bowdoin College 2014 DECISION THREAD

Colleges and Universities A-Z Bowdoin College
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<p>Congrats to those who got in! Good luck to those who got deferred! And sorry to those who were rejected (hopefully you find the best school for you)!</p>

<p>Pick one:
[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] Intended Major:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

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<p>Deferred
college Class Year: 2014
High School: Public
High School Type: sends many grads to top schools
Ethnicity-White
Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.70
GPA - Weighted: 4.10
Class Rank: top 10%
Class Size: 220</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>ACT: 33</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Pres: outing club, student gov
vp: food bank club
treasurer, FBLA
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: VJ tennis 9-11
v tennis 12
badminton tournament winner 11
Volunteer/Service Work: food bank
Honors and Awards: cum laude
ntl spanish honors society
mu alpha theta
high honor roll 9-12
College Summer programs: science research in miami</p>

<p>Recs- Sweet: one from spanish teacher who taught me for 3 years. Other from english teacher who doubled as jv tennis coach. Wrote about leadership etc.
Essays- Quirky and effective I think…</p>

<p>Colleges of Interest:</p>

<p>College: Bates College, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: Colgate University, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: Emory University, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: Middlebury College, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: Vanderbilt University, Choice #: 0, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: Bowdoin College, Choice #: 1, ED/EA: Yes, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Applied/Pending
College: Pomona College, Choice #: 2, ED/EA: Yes, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply</p>

<p>Desired College Characteristics:</p>

<p>Location type: Small City, Rural
Size: Small (Under 2,500), Medium Small (2,500 - 5,000)</p>

<p>Area: East Coast, West Coast, Southeast
Importance of cost: Secondary</p>

<p>Pomona ED2</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>•SAT: V:710 W:700 M:580 (didn’t submit because my math score was horrible)</p>

<p>•ACT: didn’t take</p>

<p>•SAT II: didn’t submit</p>

<p>•Unweighted GPA: 3.97</p>

<p>•Weighted GPA: 4.69</p>

<p>•AP scores: 11th grade US history- 4, English Language and Composition- 4</p>

<p>•IB: none because have to be in IB magnet program to take IB classes at my school (I am in the medical magnet program at my school) </p>

<p>• Senior course load:French 4, AP Calculus AB, Nursing Assistant 3, AP Psychology, AP Biology, AP Literature and Composition, AP Chemistry</p>

<p>• Extracurriculars:
Red cross club, HOSA competitor (1st place in regionals and states in Biomedical Debate), Marine Biology Club (Treasurer), National Honor Society Board Member, French Honor Society </p>

<p>• Job/ Work Experience: Babysitting about 6hrs a week</p>

<p>• Volunteer: about 200 hours volunteering at local hospital and YMCA.</p>

<p>•Essays: I liked them; I thought they definitely showed the quirky ways I viewed things. The people who edited my essays also liked them. </p>

<p>• Teacher Recommendations: I don’t know. I’m sure that they were good, though. </p>

<p>• Counselor Recommendations: Iffy. There’s one counselor for about 450 kids, so I’m not really certain how good a recommendation my counselor could have written</p>

<p>• Interview: None. Though I kind of wished I did have one.
•Applied for financial aid: yes</p>

<p>• Intended major: Double major in Biology and Anthropology</p>

<p>• State: Florida</p>

<p>• School Type: Public Magnet ( Though rarely sends grads to top schools) </p>

<p>• Ethnicity: African American</p>

<p>• Gender: Female</p>

<p>• Income Bracket: About 30k</p>

<p>• Hooks: URM, only one at my school who would be applying to Bowdoin, one of about 20 kids in my senior class applying to top schools, applied through QuestBridge National College Match</p>

<p>• Strengths: definitely my essays and the short responses on the Quest app</p>

<p>• Weaknesses: my counselor rec I would think</p>

<p>• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know; I know that I am a strong applicant, but so were many that applied to Bowdoin, whether through QuestBridge or ED1&2. I think that I was given a better chance of being accepted because I didn’t send in my test score and therefore the admissions counselors were forced to look deeper than numbers to the actual applicant; they weren’t initially biased against me for my not-so-stellar SAT scores, and they had insight into my personality through my essays and my teacher recommendations. </p>

