Sorry. This is a chances thread. :(

Colleges and Universities A-Z Bowdoin College
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<p>I’m sorry, I find these threads just as annoying as you guys probably do. But, I was just REJECTED from UPenn ED, so I’m getting a bit nervous about my RD schools. So, please take some pity on this ivy league reject, and chance me? Thanks so much.</p>

<p>Personal:
Female from Long Island, NY (I know, automatic reject)
White
Competitive public high school
middle-class area; will be applying for financial aid (although I probably will receive none)</p>

<p>Stats:
SATs: 780 M, 760 V, 710 W
2250/2400 or 1540/1600
720 Math II and Lit
GPA: 96.658/100 (w)
Class Rank: 18/400 (top 5%)
National Merit Semifinalist </p>

<p>1 AP Soph year, 4 APs junior year, 4 APs senior year…all 5s on the 5 tests taken so far
Other than the APs, I took every honors/advanced level class available (about 15 total).
I dropped Spanish in favor of taking AP sciences junior year- how much will this hurt me?</p>

<p>Major ECs (I have a lot, but these are the strongest):
Debate- Captain, competed in state championship, lots of awards
president and founder of 2 other clubs
lots of political campaigning and activism
hospital volunteer- 3 hrs/week for the past 2 years
food bank volunteer- 2 hrs/week for the past year</p>

<p>Oh, and I guess I should mention a few other things.
Although I hate making excuses, my freshman year grades were pretty low b/c I was suffering from a serious illness, which caused me to miss a few months of school. Since then, there’s been an obvious upwards trend. If class rank was based on sophomore, junior, and senior years, I would be ranked 3rd out of 400.</p>

<p>My common app essay was about my illness and getting past it, and it actually won an award in my school, so I’d say it’s pretty good.</p>

<p>My “academic journey” essay is probably the best thing I have ever written. </p>

<p>Teacher and guidance recs are wonderful, as far as I know. I was unable to read them, but I have a close relationship w/ the teachers I chose and my GC.</p>

<p>Any responses would really be appreciated!!! Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>I think you have a fabulous shot, but as you know, it's a bit of a crapshoot...</p>

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<p>Oh, trust me, I know. But thanks for the input anyway.</p>

<p>Bowdoin is definitely my top choice now. I wasn't devastated when I was rejected from Penn, but I may be if I don't get accepted to Bowdoin.</p>

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<p>98 views and only one response? Surely you can all do better than that!</p>

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<p>It sounds like you have an excellent shot. But considering that I know you, we go to the same school, and are both applying to Bowdoin, this is not really an unbiased assessment. :)
And about being from Long Island- I've heard that Bowdoin is trying to move away from accepting primarily New Englanders, so that might actually give you an edge over people in Mass., New Hampshire, etc.</p>

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<p>ALI <333 Twinsies. Like my fibs so I'm not easily identified? haha. <3</p>

<p>Note that that post was to calhounbass00n. :)</p>

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<p>why didn't you apply to Bowdoin ED?</p>

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<p>i applied to Penn ED, and I'm too frightened/indecisive to apply ED II anywhere.</p>