<p>Bluebayou & Gellino,</p>
<p>You are correct and I completely missed the SAT-optional part when I scanned Bowdoin’s CDS. It’s just about impossible, then, to really compare the two school’s SAT scores - one hides them and the other is optional. </p>
<p>The ratio between applicants and freshman class size is about the same for both schools, however, so I don’t think that the size of the school would weigh in on selectivity. </p>
<p>But Bowdoin’s yield is very high (42% for 2007-08!), which would affect its admission rate. Maybe it attracts a very focused applicant pool.</p>