<p>• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I applied through the QuestBridge National College Match and since I ranked 8 colleges-- and since Bowdoin wasn’t my first choice-- I was technically rejected by Yale, University of Chicago, Emory University, and Rice University. In that order. Then Bowdoin accepted me!</p>

<p>• General Comments: I thank my lucky stars that all those colleges rejected me (except for maybe yale-- that one still stings a bit), because I don’t know what I was thinking when I ranked any of them. If I could have ranked them all over again, they would most definitely be a whole lot different. I am really happy, though, that I get to go to Bowdoin; the more I look at it, the more I love it. And I got an amazing scholarship package! My mom is pretty psyched about that part, I can tell you.</p>

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<p>Decision: ED 1 Accepted</p>

<p>SAT I: 700 (CR) 730 (W) 690 (M), submitted</p>

<p>ACT: 30, submitted</p>

<p>SAT II: 770 (US) 710 (Lit), submitted</p>

<p>GPA: 3.8/4.0 (UW) 4.7 (W)</p>

<p>Rank: 37/855 (top 5%)</p>

<p>AP: I took US, Art History, English Language, World History, European History, and Human Geography and got fives on them all</p>

<p>Senior Courses: AP Chem (year course), AP Eng Lit (year course), AP Psy, Independent Study of Debate, AP Economics Macro, AP US Gov, AP Stat, PreCal Honors</p>

<p>Major Awards : Won a few debate and academic tournaments, Black Belt, NHS, AP Scholar with distinction, NFL Distinction</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Karate 13 yrs (Assistant Instructor), Debate CX (President and case development leader), Rock Band (lead singer/composer), Music- guitar and piano, UIL Academics Team (Captain, first year our school won local comp when I was cap)</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: I put 30 mins a week on common app, paid gigs for Rock Band</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service: Teaching kids Karate and leadership skills (2 years 72 hrs each year) </p>

<p>Summer Activities: Karate, Law Camp at American U, Debate Camp at Baylor U, Music</p>

<p>Essays: Think they were the main factor</p>

<p>Teacher Recommendation: Stellar, one from debate coach, one from US teacher who told me I was her best writer, and one from World His/UIL Coach that prob combined leadership, resolve, and desire to learn</p>

<p>Counselor Rec: Good, I had developed a relationship with her and she was impressed by my AP scores and UIL results, plus at my school we have to fill out a really long short answer form for their reference when writing a rec</p>

<p>Interview: Went to campus and felt a connection immediately with interviewer, which encouraged my ed</p>

<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: YA</p>

<p>Intended Major: Asian Studies/Economics/Philosophy</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): TX</p>

<p>School Type: Large Public High School</p>

<p>Ethnicity: White</p>

<p>Gender: M</p>

<p>Income Bracket: Highest</p>

<p>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): From Texas, unique interest (everyone with good qualifications at my school only apply to UT, Rice, and Ivies), varied leadership and eccs, essays</p>

<p>Strengths: AP scores, Believed I showed I was an intellectual, Eccs, Essays</p>

<p>Weaknesses: 2 years of foreign language, test scores on low side of mid range save writing</p>

<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My weaknesses were likely easily overlooked or forgiven in the face of my diversified strengths. Proved I was a match in my essays.</p>

<p>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejec: Only got one acceptance letter by the time I got Bows at my safety, UT, and its Plan 1 honors program, but I was planning on applying to Haverford, Amherst, Bates, Carleton, Connecticut, Brown, UT’s Plan II, and Oberlin</p>

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<p>[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] SAT II: Bio M 700 (not submitted)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC 5, Calc AB 4, Physics C 3
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Physics, Spanish IIe, Elective History, Band, Choir
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Silver Medal of National Spanish Exam
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth Union (Chief Sec.), Engineering Club, Community Service club, International students club, Soccer, Tennis,…
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Community service club, Service trip to Costa Rica
[ *] Summer Activities: Tennis, soccer
[ *] Essays: I am not sure.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Should be good
[ *] Counselor Rec: Should be good
[ *] Additional Rec:none
[ *] Interview: Yeah. The interview said I passed with “flying color”
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah, a lot. I think this is why I was rejected
[ *] Intended Major: Economics/Sociology or Anthropology/ Asian Studies
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant): Vietnam
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: Vietnam
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: $18 000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, Vietnamese (My friend is the only Vietnamese from Vietnam at Bowdoin)
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: My love for Bowdoin, my balance
[ *] Weaknesses: Not submitting any score
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Mainly I think because I am an international student applying for Financial aid
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

