Transfer to Bowdoin from another LAC

chickenjiblets25
Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:52:58 +0000

What are the chances of transferring to Bowdoin from another LAC(Carleton)? Before you give any replies, this is a special case of a friend of mine who, after freshman year at Carleton will take two years off to serve in the Army(Non-U.S.). Not only will he have two years of army experience, he’ll also be helping out in the kinesioogy department in the army so he’ll be studying to be a certified trainer, start his own fitness training business, etc…

On top of that he’s a D3 basketball prospect, and is thinking about contacting NESCAC coaches to see if he can get some sort of pull on admission(He did not play at Carleton but has been to a lot of camps/showcases to garner enough D3 talent). His freshman GPA is a 3.8 -

What are the chances that if he applies during his army service to Bowdoin and get admitted as a sophomore transfer? I realize it’s a tricky and unusual case.