<p>I applied to Bowdoin ED I and was deferred. I have researched the school pretty extensively and Bowdoin students are known to be very friendly, relaxed, and hard working. The workload is supposed to be quite hard, but manageable. There is also definitely a preppry contingent, in the girls as well. Every person on my tour looked quite preppy. The school is pretty community oriented and the teachers are very passionate. I like Brunswick, but if you are into big cities Bowdoin probably isn’t for you. The school is incredible, but try not to set all of your hopes in one basket. I kind of did, and am now pretty hurt seeing as that I didn’t get in. This school is extremely selective, alomst as selective as Williams and many ivies. I feel like Georgetown and Colgate take more people and they are both incredible schools. It seems like you have to be especially qualified and have something truly special about you to get into Bowdoin. I don’t know what your statistics and activities are but if you like the school- definitely apply. All I know, is that many highly qualified people seem to get rejected even if you demonstrate a great amount of interest. I was a very strong student, did several intersting extracurriculars, had essays which related unique metaphors, had good recs, but didn’t sumbit SATs. I think this hurt me. If you have high grades, SATs, and everything else you probably have a very good shot at admittance. I do, however, think that this incredible school is a crapshoot even for highly qualified students.</p>