<p>Congrats to those who got in. Bowdoin is a phenomenal school. If I can do anything to get in, I would. It’s a bummer that I did not get in Bowdoin because it is my top choice. Though I was not surprised about this result, I still not believe that I will not be able to go to Bowdoin next year.</p>

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<p>•SAT: I only took it once with a combined score of 18xx. I did not submit it</p>

<p>•ACT: 26, did not submit</p>

<p>•SAT II: didn’t submit</p>

<p>•Unweighted GPA: 3.85</p>

<p>•Weighted GPA: 4.3</p>

<p>•AP scores: 11th grade US history- 4, English Language and Composition- 4 Calc BC- 5 (subscore Calc AB- 5)</p>

<p>• Senior course load:French 3, Spanish 3, AP Stats, AP Chem, AP English lit, AP Gov, Choirs, Independent Study Creative writing</p>

<p>• Extracurriculars:
Multiracial student association, Gay-Straight Alliance, NHS, Math club, Global Stock Market challenge, Community Matters, Choirs, A-team, Cheerleading</p>

<p>• Job/ Work Experience: English tutor in the summer, 14 hrs/week</p>

<p>• Volunteer: Every saturday at local Chinese school and some other random stuff in and out of school</p>

<p>•Essays: pretty good I would say since I revised it for thousands of times. My teachers liked it and it showed that I am rather political-minded and compassionate</p>

<p>• Teacher Recommendations: did not read them but I know they are fantastic.</p>

<p>• Counselor Recommendations: pretty good I guess. But my counselor really does not know me to well. but he knows that I am an intelligent student with high goals </p>

<p>• Interview: yes. it was a good interview. I heard my interviewer worte me one glowing report.</p>

<p>•Applied for financial aid: yes</p>

<p>• Intended major: History and English</p>

<p>• State: I am a Chinese citizen studying in a Kentucky high school. I guess the location is a huge plus</p>

<p>• School Type: Private high school in Kentucky, small but rather competitive </p>

<p>• Gender/ethnicity: Female/ Asian</p>

<p>• Hooks: I don’t really know.</p>

<p>• Strengths: good teacher recs and good interview. I talk to my English teacher a lot and he knows me very well that I am very intellectually curious. and AP scores I guess. </p>

