OFFICIAL Bowdoin College 2014 DECISION THREAD

isyrblackswan
Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:37:15 +0000

Decision: Waitlisted :(

Objective:
SAT I: 710 CR 610 M 690 W
ACT: —
SAT II: 630 Lit 680 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5-10%, but not sure.
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), English Literature and Composition (5), World History (4), European History (will take in May), Chemistry (will take in May), English Lang and Comp (will take in May)
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Euro as an I.S.
AP Chem
AP Lang
Hon. Philosophy
Hon. Precalc
French (Fourth Year)
Hon. Shakespeare

Subjective:
Extracurriculars:
One Act Plays, Regional Champions 2009, 2010, 3rd at States 2010
Key Club, President 2009-2010, Secretary 2008-2009, Member 2006-2008
French Club, President 2009-2010, Secretary 2008-2009, Member 2007-2008
Drama Club, President 2009-2010, Member 2008-2009
Student Environmental Action League, Member 2008-2010
Gay Straight Alliance, 2009-2010
Writing Mentorship with local poet, Winter of 2008
Workshop with local authors, 2006-2009

Athletics:
Nope.

Volunteer/Community service:
The Grand Auditorium - 5 Days/week peek in ’06
Young Democrats
Marathon Water Stop Volunteer
Woodlawn Museum Tour Guide/General Volunteer
WERU FM Radio DJ
WERU Music Columnist
Community Theater

Essays:
Common App – Downeast Maine school system’s change of environment with regards to the LGBT.
Bowdoin supplement – About the layers and integrative nature of a good education, evaluating my own experiencing.
Teacher Recommendation: The one I got to read was good, focused on what I want to do – write and why. The other two are from two of the most inspirational teachers I’ve had in my life, very close relationships. Graduates from Skidmore, Boston U, and Reed.
Counselor Rec: So surprising. I didn’t know her all that well and she hit the nail on the head.
Supplementary Rec:
Interview: August of 2009, I was a bit nervous but my impression was that it went well. I got advice for local eateries from my senior interviewer.

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Certainly.
Intended Major: English
State (if domestic applicant): ME
School Type: Small, public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Middle class, but father recently unemployed
Hooks: Perhaps having my own radio show? I also take senior portraits for kids in the area, about 20 bucks a session.

Reflection
Strengths: Writing and reading, language and general has been the thing I live for. I think the personality and character traits that were expressed in the recommendations were accurate and what I needed to get across.
Weaknesses: Math. Math on my transcript. Math on my SATs.
Why you think you were rejected: A lot of applicants, as usual, more in-staters than I expected. Otherwise, I suppose I just don’t know.
General Comments: And a top choice, in essence, swept away.