Chances class of 2013

ekmom
Sun, 18 May 2008 21:10:30 +0000

. I was accepted ED for fall. Your stats are great. (My SATS were similar in verbal but lower in math.)I think freshman year counts least of all, and the upward trend is impressive, if anything. I’m no expert but heres the thing: Lots of my friends had even more impressive stats than both of us put together and were rejected from Bowdoin and even more competitive ivies. Why? Because there was nothing about them that stood out. Good academics and high test scores do count, but are, alas, not uncommon. Without something to distinguish you from the pack, you are in a very big and, frankly, boring pool. At least to the admissions committee peeps. So, What is unique about you as a thinker, a person in your family and community? WHy’d you do less well as a freshman? What turned you around? What are you passionate about? How can you show it? I would focus here and less on a list of acalades. YOu already have tons of what you need in that dept., which is a good thing. Hope you get in where you dream of going. If its Bowdoin, see you there! Good luck and it will all be over soon!