<p>• Weaknesses: SAT/ACT. I am not a good test taker. and I don’t really have a bunch of fancy awards…</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: didn’t submit
[</em>] ACT: 30 1st time, 31 2nd time; both submitted
[<em>] SAT II: didn’t submit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/109? I think?
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
US History - 4
English Lang & Comp - 4
Calculus AB - 4
[li] Senior Year Course Load:[/li]AP Physics
French 2H
AP Statistics
AP English Lit
Government/Economics
Internship Program</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars:
National English Honor Society – Co-founder & co-president (grade 12)
National Honor Society – Secretary (grades 11, 12)
Mock Trial – President (grades 11, 12)
Amnesty International – (grades 11, 12)
Mathematics Honor Society – (grades 10, 11, 12)
Tiger Times (school paper) – (grades 10, 11, 12)
[</em>] Athletics:
Girls Lacrosse – captain in grade 10 on JV (participation on JV in grades 9, 10; Varsity in grades 11, 12)
Girls Alpine Ski – captain in grades 11, 12 on Varsity (participation on Varsity in grades 9, 10, 11, 12)
Girls Field Hockey – captain in grade 12 on Varsity (participation on JV in grade 9; Varsity in grades 10, 11, 12)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
Sign Painting & Park Maintenance @ Clearwater Festival in NY (20 hrs)
Teacher’s Assistant for my Soph. English teacher (55 hours)
Field Hockey Camp Counselor (15 hours)
[</em>] Essays:
Common App – my mom’s influence on me: coming from Czech Republic during Communism, starting from nothing, etc… – my Eng. teacher told me it was heartbreaking and one of the few memorable ones he’s read in years
Bowdoin supplement – how Spanish (and languages in general) have broadened my perspective –> Bowdoin’s acceptance of many views, etc…
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Haven’t read them but I can (probably) rightfully assume that they are incredibly positive and insightful. As a follow-up recommendation, one of my teachers called the school instead of writing and said it was the first time in 15 years that he’s called a school on behalf of a student.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Not sure… probably good. I’m not very close with her.
[li] Interview: I wish it didn’t have to be this way but it was my very first interview… ever… and over the summer. Naturally, I was nervous and my voice probably betrayed that on more than one occasion. But I have no regrets about it, really. It was fine.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep.
[</em>] Intended Major: English
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] School Type: Small public school; graduating class has 110 or so students…
[<em>] Ethnicity: Czech/Slovak
[</em>] Gender: female
[<em>] Income Bracket: <$50,000
[</em>] Hooks: first generation, background…</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Common App essay, transcript, teacher recs (& phone call), full schedule (tri-season athlete)…
[</em>] Weaknesses: Uh… the Bowdoin supp essay was probably a little too generic for a highly competitive LAC but… it couldn’t have been awful… nothing too noteworthy when it comes to how I spend my time; no job experience…
[li] Why you think you were deferred: Again, it means I’m what they want but people applied who were better and worse… I can’t pin it on any one thing… which is all the more frustrating.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I still let them know they’re my number one, wrote both my area representative and the Dean about how not only is the school a good fit for ME but how I am a good fit for BOWDOIN… Meiklejohn said it was a “good letter” but I’m not sure what the hell that means… My fingers are crossed but there’s nothing I can do now…</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected :(</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I: 800 CR 740 M 800 W
ACT: Didn’t take
SAT II: 790 Lit 730 Math IIC 730 US History (Submitted all)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unsure, school does not rank.
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), English Literature and Composition (5), European History (5), French Language (4)
Senior Year Course Load: (School does not offer honors or AP classes)
AB Calculus
French Literature II
Modern African History
South African Literature
Greek I
Acting and Dramatic Literature</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars:
Ballet, 13 years 6 days/week
School Orchestra, First Violin
Manual Photography
School Newspaper - Staff writer and photography editor
School Tour Guide
Co-head/Co-founder of GSA
Co-head of Model United Nations
Babysitting 5 days/week
Athletics:
None, unless you count ballet.
Volunteer/Community service:
None expressed directly, however School Tour Guide comes under this category.
Essays:
Common App – Living with a host family in France, the various linguistic impediments to communication in both French and English.
Bowdoin supplement – Finding an academic environment where people were unafraid to be passionate about their interests - something I experienced in high school and recognized at Bowdoin.
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, but can safely guess that one was exceptional and the other was also extremely positive though not quite on a par (I’m very close to one of the teachers who wrote for me)
Counselor Rec: Didn’t like me very much, but I’m sure it was solid. No way she’d intentionally sabotage a student.
Supplementary Rec: 8 year old for whom I babysit. She’s quite articulate :slight_smile:
Interview: Student interviewer which only occurred at Bowdoin. The interview itself was great though, couldn’t have asked for a better one.</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: English
State (if domestic applicant): NY
School Type: Small, private, all-girls.
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <$50,000
Hooks: The closest thing approaching a hook for any application would be ballet I think, not especially helpful at Bowdoin (although the dance department is being expanded)</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essay (I think), Extracurriculars, Work Experience
Weaknesses: Some bad grades on my transcript from freshman/sophomore year, leading to a weaker GPA than my junior/senior fall grades would suggest.
Why you think you were rejected: I wish they told you this! (Not just Bowdoin, anyone) I suppose I simply wasn’t of the calibre they were looking for, or didn’t seem like I’d be a good fit.
General Comments: Devastated sounds melodramatic, but it’s accurate. Congratulations to all those who were accepted though and enjoy Bowdoin - it’s a really unique, special place.</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted :(</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I: 710 CR 610 M 690 W
ACT: —
SAT II: 630 Lit 680 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5-10%, but not sure.
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), English Literature and Composition (5), World History (4), European History (will take in May), Chemistry (will take in May), English Lang and Comp (will take in May)
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Euro as an I.S.
AP Chem
AP Lang
Hon. Philosophy
Hon. Precalc
French (Fourth Year)
Hon. Shakespeare </p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars:
One Act Plays, Regional Champions 2009, 2010, 3rd at States 2010
Key Club, President 2009-2010, Secretary 2008-2009, Member 2006-2008
French Club, President 2009-2010, Secretary 2008-2009, Member 2007-2008
Drama Club, President 2009-2010, Member 2008-2009
Student Environmental Action League, Member 2008-2010
Gay Straight Alliance, 2009-2010
Writing Mentorship with local poet, Winter of 2008
Workshop with local authors, 2006-2009</p>

