Oh, boy. Another one of those

Colleges and Universities A-Z Bowdoin College
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<p>Okay, the dreaded (and obnoxious) chance me thread. Admissions is a crapshoot, that much I realize. But am I academically qualified? </p>

<p>Asian female
Type of school: Large Public (2700 students); random fact: Hilary Clinton is an alumna (haha…)
GPA : 4.38/5 …don’t know unweighted
Rank: 30/657
Extracurriculars:

  • COACH 10-12 (volunteer tutor at high school)
  • Brotherhood 10-12 (service organizational group); also a Board Member for Brotherhood organizing soup kitchens
  • Key Club 10-12 (service)
  • Hawk Pride Leader 11-12 (service; school leader, give out monthly lessons on ethics, morals, respect, school issues to lower classmen)
  • Model UN (11-12)
  • Constitution Team (12) ← this is going to be a huge time commitment, ate up my summer
  • Volunteer for Campus Kitchen at Northwestern University 10-present
  • did 60 hour unpaid pharmacy technician internship at Walgreens
  • Hawk Honor Card 11-12 (given to students who miss less than 8 days of school per year, with a GPA of 3.5+, a leadership position, and good character)
  • National Honor Society
  • Zoetrope Film Society (Co-founder)
  • Equinox Literary Magazine (judge)</p>

<p>Achievements:
not many…

  • Spanish poem published in Reaching (school’s foreign language literary magazine)
  • Founder & President of Zoetrope Film Club </p>

<p>Awards:

  • English Department Award: Student of the Month (Jan of 10th grade)
  • Perry Rose History Award (11th grade; probably the only big award I’ve actually won during my entire hs career thus far.)</p>

<p>OTHER:

  • I took a summer course at University of Chicago (“American Fiction in the 19th Century” with Professor Veeder, who’s a fairly well known literary critic on Henry James and other gothic lit).
  • I work as a tutor at Kumon.</p>

<p>Classes taken:</p>

<p>FRESHMAN YEAR</p>

<p>World Cultures Accelerated A A
Algebra II A A
Spanish I A A
English I Accelerated A A
Biology Accelerated B B
Intro to Business A A</p>

<p>SOPHOMORE YEAR </p>

<p>AP European History (3) B A
English II Accelerated A A
Chemistry Accelerated B B
Accelerated Geometry/Trig B A
Spanish II A A
Journalism PASS (A)</p>

<p>JUNIOR YEAR
AP US History (4) A A
English III Accelerated A A
(AP Eng Lit & Comp 5)<br>
Accelerated Math Analysis B B
Physics Accelerated A B
Spanish III A A
Pharmacy Technician Internship PASS (A)</p>

<p>SENIOR YEAR
AP English
AP Calculus BC
AP Bio
AP Economics
AP Comp. Government
Spanish IV</p>

<p>ACT: 30 (only took it once, but will take it again).
SAT REASONING: Will take in the fall.
SAT II’s: (also took all of them once; will probably retake)
Literature- 670
Korean w/ listening- 770
US History- 650</p>

<p>Basically, I know my stats are pretty mediocre and asking about my “chances” is pretty ridiculous since the whole admissions process is a crapshoot, but I guess I can’t help but post another obnoxious chances thread.</p>

<p>I know the info I’ve provided doesn’t give a holistic picture of what my application will look like, but what are some weaknesses that I could work on (improving my ACT score being one). I’m going to take the SAT Reasoning in the fall and I’m retaking some subject tests too.</p>

<p>Oh, I’m also an intended English major. I definitely want to double major or at least minor in Art History as well.</p>