<p>ACCEPTED!
Basic Stats: 2260 SAT, 780 USH, 800 Math II, 95.4/100 UW GPA, rigorous courseload with lots of APs/electives, managing board editor of the school newspaper, violin for 10+ years (orchestra programs/music camps/state recognized festivals), theater community, intern at political campaigns, national honor society (tutor/volunteer), peer mentor for incoming freshmen, pre-college summer program, national merit commended, ap scholar, scholastic arts & writing gold key
Essays: Common App was about music tastes, Bowdoin supp was about connection to a place in Maine
Hooks: None (White-Asian & middle-class), but I got invited to and attended the Explore Bowdoin November Session, which probably helped my admission
Comments: SO ECSTATIC! I loved it when I visited. The Dean of Admissions even wrote a nice little note at the end of my acceptance letter about my essay and how he remembered me from the program and how I should bring my violin to Bowdoin. Also they named me a Faculty Scholar, which is pretty sweet too. The priority mail package was just really nice 
To those waitlisted - contact your regional rep, the admissions people are actually so so so nice!
To those rejected - don’t lose hope and know that in a week, you will all be in somewhere awesome and it’ll just be a matter of choosing where you go!</p>