Please help me with Bowdoin!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Bowdoin College
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<p>I haven’t yet visited the school, but I really feel like it would be an absolutely perfect fit for me, in every way possible. I know it’s extraordinarily competitive and my only advantage is that I’m from Texas (“geographical diversity”), but other than that I have approximately a 0% chance of getting in. It’s very depressing.
If anyone has ANY insight, ideas, suggestions, on what Bowdoin College admissions officers want to see, please let me know.
stats:
30 ACT (31M, 31R, 27S, 29E) I’m retaking it and hoping for a 31 or 32.
I’ve been told my essay is strong and shows my character/personality well.
I have good ECs, great volunteer/community service, I had an internship this past summer in my field of interest, started a fundraiser, etc.
3.8 UW 4.3 W gpa, 6 APs, the rest honors classes, upward trend from freshman-junior year. </p>

<p>It has every single thing I want in a college and I have yet to read a negative review or comment about it, and in the videos the students all seem so happy. (no greek scene, happiest people, good profs, no impossible workload or grade deflation, small classes, great food, remarkable reputation, attractive guys, preppy but not too preppy, diverse, outdoorsy, beautiful location, I could go on and on.)</p>

<p>PLEASE please please help me if you have any knowledge on how to gain admission to Bowdoin College, I really feel like this is the only fit for me as I am an incredibly picky person (not proud of it) and have trouble finding things I truly love. Thanks.</p>

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<p>do you go to Bowdoin?</p>

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<p>No, prospective student. Wish I went though!</p>

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<p>me too. Let me know if you have any insight to how admissions works there, I live in the south so I know nothing.</p>

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<p>try to get an interview!</p>

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<p>Yeah, I might. I also might screw it up though cause I’m not that great at being put on the spot. Regular decision the acceptance rate is 12% so I need all the help I can get.</p>

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<p>Practice with your parents, and other people as much as you can. Practice is the only way to get better</p>

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<p>yeah I think I’ll try to do that. Are you interviewing?</p>

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<p>I don’t know what’s going on.</p>

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<p>laurenjo, your stats seem similar to my S, who just finished his first year at Bowdoin. He visited several schools and thought Bowdoin was amazing and applied early decision.</p>

<p>They do care a lot about the common good and I think standing out (in a good way) in your essays as a real, interesting person with lots to contribute is helpful.</p>

<p>Will you be able to visit Bowdoin? If so, you can schedule an interview for your visit. Off campus interviews are also available. If having an interview makes you nervous, you might want to have “practice” interviews at other schools you don’t care about so much so you can become more comfortable. </p>

<p>Best wishes!</p>