OFFICIAL Bowdoin College 2014 DECISION THREAD

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Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:49:16 +0000

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I: didn’t submit
[] ACT: 30 1st time, 31 2nd time; both submitted
[] SAT II: didn’t submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/109? I think?
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
US History - 4
English Lang & Comp - 4
Calculus AB - 4
[li] Senior Year Course Load:[/li]AP Physics
French 2H
AP Statistics
AP English Lit
Government/Economics
Internship Program

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars:
National English Honor Society – Co-founder & co-president (grade 12)
National Honor Society – Secretary (grades 11, 12)
Mock Trial – President (grades 11, 12)
Amnesty International – (grades 11, 12)
Mathematics Honor Society – (grades 10, 11, 12)
Tiger Times (school paper) – (grades 10, 11, 12)
[] Athletics:
Girls Lacrosse – captain in grade 10 on JV (participation on JV in grades 9, 10; Varsity in grades 11, 12)
Girls Alpine Ski – captain in grades 11, 12 on Varsity (participation on Varsity in grades 9, 10, 11, 12)
Girls Field Hockey – captain in grade 12 on Varsity (participation on JV in grade 9; Varsity in grades 10, 11, 12)
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Sign Painting & Park Maintenance @ Clearwater Festival in NY (20 hrs)
Teacher’s Assistant for my Soph. English teacher (55 hours)
Field Hockey Camp Counselor (15 hours)
[] Essays:
Common App – my mom’s influence on me: coming from Czech Republic during Communism, starting from nothing, etc… – my Eng. teacher told me it was heartbreaking and one of the few memorable ones he’s read in years
Bowdoin supplement – how Spanish (and languages in general) have broadened my perspective –> Bowdoin’s acceptance of many views, etc…
[] Teacher Recommendation: Haven’t read them but I can (probably) rightfully assume that they are incredibly positive and insightful. As a follow-up recommendation, one of my teachers called the school instead of writing and said it was the first time in 15 years that he’s called a school on behalf of a student.
[] Counselor Rec: Not sure… probably good. I’m not very close with her.
[li] Interview: I wish it didn’t have to be this way but it was my very first interview… ever… and over the summer. Naturally, I was nervous and my voice probably betrayed that on more than one occasion. But I have no regrets about it, really. It was fine. [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yep.
[] Intended Major: English
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Small public school; graduating class has 110 or so students…
[] Ethnicity: Czech/Slovak
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: <$50,000
[] Hooks: first generation, background…

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Common App essay, transcript, teacher recs (& phone call), full schedule (tri-season athlete)…
[] Weaknesses: Uh… the Bowdoin supp essay was probably a little too generic for a highly competitive LAC but… it couldn’t have been awful… nothing too noteworthy when it comes to how I spend my time; no job experience…
[li] Why you think you were deferred: Again, it means I’m what they want but people applied who were better and worse… I can’t pin it on any one thing… which is all the more frustrating.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I still let them know they’re my number one, wrote both my area representative and the Dean about how not only is the school a good fit for ME but how I am a good fit for BOWDOIN… Meiklejohn said it was a “good letter” but I’m not sure what the hell that means… My fingers are crossed but there’s nothing I can do now…