Chances at some liberal arts schools

honeybee63
Thu, 12 Dec 2013 01:46:42 +0000

MrMom62, best of luck to your D and you tomorrow! I wanted to share this anecdote about Bowdoin: My D did a 4 day (Explore Bowdoin) program last September and really loved the school. (I’ve also been following some Bowdoin discussions here and researching the school elsewhere, and have been impressed with so many aspects of the college.) Turns out D was accepted early to Williams with a prestigious scholarship and so won’t be applying to Bowdoin. But a couple days after she received the Williams offer, she got a warm and thoughtful email from her contact in the Bowdoin admissions office (they must have a tight NESCAC grapevine!) congratulating her on the Williams admission and telling her they were sorry not to see her at Bowdoin and wishing her well with her pursuits etc., etc. This absolutely elevated my already high estimation of Bowdoin! The admissions director who wrote to D had nothing to gain by contacting her - D had never even applied to Bowdoin - and took the time out to write to an admit of another college?! What an amazing person, and I think she is representative of the personal quality of education and life at Bowdoin. My D said the student body was the nicest of all the campuses where she did multi day programs. If your daughter is admitted I’m sure she will be both embraced and challenged by the Bowdoin community …
sorry to drift off topic OP but I wanted to share this positive feedback about Bowdoin with MrMom (and you too if you are still interested in Bowdoin)!