Shellfish + Chance

Colleges and Universities A-Z Bowdoin College
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<p>I’ve had Bowdoin recommended to me by several people and on paper it looks like a great fit. But I acknowledge that it’s highly selective, so if I could get some feedback on my viability, I would really appreciate it. (Oh yeah, and my interview seemed to go quite well.)</p>

<p>White Male
Public School
2/240 class rank (our valedictorian is brilliant)
4.08/4.33 unweighted (having taken the hardest classes)
SAT reasoning (from a single test date) CR-700 Writing-720 Math-780 (Comp 2200)
SAT 2’s Math2- 800 US history-770 (will take Chem+Physics in fall)
AP stats and US history scores both 5’s (I’m now taking four more APs)
ECs:
9-12 Math League (President)
9-12 Student council (officer)
10-12 MUN (I’ve won numerous awards and gone overseas)
11-12 NHS-I’ve tutored kids to boost our school’s standardized test scores
11-12 Varsity Tennis
11-12 Scholars’ Bowl
I also work as a pharmacy technician
Awards:
MUN awards, RPI $60,000 scholarship, History awards, national Merit finalist (probably, because I scored in the 99th percentile)
Miscellaneous:
Did a summer course at Brown U. and also did Green Mt. Boy’s State</p>

<p>Thank you for your time and help.</p>

<p>Also, I’m allergic to shellfish. Will this be a problem in Brunswick?</p>

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<p>bump..............</p>

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<p>I'm pretty sure I've chanced you before, but you still have a great shot. :) </p>

<p>I'm prospective also, so shellfish allergies are outside my area of expertise.</p>

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<p>You are likely to be admitted, but--depending upon your interests--Princeton University might be a better match.</p>

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<p>What is it about me that people automatically associate with Princeton? Every time someone gets to know me, they say "you'd fit in really well at Princeton." Never Harvard, Yale, Stanford, etc. Just Princeton. I don't get it.
But do I seriously seem like a strong enough candidate for Princeton? It's not like I have perfect SATs or am valedictorian...also, I don't have a hook like URM, recruited athlete, legacy, etc.<br>
My interests are predominantly medicine, (pre-med, pre-dental, etc.), by the way.</p>

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<p>dont apply to Bowdoin...I dont like when people have better stats than i do</p>

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<p>Can anyone speak to the shellfish issue?</p>

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<p>shellfish won't be a problem in brunswick. why would it be?</p>

<p>and i don't read princeton from your profile. i don't see any school, really, so maybe people are reading other things. </p>

<p>i think you have a pretty good shot at bowdoin. where do you live? that is likely to factor in, particularly if it's Mass. or Conn.</p>

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<p>I live in Vermont, (sorry I forgot to put this in, I normally do), which my interviewer said won't help or hurt. I know what you mean-they get too many applicants from lower New England, (particularly the Boston suburbs), and too few from some other states. I think Vermont send just about the right amount of applicants, as far as they're concerned.
I agree, though, I don't see the connection to Princeton.</p>

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<p>Yay, someone else with the RPI scholarship applying to Bowdoin!</p>

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<p>^Dude, I wonder how many of us RPI winners actually apply to RPI... I'm not.</p>

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<p>The shellfish question seems kind of silly. I don't go to Bowdoin, but let's be realisitic...there are many vegetarians and vegans at colleges. They can't eat shellfish either. SURELY you can get by. </p>

<p>But yes, you have a very strong chance of admission.</p>

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<p>Even being in the vicinity of it can give me a severe reaction- it's really serious. I was once at an outdoor pick nick and even being 4 or 5 feet from cold shrimp stifled my breathing.</p>

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<p>wow....thats freaking intense!!!</p>

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<p>well if it's that intense you might have a few problems at seafood restaurants and clam bakes and the like, but it's not like eating lobster is a requirement for living in Maine. I live there, and a bunch of my friends can't stand fish and shellfish and a few are allergic to shellfish, they've had no problems. it's not like you'll be force fed mussels and lobster just because you're in Maine</p>

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<p>i'm not a student at bowdoin but i did an overnight there, and judging by my experience in the caf i think you'll be fine. i ate five meals and didn't see a single shellfish. </p>

<p>go bowdoin!</p>

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<p>thanks guys.</p>