<p>Athletics:
Nope.</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:
The Grand Auditorium - 5 Days/week peek in ’06<br>
Young Democrats<br>
Marathon Water Stop Volunteer<br>
Woodlawn Museum Tour Guide/General Volunteer<br>
WERU FM Radio DJ<br>
WERU Music Columnist<br>
Community Theater </p>

<p>Essays:
Common App – Downeast Maine school system’s change of environment with regards to the LGBT.
Bowdoin supplement – About the layers and integrative nature of a good education, evaluating my own experiencing.
Teacher Recommendation: The one I got to read was good, focused on what I want to do – write and why. The other two are from two of the most inspirational teachers I’ve had in my life, very close relationships. Graduates from Skidmore, Boston U, and Reed.
Counselor Rec: So surprising. I didn’t know her all that well and she hit the nail on the head.
Supplementary Rec:
Interview: August of 2009, I was a bit nervous but my impression was that it went well. I got advice for local eateries from my senior interviewer.</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Certainly.
Intended Major: English
State (if domestic applicant): ME
School Type: Small, public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Middle class, but father recently unemployed
Hooks: Perhaps having my own radio show? I also take senior portraits for kids in the area, about 20 bucks a session.</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Writing and reading, language and general has been the thing I live for. I think the personality and character traits that were expressed in the recommendations were accurate and what I needed to get across.
Weaknesses: Math. Math on my transcript. Math on my SATs.<br>
Why you think you were rejected: A lot of applicants, as usual, more in-staters than I expected. Otherwise, I suppose I just don’t know.
General Comments: And a top choice, in essence, swept away.</p>

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<p>how many get offered admission off the waitlist at a school the caliber of Bowdoin?</p>

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<p>Hey isyrblackswan this is so random, but is your sn a reference to the Thom Yorke song by any chance?</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR 770 M 700 W (11 E) Submitted
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 750 Math II, Lit 720, US Hist 740, Submitted
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98 (4.75 Weighted)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Given as Top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Lang, 5 US, 4 Chem
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Hardest possible (5 APs)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Eagle Scout, school awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate, Quiz Bowl, the usual
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: 3 jobs :confused:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: A bunch
[<em>] Summer Activities: Art program at CCSU, work
[</em>] Essays: They were just okay…very rushed
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Average
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: N/A
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Y
[</em>] Intended Major: Government
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: 180,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Test scores? GPA
[<em>] Weaknesses: Essays
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See above
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UConn Honors (Special Program in Law!), NYU, BU, not rejected anywhere…yet[/li][/ul]General Comments: Congrats to those accepted! Good luck to everyone else! Got an amazing fin aid package (40K in grants! More affordable than my state school, UConn! Wha’!?)</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>SAT I: CR: 660 M:660 W:740
SAT II: world history 670 math I: 720 math II: 650
APs: ap lang (4) AP world history (5)
APs now: Calc AB, psych, environmental, lit.
rank: top 5%</p>

<p>EC’s: took a legit class at Yale university, am taking another college class this year. I am the VP of the national honor society, secretary of math honor society, president of several clubs. I have been a student at an intense arts program after school. And many more…</p>

