Chances class of 2013

dl9689
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:13:05 +0000

Pinkpineapple, I was accepted RD for the Class of 2012 and couldn’t agree more with ekmom. You need to demonstrate to the Admissions Office that you will contribute something to campus life other than academic excellence. The majority of people who apply to Bowdoin are intelligent and have GPAs that suggest they can handle the courseload.

I would recommend applying ED I or II. I applied ED at another school and was deferred, thereby limiting my Bowdoin application to RD. I did, however, try to send as many supplements as possible. I mailed the adcom a 20 page paper I wrote for my Junior Year American Lit class with a letter explaining my interest in the subject and how this interest encouraged me to put forth my best work. I also mailed another letter a few weeks later with updated stats and a list of unconventional ideas I could use to gain admission (living with polar bears Jane Goddall style then asking for their support of my application, among others). I believe that this particular committee admires any creativity and quirkiness you can work into your application. The more you can set yourself apart in this way, the better your odds of admission are, I believe.

Best of luck!