<p>When is the notification date for RD applicants?</p>
<p>i’m pretty sure they send out the letters on thursday the 24th but i might be wrong. thats what i concluded.</p>
<p>Where did you get that information, kazala? I’m just curious, because I tried to find the notification dates for all my colleges and I couldn’t find Bowdoin’s (other than the “universal” April 1 date)</p>
<p>They send out the “early acceptances” either this week or next week, then they mail the rest of the decisions off the 24th like kazala stated. They did this the past 3 years so I’m concluding they’re doing it again this year. </p>
<p>I would know about the early acceptance because I got one on the 13th of March last year, and then they sent out the rest of the decisions about a week or two after my decision as I found out through the “RD Decisions” threads on this forum.</p>
<p>[230</a> places taken in Class of 2015 after College accepts 45 in ED II - The Bowdoin Orient](<a href=“http://orient.bowdoin.edu/orient/article.php?date=2011-02-25§ion=1&id=5]230”>http://orient.bowdoin.edu/orient/article.php?date=2011-02-25§ion=1&id=5) - March 25th, the target date for mailing decision letters.</p>
<p>Thanks, cheshire2 and Stratusfaction.</p>
<p>Stratusfaction - Do you still feel the same about Bowdoin 1 semester in as you did in this post from April?</p>
<p>“I have found that Bowdoin is a perfect fit for me. I love everything I’m reading regarding students being happy, student life, academics and much more. The negative feedback that I’ve read really doesn’t match the positive things that I have read. I had to realize that every school in this world has a flaw and after accepting that, reading the “negative” things didn’t really affect my optimistic view on Bowdoin. This week I’m going to the Bowdoin Experience, so assuming that I love it there…”</p>
<p>I was going to PM you my response, but I think it’s good to publicly answer your question in case anyone else has a similar question to yours.</p>
<p>Having been at Bowdoin for a semester and a half so far, I can say that Bowdoin isn’t bad. Being here, I’ve realized that there are things that I thought I would like (i.e. things I mentioned in being happy and anticipated to come to Bowdoin), that I don’t like. So I did learn things about myself while being here which is good. In college, there should be moments where you learn more about yourself. No matter what people say, college is also a time to find yourself. Yes you’re paying for tuition and to get an education, but you aren’t bounded to just that. </p>
<p>I’ve realized that I should’ve pursued other options. I don’t regret coming here AT ALL. I just feel that during the application process, I should’ve been a bit more well rounded, and not just apply to all small LAC. The problem that I have here at Bowdoin is that things get very mundane, repetitive, routine, and bubbled. Having ~1700 students, you pretty much see the same people every day. It’s not like you see new people everyday or every once in a while. Having lived in a city for 17 years of my life, the slowness, routine, and sheltered environment here effected me in significant way. In NYC, IMO, it isn’t routine. Yes I went to HS and back home every day, but on weekends I did different things, I constantly see new people every day, the city is so big and there’s so much to do. I guess in the end it goes back to preferences and where you live. I’ve realized that I could never live in a town like Brunswick or a state like Maine. This isn’t an insult to anyone who lives in either, but these locations aren’t for me. </p>
<p>So I started off the semester pretty bad. Not academically, but socially. I felt like I didn’t have anyone, me and my roommates didn’t click (we get along, we just don’t click as in we don’t hang out, eat together, etc. We pretty much do our own things but we rarely would you see us together. For instance, we’ve been here for about a semester and a half, and I think out of the entire time, we’ve had dinner twice and both times were awkward because we don’t really talk to each other), I was homesick, and I was so aggravated with the constant cliques especially when all my life I was told “In college everyone is soooo open to making friends! There are no cliques in college!” I’m naturally introverted and there came a point where I was going to give up on making friends and just “ride solo.” You can’t. You can’t. I don’t care what anyone says, how introverted you are, what your personality is, etc. It doesn’t matter; you need someone in college. It becomes sad, depressing, and can literally effect your mental, physical, and emotional health. Now how many friends you want to make is up to you, but we all at least need that one person to be with, hang out with, etc. So basically, first semester was crap and this semester is way better. I’m eating with more people, I’m on the road to becoming really great friends with one friend here, I’m getting to know more people, I’m putting my face out there more, etc. </p>
<p>Bowdoin is a great place. It really is. Some find their place faster than others, but overall I think it’s a great school. It does deserve to be in the top 10 for LAC.</p>
<p>Thank you for the honest reponse and glad to hear that things are starting to work out for you. It sounds like college is doing exactly what it is supposed to do - help one grow academically, emotionally, and socially.</p>