<p>I think i could have gotten in had i applied ED…</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): W: 800, CR: 740, M: 780
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: US History: 780, Math II: 800, Literature: 740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB, US History, Environmental Science, European History (5 on all)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs plus theater class
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): many, most with leadership
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: camp counselor
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[</em>] Summer Activities:
[<em>] Essays: strong
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: strong
[<em>] Counselor Rec: strong
[</em>] Additional Rec:NA
[li] Interview: no</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major:
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: small private
[</em>] Ethnicity:
[<em>] Gender: female
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[</em>] Strengths:
[<em>] Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b]</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2220 M:730 W: 750 CR: 740
[</em>] ACT: didn’t take
[<em>] SAT II (if submitted): Math IIC: 740 French: 710 USH: 760
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/800
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language(5), Calculus AB(5), World History(4), APUSH(4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, AP Stats, AP Biology, AP Macro, AP English Lit, US Gov’t, Girls Varsity Soccer Fall/Spring
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, National Merit Hispanic Scholar, AP Scholar w/Honor</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Girls Soccer (jv captain), NHS, Junior State of America, French Club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: 200ish hours
[</em>] Essays: alright I would say
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read
[</em>] Counselor Rec: same
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: didn’t have one</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Neuroscience!
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Mexican-American :slight_smile:
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: 60,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc): urm, first generation</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: unique essays + urm didn’t hurt
[</em>] Weaknesses: ecs i guess
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: have no clue[/li][/ul]General Comments: no rejections yet!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 790 m, 790 cr, 720 w (1580/2300)
[</em>] ACT: No
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Chem, 750 Math II, 740 Physics
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65 (Oh, yikes)
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Third decile
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 on Chem, 4’s on USH, EngLit, ABCalc
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): No
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: BC Calc, AP Physics C, etc. (typical hard stuff)
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3 sport athlete, summer programs
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: A marginal amount
[<em>] Summer Activities: Stanford classes
[</em>] Essays: Common app one was pretty good, Bowdoin one was stellar: it exuded a crisp, intellectual, and competitive vibe that I think fits Bowdoin’s personality.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One was good, one was FANTASTIC.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Good.
[<em>] Additional Rec: No.
[</em>] Interview: Didn’t do it.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
[</em>] Intended Major: Chemistry.
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MN
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Ultra-competitive private
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: I’m not sure, we’re well off
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Recruited athlete.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Essays, recs, test scores
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Totally lucked out.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at BC, Carleton, UW-Wisc, and Bowdoin (duh), waitlisted at Amherst, Middlebury, and Northwestern[/li][/ul]General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted! :)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 760 m, 730 cr, 690 w (1490/2170)
ACT: 33 Composite
SAT II: 780 Math II, 730 Math I, 700 Biology (Molecular)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5); taken many other APs, just not tests
Senior Year Course Load: AB Calc, BC Calc, Honors Physics 2, AP English, AP French, Independent Study Ecology, Honors Law and Economics, and Classical Mythology in Literature at the University of Pittsburgh
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist </p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 2 Varsity letters Tennis (Captain), 2 Varsity Letters Cheerleading, 3 Varsity Letters Lacrosse (Academic All-American), SCA Vice President, 4 years mock trial (1 State title, 1 State runner-up, 3 Regional titles, 4 county titles, Captain 2 years)
Job/Work Experience: dad’s law firm clerk. yeah its a cushy job
Volunteer/Community service: lots! mentor to an “at-risk” youth, art museum volunteer, president of the Youth Advisory Committee to the Westmoreland Trust Foundation,
Summer Activities: volunteering
Essays: Common app one was about a piano recital (point was not caring so much about being perfect) Bowdoin one was about my transition from a very affluent school and neighborhood to a somewhat depressed, very diverse school when I moved
Teacher Recommendation: didn’t get to read them, but on my Colgate acceptance, they handwrote on the letter that my recommendations were great, so I guess that’s a good sign!
Counselor Rec: My principal wrote it, and I did get to read it. Talked about how I really left an impact on the school
Additional Rec: My mock trial coach, a judge, wrote one for me.
Interview: Great! We were basically the same person just 4 years different in age.<br>
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No.
Intended Major: Undecided
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: female
Income Bracket: well off?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My uncle was best friends and fraternity brothers with the president back when they still had fraternities. I’m not going to lie, I think it surely helped</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Extracurriculars (community service amount), also, my high school does not frequently send students to great colleges, so to come out of a pretty socioeconomically diverse area with not a great school reputation, it must help. I think the interview helped
Weaknesses: scores, and I doubt I stood out much
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably my interview combined with my relative
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Colgate, William and Mary (Monroe Scholar), Wake Forest, Penn State (Honors College). Waitlisted at Amherst. Deferred ED at Dartmouth, hearing back from them on Thursday and Williams later tonight</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2080 (CR:670, M:730, W:680)
[</em>] ACT:30
[<em>] SAT II: U.S History:670, Chemistry:680, Math IIC: 740, French:800
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/77
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB:4
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma Candidate, HL in hardest classes
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1st place National Debate competition
[/ul]Other[list]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
[<em>] Intended Major: Economics
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): Chile
[</em>] School Type: Private International
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[*] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR [500] M [580] W <a href=“I%20didn’t%20submit%20my%20scores”>620</a>
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: Didn’t submit.
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 90.94
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 16/155
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t submit.
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature & Composition, AP European History, Physics, PreCalculus, Health, Banking & Credit, Fitness
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Internship at Deutsche Bank, Summer job cleaning at park, NHS, Member of LPP (Partnership with Pace University), NYCares volunteer, Hip Hop dance class, Prom Committee, Yearbook and a few more.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at Deutsche Bank, Unpaid Internship at Real Estate co., Summer Job at park
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 16 hrs at NYCares.
[<em>] Summer Activities: See work experience and volunteer service
[</em>] Essays: The Common App essay was really powerful. It discussed an important time in my life (too personal to mention on CC) and how I grew/learned from it. My Bowdoin Supp. essay talked about how my AP U.S. History course helped me grow as a person and how my overall HS career helped me develop into the smart individual I am today. I believe both essays were very powerful.<br>
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: I’m pretty sure both recommendations were excellent.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: See teacher recommendation.
[<em>] Additional Rec: N/A
[</em>] Interview: It went well. The ending was akward but it was good overall.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>] Intended Major: Mathematics or Economics
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public School
[</em>] Ethnicity: A-A
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] Income Bracket: > $20,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Generation
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Essays, Interest and applying myself in HS.
[<em>] Weaknesses: SAT scores,
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was admitted because I showed A LOT OF INTEREST. Mr. Meiklejohn came to my school in 2008 and 2009 to talk about Bowdoin, and I went. I did the interview. I applied for the Bowdoin Invitational (I couldn’t go because of conflicting dates with the ACT but nonetheless, the fact that my intent was on going showed a lot). I emailed him 1 week after I sent in my application to touch base and make sure he received all of the neccessary materials to make a decision. Overall, I showed mass amount of interest. Bowdoin was the only school I showed that much interest for and it obviously paid off. Matter of fact, in the early write letter, at the bottom of the letter it said “I enjoyed seeing you at [X high school] for 2 years. Come to Bowdoin!” All the interest that I’ve shown only helped my application.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to: [Babson College, Hamilton College, Vassar College, Wheaton College]. Waitlisted at : [Amherst College and Fordham University]. Rejected at : [University of Chicago].[/li][/ul]General Comments:: I’m so thankful that I got accepted into Bowdoin College. The mass amount of interest that I’ve shown, applying myself in HS and trying my hardest to be a competitive applicant has paid off.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT I (breakdown):2210 M:740 W: 730 CR: 740

