OFFICIAL Class of 2019 ED I Results

Colleges and Universities A-Z Bowdoin College
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<p>Hi everyone!</p>

<p>Congrats to those who are accepted, and don’t lose hope if you are deferred because it’s not a death sentence!</p>

<p>Choose One:
[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted **[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred **[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected **[/color][/size]</p>

<p>Objective
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses):
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parentheses):
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community Service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendations:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction:
Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected:</p>

<p>General comments/advice/hindsight:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective</p>

<p>ACT: 32 (did not submit) 33 English 31 Math 30 Reading 33 Science 10 Writing
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97
Rank: School doesn’t rank, no Valedictorian even
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Physics 1, AP Statistics, AP Literature & Composition, Honors Human Behavior, Senior Independent Project, Health Sciences II
Awards: Harvard Book Award, Magna Cum Laude</p>

<p>Subjective</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Cross-Country (Captain) Western ME Class B Champions 2014, Top ME team (all classes) at New England’s, Varsity 3 years, True Grit Award 2013, Coaches’ Award 2014
Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field (Captain Jr/Sr Year) school record in the mile and 2 mile, Varsity 3 years, Long Distance Award in 2013, Middle Distance Award in 2012 and 2014
All-State Orchestra Violinist grade 9, 10, 11. Private lessons since age 5.
Portland Symphony Orchestra/Capital Strings Ensemble (1st Chair)
Mozart Mentors Orchestra (1st chair) performed alongside Bowdoin Chorus and a GRAMMY winner this fall
Pit for the school plays
Jazz Band- School took 5th nationally at Berklee Jazz Music Festival. Improvisation solo on violin
Pineland Fiddlers- group toured in Ireland, Turkmenistan, PEI, Quebec, Cape Breton. Released 2 CDS
Maine Youth Leadership (represented my high school at the seminar)</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: Mozart Mentors Orchestra paid me for each performance, so it was a mini job in a way
Volunteer/Community Service: 230+ hours volunteering at a local hospital, a local theater, and other projects
Summer Activities: volunteering, running camps, mentored music lessons, traveling, coaching track & field </p>

<p>Essays:
CommonApp Essay- wrote about a solo concert where my A string (main string on the violin) broke as I was walking on stage, and it was about how I was able to transpose my way through the song without sheet music and without anybody even noticing. I also made it a metaphor to life and the underlying message was about how the best things happen when the knowledge is there but the foundation is removed. It also talked about being in the present but thinking in the future, and I thought it was engaging as it showed my personality, passions, and life goals.
Supplement- Intellectual Engagement. Talked about my experience being homeschooled in middle school and how that made me intellectually engaged in the world. It was humorous yet sophisticated. </p>

<p>Teacher Recommendations: (did not read any)
Math teacher- She wrote me a glowing recommendation. I am considering going into Mathematics.
AP US History teacher- He wrote me a great recommendation; it showed a different side of me
Counselor Rec.: She put together a great recommendation with comments from other teachers, and I feel like she really showed my personality and character in the recommendation
Additional Rec.: Did not have one
Interview: Went super well!! The conversation flowed the whole time, and the student was actually in the Bowdoin Chorus, so it turned out that I had actually performed with her! It was probably my best interview. </p>

<p>State: ME
School Type: Public School (Ranked 1st in ME)
Ethnicity: white
Income Bracket: (my parents keep this stuff a secret)
Hooks: none</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays, Music, really showed my interest in Bowdoin, great Interview
Weaknesses: did not submit scores (if that hurts at all- they said it didn’t), no music supplement</p>

<p>General comments/advice/hindsight:
I am so happy to be a Polar Bear! I can’t wait to meet everyone else :slight_smile:
Best of luck to the RD and EDII applicants!</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): (2160) 670 CR / 750 M / 740 W / 10 Essay
ACT (breakdown): (33)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 740 Biology Ecology / 730 Mathematics I
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/267
AP (place score in parentheses): 5,5,4,4,3
IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Human Geo, AP Latin, AP Literature & Composition, AP Calculus AB, Organic Chemistry Honors, Human Anatomy & Physiology Honors, and Behavioral Ecology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): PSAT commended, Ap scholar w/distinction, various school awards</p>

<p>Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses):
[Concise Version]
Student Government Treasurer all 4 years
Latin Club Activities Director all 4 years
Soccer (Travel and JV/Varsity) all 4 years
HOBY / WLC (World Leadership Congress) Ambassador</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:</p>

