Please chance me?!

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<p>Hello,
I am a white female from a small public school in RI, and I applied RD.</p>

<p>SAT - 1310 (first two) or 1980 (overall)
GPA - 3.64 unweighted
All honors and AP classes
Rank - top 10%
Four time class president
Vice president of Leo Club
National Honor Society treasurer
Secretary of Student Council
HOBY rep
Mock Trial captain
tutor
hospital volunteer
etc
various awards
various other community service
2 part time jobs
applied for pre-med with physics as a major</p>

<p>My chances? Thanks This is my number one school. The interview went great and I loved the campus.</p>

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<p>did you submit your SAT scores to Bowdoin??</p>

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<p>i didn't send them officially because they are low, but they were on my common app :(</p>

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<p>You have a chance - apparently an administrative person blacks out the SAT scores on the common application for those who opt not to submit them so you should be ok on that front. In your case, it's probably going to come down to the intangibles (as conveyed in your EC's, interview, essay, and recommendations) as your academic record is solid but not spectacular.</p>

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<p>wow thanks for your input!</p>

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<p>I see you are a legacy - that will also help a lot although you probably should have applied ED.</p>

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<p>Well I don't know if you would call me a "legacy" as my parents did not graduate from Bowdoin, but my uncle did :/</p>

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<p>oh ok - an uncle doesn't make you a legacy but it's better than having no Bowdoin connections . .</p>

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<p>Unusual to see an intended physics major with a 1310/1600, unless there is a tremendous imbalance between your math and reading scores. Your posted profile is strong due to the fact that you were elected class president for four years straight (assuming that your class has more than 30 students). Class rank and leadership (class pres. and mock trial captain) make you an interesting applicant to many schools, but especially to LACs. Does Bowdoin offer a physics major?</p>

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<p>Yep - and I really want to be a part of it :(</p>

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<p>Btw the sad face is because I really want to go to Bowdoin but I don't see myself getting in compared to these other students.................................................................... I can't believe I have to wait until April. But it makes sense: Bowdoin is my number one, so naturally it will have the longest and most painful waiting time....the ones I don't really have that much interest in told me right away. Murphy's laws, I suppose.</p>

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<p>Ahh I don't think I can wait til April!</p>