Anonymous
Post 12/19/2025 17:06     Subject: ED2 Bowdoin
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’d love to know the “strategic” ED1 choice that the counselor suggested over DC’s top school Bowdoin.

JHU. He thought DC's super high score and rigor would be more helpful at JHU than Bowdoin. It's only “strategic” from the school's perspective.


Who is this counselor?!? Such different schools!
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2025 17:02     Subject: ED2 Bowdoin
Anonymous wrote:I’d love to know the “strategic” ED1 choice that the counselor suggested over DC’s top school Bowdoin.

JHU. He thought DC's super high score and rigor would be more helpful at JHU than Bowdoin. It's only “strategic” from the school's perspective.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2025 16:52     Subject: ED2 Bowdoin
Anonymous wrote:Only people affiliated with Bowdoin use the term "WASP-B." It's kind of pathetic.


More pathetic to be the “Acronym Police” on an anonymous forum.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2025 16:48     Subject: ED2 Bowdoin
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What happened with your kid’s ED1?

ED1 a T10 per counselor recommendation, deferred. Suspect not a perfect fit with T10.
Bowdoin is DC's first choice school. Okay with no ED2 school if no advantage at Bowdoin.

Don’t know what top 10 means, but WASP-B is as competitive ED as the non-HYP ivies…always go down a notch for ED2, and Bowdoin is not down a notch…

We are worried about that too. Counselor postmortem thinks it's a fit problem with the ED1. Thinks Bowdoin is a better fit with DC's ECs and character.


Go for what you think is the fit. Good luck to your kid! Bowdoin is a great place. My kid did ED1 but 2 of her roommates did ED2.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2025 14:12     Subject: ED2 Bowdoin
Anonymous wrote:Only people affiliated with Bowdoin use the term "WASP-B." It's kind of pathetic.


+1
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2025 13:16     Subject: ED2 Bowdoin
I’d love to know the “strategic” ED1 choice that the counselor suggested over DC’s top school Bowdoin.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2025 13:10     Subject: ED2 Bowdoin
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would ED2 for sure IF it is his first choice. Even if deferred until spring, the fact that he had ED’d will be noted. It signals he’s a very likely yield which might give a little boost if he lands in the RD pool.


This. ED2 and then will get in RD.

RD at at Bowdoin is total crap shoot even for high stats kids because they have a few hundred spots and about a gazillion applicants.
It's impossible to stand out.


That may be the best senario.

But still an unlikely one. It really all depends on the backup options and degree of risk aversion.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2025 13:08     Subject: ED2 Bowdoin
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would ED2 for sure IF it is his first choice. Even if deferred until spring, the fact that he had ED’d will be noted. It signals he’s a very likely yield which might give a little boost if he lands in the RD pool.


This. ED2 and then will get in RD.

RD at at Bowdoin is total crap shoot even for high stats kids because they have a few hundred spots and about a gazillion applicants.
It's impossible to stand out.


That may be the best senario.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2025 12:56     Subject: ED2 Bowdoin
Why did your kid ED1 to a school that wasn't his top choice? They should have ED1'ed to Bowdoin since that was top choice.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2025 12:55     Subject: ED2 Bowdoin
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What happened with your kid’s ED1?

ED1 a T10 per counselor recommendation, deferred. Suspect not a perfect fit with T10.
Bowdoin is DC's first choice school. Okay with no ED2 school if no advantage at Bowdoin.

Don’t know what top 10 means, but WASP-B is as competitive ED as the non-HYP ivies…always go down a notch for ED2, and Bowdoin is not down a notch…

We are worried about that too. Counselor postmortem thinks it's a fit problem with the ED1. Thinks Bowdoin is a better fit with DC's ECs and character.

Counselor is an idiot. Go down a notch for ED2. Lots of great SLACs with a real ED2 advantage - Midd, Grinnell etc.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2025 12:50     Subject: ED2 Bowdoin
ED1 to favorite school.

same goes for ED2
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2025 12:46     Subject: ED2 Bowdoin
Anonymous wrote:I would ED2 for sure IF it is his first choice. Even if deferred until spring, the fact that he had ED’d will be noted. It signals he’s a very likely yield which might give a little boost if he lands in the RD pool.


This. ED2 and then will get in RD.

RD at at Bowdoin is total crap shoot even for high stats kids because they have a few hundred spots and about a gazillion applicants.
It's impossible to stand out.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2025 12:29     Subject: ED2 Bowdoin
Only people affiliated with Bowdoin use the term "WASP-B." It's kind of pathetic.
Anonymous
Post 12/19/2025 11:32     Subject: ED2 Bowdoin
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What happened with your kid’s ED1?

ED1 a T10 per counselor recommendation, deferred. Suspect not a perfect fit with T10.
Bowdoin is DC's first choice school. Okay with no ED2 school if no advantage at Bowdoin.

Don’t know what top 10 means, but WASP-B is as competitive ED as the non-HYP ivies…always go down a notch for ED2, and Bowdoin is not down a notch…

We are worried about that too. Counselor postmortem thinks it's a fit problem with the ED1. Thinks Bowdoin is a better fit with DC's ECs and character.
Anonymous
Post 12/18/2025 21:53     Subject: Re:ED2 Bowdoin
Anonymous wrote:Do not ED2 to Bowdoin — way too competitive. Go down a rung: try Middlebury and its ilk.


Hello again troll. Time for a feeding?