<p>Waiter - throughout junior and senior year
Landscaper - throughout junior and senior year</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community Service:</p>

<p>Started a volunteering non-profit with my friends
Hospital Volunteering </p>

<p>Summer Activities:</p>

<p>Work & HOBY/WLC</p>

<p>Essays: 10/10 Probably the deciding factor to be honest
Teacher Recommendations: Bio teacher 7/10 Read and didn’t like it , 9/10 Latin teacher truly connected why liberal arts and medicine would work for me, 10/10 English (didnt get to read but she loved me)
Counselor Rec: 10/10
Additional Rec: 10/10 (a good friend of mine who is a legacy - really nice and concise summary of me and why I would fit in at Bowdoin
Interview: 9/10 lasted like 22 minutes, but very informative and he kept saying “wow” (definitely not something to stress over future applicants!)</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small Public
Ethnicity: White
Income Bracket: 100K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NONE</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: My commitment to Bowdoin (visited twice, sent follow up emails/asked questions to the regional admissions rep, went to a local Bowdoin event - Demonstrated interest no matter what anyone says, can tip the decision in your favor), my essays, my GPA/classrank</p>

<p>Weaknesses: Critical Reading score, White, No hook </p>

<p>Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction: I think I was accepted because of my involvement outside of the classroom, inside of the classroom, and love for Bowdoin (my entire application was very connected to “common good”) </p>

<p>Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: JUST BOWDOIN
General comments/advice/hindsight: SHOW INTEREST!!! Also, do not freak out. It does work out in the end. If you put the work in, the results will follow :)</p>

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<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective
SAT I (breakdown): did not send
ACT (breakdown): 33C 36E/29M/36R/31S essay 10 (one sitting)
SAT II (place score in parentheses): did not send
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8 ish
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
AP (place score in parentheses): World History, Latin, French, Lit, APUSH, all 4’s and 5’s.
IB (place score in parentheses): NA
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lang, AP Euro, AP Macro, AP Micro, Adv Latin Lit, Geology, Forensics, Programming
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w Distinction, QB Finalist, NM Commended, international MUN award </p>

<p>Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): lots of strong activities in languages and writing with state level awards. Various MUN/debate/other poli sci activities. Theater including a state level award for Shakespeare competition.
Job/Work Experience: not much
Volunteer/Community Service: various
Summer Activities: various
Essays: Excellent. The centerpiece of my application. QB app has 2 essays, an 800 word biographical and a 500 word supplemental essay. I worked on my essays for a few months figuring out what I really wanted to say/show and how to say it. Probably some of my best writing ever.
Teacher Recommendations: Probably outstanding. Both teachers had me for 2+ classes and EC’s – I chose teachers who had had highest praise for my work and efforts, not the classes I had the best grades in.
Counselor Rec: Very strong. I didn’t read it, of course, but he told me what he was going to write.
Additional Rec: none
Interview: Good. On campus during Explore Bowdoin. </p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Northeast
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: independent
Ethnicity: mixed
Income Bracket: <60K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): QB</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: essays and recommendations, immersion in my true passions, love for Bowdoin, </p>

<p>Weaknesses: I’m a lopsided (strong humanities) candidate with little to no interest in STEM. I feel like that is a handicap anywhere at this point in time. </p>

<p>Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction: I think I was accepted to (matched with) Bowdoin because it was a genuinely good ‘fit’. When visiting campus I could feel Bowdoin’s values as a palpable aspect of the community and that really impressed me. I felt at home on campus. I love the offer of the college, the state of Maine, the rugged coast, the history, etc etc. I chose Bowdoin over some Ivy’s and other ‘name’ schools, and although I didn’t tell them that, I think my affinity for the college probably came through in my application. After I did a whole bunch of fly-ins it was my Bowdoin banner and Bowdoin polar bear that lived in my room during the fall. </p>

<p>Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: had to withdraw all other applications</p>

<p>General comments/advice/hindsight: For future applicants, figure out who you are and make sure that comes through in your application. During HS don’t do things for a resume or a college application, do what you love. This makes you happier and is ultimately better for finding and being accepted at a college that is right for you. Before junior year I had never even heard of Bowdoin and thought I would end up at Yale or a woman’s college…being open to explore different colleges (and my own genuine interests) helped me land where I will thrive :slight_smile: SO so excited to be a Bowdoin Polar Bear <333</p>

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<p>@lyricallacuna Did you do Sept Explore Bowdoin or the later one?</p>

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<p>@Ramon712 I was at the second Explore Bowdoin session – in late October. Did you do the program?</p>