<p>Aligator Blood, a few years ago, my son was accepted at Bowdoin as a recruited track athlete. Like you, he was a highly ranked high school athlete. His SATs were similar and his GPA was slightly higher with fewer advanced placement classes. </p>
<pre><code> You are a strong candidate. Is there anyway you can visit the campus?
We live in New England, so he made several visits including an overnight. Demonstrating interest in Bowdoin seemed to be extremely important that is, actually visiting the school, doing an overnight, attending a few classes. this helped to move him into the “athletic tip” category.
Coach Slovenski has a few “athletic tips” he can use with admission, but admissions and the coach have be 100% sure of the commitment of the athlete to the school. To get a tip you will have to apply ED. The coaches had admissions do an “early read” (review) of my son’s stats, including class rank (they like at least top 10%, sounds like you exceed that) to determine academic fit. If you get a tip from the coach, you are almost guaranteed admission. My son was told he would be admitted unless his academic recommendations were weak or there was any indication of behavior problems. With my son’s consent, a coach called the guidance counselor to make sure my son was a stellar citizen. Bowdoin is looking for scholar athletes who will have an immediate impact on their team and contribute positively to the campus.
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<p>Best of luck to you!! Oh - the ED package was fair for financial aid - Bowdoin is no loan.</p>