For those who are trying to reconcile the 46% admitted TO with the 88% with scores on CDS……
Bowdoin’s policy is that if you enroll, they want you to send them all test scores you’ve taken for the purposes of data collection. Even if you applied and were admitted TO. It’s one way they have been evaluating the effectiveness of TO policies for decades.
So, Bowdoin has scores reflected in the CDS for enrolled students that AOs never saw during the admissions process. This explains why scores on CDS are slightly lower at Bowdoin than peer schools. The CDS captures lower scores that people chose not to use for admissions. But this means the average score on the CDS is lower than the average score of those applying who chose to give scores. Very high scoring students will always report scores. Lower scoring students may not. The CDS for Bowdoin captures all scores high or low for those enrolled. Most peer schools’ CDS only reflect the scores of those who applied with scores and were admitted.
For this reason, I would be hesitant to submit any score you thought was less impressive than the rest of the application. I think a 33 is a very strong score. But only you know how it compares to your son’s overall record.