Chances at Bowdoin and Middlebury

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>I’m only a sophomore, but I’m a little worried about my chances at some of my top choice schools (Bowdoin and Middlebury) after what happened to me this year.</p>

<p>I missed the first 2 months of school because I was in the hospital and eventually ended up getting a liver transplant. Now, my teachers have exempted me from most assignments, but my GPA after this semester is probably going to be somewhere between 3.2-3.5. Last year I had a 3.85. I think I might write my admissions essay about my transplant experience.</p>

<p>I know I have time to bring my GPA back up, but my extracurriculars will be affected also. I won’t be able to volunteer at the zoo like I have been doing for the past 2 years due my immunosuppressed condition.</p>

<p>I would just like to know what some of you guys think.</p>

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<p>just make sure you don’t write it with a hint of ANY sympathy</p>

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<p>I was planning on writing it on how it changed me. I now want to be a doctor. </p>

<p>I’m in IB, 2 AP classes this year, did volunteer trail work in Alaska this summer (192 hours), and I’m from Kansas.</p>

<p>In general, what do you think of my chances or do you have any ideas on what I can do to better my chances at these schools?</p>