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Application Requirements

Bowdoin's National College Match Requirements

Required Application Materials for College Match Finalists

DEADLINE for all required materials listed below: Tuesday, November 1, 2011

If you have ranked Bowdoin College as one of your choices for the QuestBridge National College Match, the following four items must be submitted to the college as soon as you are notified of your finalist status on October 21. It is highly recommended that you begin this process in early October. If you do not submit the required materials by November 1, 2011, Bowdoin may choose not to consider your application for the College Match.

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If you are not selected as a National College Match Finalist, please review the college-specific requirements for QuestBridge students who wish to apply through the Regular Decision process.

Bowdoin College requirements for College Match finalists
(All documents due November 1, 2011)

  1. Official test scores (optional)
    Students participating in the Match process need not submit official scores to Bowdoin College. Those who are matched with Bowdoin should send an official score report in December to verify the information on the QuestBridge application.
    SAT Code: 3089
    ACT Code: 1636
    For more information about testing and testing deadlines click here.
  2. Official transcripts
    Fax to:
    207-725-3101, attention Zakaree Harris
    or
    Mail to:
    Zakaree Harris
    Bowdoin College
    5000 College Station
    Brunswick, ME 04011
  3. 2012-2013 CSS PROFILE (including Noncustodial PROFILE or Business/Farm supplement, if applicable)
    CSS PROFILE online
    (Available October 1)
    Bowdoin's CSS code: 3089
  4. Financial documents (Refer to the Bowdoin Cover Sheet for Financial Documents for a detailed list of required documents.)
    Complete the cover sheet, enclose required documents, and mail or fax to:
    Student Aid Office
    Bowdoin College
    5300 College Station
    Brunswick, ME 04011
    Fax: (207) 725-3864



Bowdoin's Regular Decision Requirements

You may apply to any of QuestBridge's partner colleges via Regular Decision. Admission through Regular Decision is not binding and does not come with a guaranteed financial aid package. You must complete two steps in order to apply to a partner college via QuestBridge:

  • Request Regular Decision application forwarding on your "My Locker" page between December 1st and December 15th.
  • Submit all required additional materials. Required materials may range from submitting official transcripts to emailing the college's admissions office to submitting the Common Application.

All additional materials are due by the individual college's Regular Decision deadline, and you will be notified of the admissions decision according to their normal deadlines. Please note that colleges may have different Regular Decision deadlines, and many partner colleges have different requirements for QuestBridge finalists and non-finalists. You may need to submit additional materials even if you ranked a college for the College Match process.

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Bowdoin's Testing Requirements

Each of our partner colleges has different requirements for standardized tests that students must take in order to be considered for admission. Please review the testing requirements for Bowdoin below. Refer to the National College Match Requirements (above) for instructions regarding submission of test scores to the colleges.

No standardized tests required; SAT Reasoning Test and ACT are optional.

Please see our Standardized Testing page for a complete list of the standardized tests and testing deadlines required by each QuestBridge partner college.

 
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School Profile

Campus Setting

  • Suburban 
  • Town population: 21,000

Size

  • 1,762 undergraduates 
  • 488 first year students

Admissions

  • 16% applicants admitted 
  • 83% in top 10% of HS class (for those with a precise rank)

    For those submitting testing:
  • SAT CR Middle 50%: 670-750
  • SAT M Middle 50%: 660-740
  • SAT W Middle 50%: 670-760
  • ACT Middle 50%: 29-33
 

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