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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not what you asked, but while I’m here… I have known so many Bowdoin students and alumni over the years. Interesting lives. The common thread? They were noticeably kind and enjoyable to chat with and get to know. I think that campus cultivates it. Not sure how. [/quote]

They expressly state they're looking for kind students and curate the class accordingly, paying close attention to rec letters, essays, video glimpse, and interviews for this.

"Bowdoin’s holistic approach to college admissions and the desire to build “a community of people to be impactful in our world” were among the points Whitney Soule, Bowdoin’s dean of admissions and financial aid, made while interviewed live on Bloomberg Radio.

In addition to the quantitative measures admissions officers look for to make sure prospective students are prepared for what the College would be asking of them academically, Soule spoke of kindness and character as factors that also weigh heavily in the application review process."[/quote]

This is lovely but when we toured I began to suspect they were also "curating" for good looking students. There seemed a very disproportionate number of good looking boys and the video requirement made me wonder.[/quote]

This is because being good looking and being kind go together. Attractive people are constantly praised, petted and treated well. They think the world is overflowing with kindness and love, and they adopt this attitude themselves. It's easy to be kind when the world loves you! Ugly people have been embittered by a lifetime of rejection and indifference, and they reflect this scorn back onto the world at large.[/quote]

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