What did you turn down for Bowdoin?

itsallgood1
Sat, 29 Jun 2013 13:00:34 +0000

In the end if someone considers Bowdoin a second tier school, that’s OK. And if someone considers it a safety, well, that’s OK, too. We’re all entitled to our lists and our assessments of what amounts to a “sure thing”. A note of caution, though. I would check out the Bowdoin RD thread. There you’ll find a couple of applicants with amazing stats (2400 SATs, 4.0 GPA’s, NMSFs, etc., etc.) who were waitlisted at Bowdoin. There were definitely some hurt feelings on the part of some parents/applicants even though they did fine - one ended up at Stanford, the other, Yale. So, proceed with the whole Bowdoin as safety school at your own risk.

From the original list up top I think Middlebury really gives Bowdoin a run for the money. I thought Bates was a wonderful school when I visited with my son. Didn’t like Colby all that much - got a weird vibe from the place.

As for my son he turned down $60,000 in merit scholarship money at a very good LAC in order to attend Bowdoin. I think I was getting a little chest pain typing that last sentence!

Go U Bears!