<p>I would not be submitting my SAT scores, since it is optional, but..</p>
<p>-I have a 4.4 GPA weighted, 3.94 unweighted.
-11 years of competitive soccer, 2 years of high school varsity (with 3 club state championships and 1 high school state championship)
-2 years of orchestra
-NHS, Society of Women Scholars (2 years each)
-1 year as the vice president of the Health Professionals Club
-2 years as the secretary of the Orchestra Club
-Senior year I am taking 5 AP classes and an honors class
-14 honors/AP classes total in high school</p>
<p>Do I even have a chance of getting into Bowdoin?</p>
<p>Yes, you definitely have a chance of getting in to Bowdoin, your GPA certainly puts you in the mix. Since you are not submitting SAT scores, which I would do if they even put you in the 25th percentile because at a SAT optional school like Bowdoin it is unlikely they will receive much weight, your class rank and the quality of your essays and supplement will receive extra scrutiny along with your extracurriculars. </p>
<p>Do you have any volunteer experiences or demonstrated participation in an activity for a long period of time other than soccer?</p>
<p>Well, I participate in National Honors Society which requires 24 hours of community service per year, and I am Vice president of the Health Professionals Club at my school… and I played cello from 4th-10th grade, do you think those things will help?</p>
<p>Maybe a little bit, but not a lot. Admissions to Bowdoin are extremely competitive and you’ll be faced up against people with pretty amazing extracurriculars, leadership positions, hundreds of hours of community service etc. My only advice would be to really take some time with your essay writing and definitely report your rank if it is top 10%. Its a reach, but you could absolutely get in.</p>
<p>to counter a point bigiultimate made which is not sound advice - do not misinterpret bowdoin’s test-optional policy as an indication that scores are not given much weight if they are submitted. this is not true. the policy exists to enable students who are not well served by the test to have an equal footing in admissions by not submitting the scores. you should take advantage of this if your scores are not in bowdoin’s range. i would say if your scores are at or below their 25% range, you should not submit them. if submitted, your scores will be taken as seriously as all other parts of your application are, and will be measured against applicants with far better scores. you are right not to submit if your scores are not in keeping with the averages they publish.</p>
<p>Thank you both bigiultimate and pb2002.
I agree with what both of you are saying. Although I am within the top 10% at my school, I understand that it is still a reach. Always have a decent instate school to fall back on, though it is not in my favorite area of the US and I dread the thought of going to an Arizona school. I much prefer the New England I spent last summer in, and I am going to work to make it happen. :)<br>
Again, thank you both for your advice, and as pb2002 suggested, I will be taking advantage of the sat-optional admissions. I am not a good test taker, just simply a hard worker :)</p>