  • ACT: N/A
  • SAT II (if submitted): US History 770, Bio 740
  • Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71 (weighted: 4.58)
  • Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
  • AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (4), European History (4), APUSH (5), Biology (5)
  • IB (place score in parenthesis): Design Technology (6), Business & Management (5), Biology (6)
  • Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, IB Philosophy SL, AP/IB English IV, AP/IB Spanish IV HL, AP Government, AP Macroenomics, Varsity Tennis
    </code></pre>

<p>(IB Diploma Candidate)
* Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor (I think, I don’t remember), National Merit Finalist, Rotary Award, Certificate of Merit Level Advanced for Piano, Orange County Register Scholar Athlete of the Week</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Tennis (co-captain), National Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars, JV/FS Swimming, LeadAmerica, Piano for 8 years, Keyboard for 1 year

  • Job/Work Experience: Internship at UCI Medical Center for 150 hours
  • Volunteer/Community service: ~200 hours
  • Essays: alright
  • Teacher Recommendation: okay/good
  • Counselor Rec: pretty good since we get along really well
  • Additional Rec: N/A
  • Interview: good?
    </code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>* Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes

  • Intended Major: Philosophy
  • State (if domestic applicant): CA
  • Country (if international applicant):
  • School Type: Public (magnet and IB)
  • Ethnicity: Asian
  • Gender: Female
  • Income Bracket: ~60,000
  • Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc): First generation
    </code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>* Strengths: Extracurriculars? (tennis team won league champs and my partner and I went on to CIF Division I tennis, and I spent a lot of time volunteering)

  • Weaknesses: no club involvement in high school (nobody did anything and it was a waste of time, so I gathered friends from my HS and other HS to do volunteer work on our own)
  • Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not sure since there are better qualified people who were waitlisted or rejected…
  • Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to: UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, University of Rochester, Smith College
    </code></pre>

<p>Waitlisted to: Wellesley College</p>

<p>General Comments: I’m thankful that I got into Bowdoin. I didn’t think I would and was ecstatic to get my acceptance letter.</p>