OFFICIAL Bowdoin College 2014 DECISION THREAD

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Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:12:57 +0000

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]

[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 770 Math, 730 Writing, 640 Critical Reading
[ *] ACT: None
[ *] SAT II: 760 Math 2, 690 US History, 680 Chemistry
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5 UW 3.87 W
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (4), US History (3), Computer Science A (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, Economics, Statistics, Physics
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): State Science Olympiad Awards and others
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Captain of a sports team and president of like 4 clubs, do school newspaper
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Worked at a community center, hospital, college library
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer as a middle school tutor, library aide at school, among other things
[ *] Summer Activities: Traveled, worked, was always very busy
[ *] Essays: About being first generation and helping others through tutoring
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: One was pretty good, the other i never thought about again
[ *] Counselor Rec: Average, just repeated my entire resume and then was flowery and supportive of me at the end
[ *] Additional Rec: None
[ *] Interview: My first college interview, i thought it was okay … not the best`
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, I got a really big package
[ *] Intended Major: Biology
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Magnet
[ *] Ethnicity: Chinese (Hong Kong)
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 50k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation, low income
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: Not parochial, open minded, engaged, experienced
[ *] Weaknesses: Scores werent the best
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think i’m a fit
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Tufts, BU, BC, Waitlist Dartmouth
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Seem like a fit, feel like the guidance counselors were all right about how both colleges and students are finding fit