Ann BasuAlison Ambrosio '22
“I valued, first of all, what I wanted to study. And also, coming from a low-income family, money played a big role. I really value the scholarships and how Bowdoin supports me financially.”
Ann BasuTeddy Wecker '22
“I got the best advice from a friend of mine, [which] I wish I knew when the process started. He said, ‘You’re going to get more or less—if you’re looking at a lot of the same type of schools—a pretty similar education depending on where you go.’ So he told me to pick a school based on where I felt the most comfortable and where I thought I’d have the best time.”
Giovanna Munguia '21
“Bowdoin had everything that I was looking for, but I never visited, so I can’t say that I fell in love the people because I never met them. In the end, for me, it just came down to getting a really good financial aid package.”
Ann BasuMike McAlarney '21
“It was really the people I was looking for, people who would be genuine and would be very open and willing to talk to me about their experiences. And I found Bowdoin had those types of people above all other colleges that I’ve that visited. But I wish I had talked to more students who were actually at the College beforehand and seen how their experiences evolved over time—that really would have helped me.”
Ann BasuRay Tarango '20
"I didn’t even know what liberal arts meant … The biggest thing was that I had an idea that I wanted to leave Texas. I wanted to experience a different part of United States.”
Ann BasuDylan Hayton-Ruffner '20
“I think everyone values acceptance rate to a certain amount. It plays much more into what people are ready to admit about how they make decisions about the process … Acceptance rate tells you a lot about how people really want to come to the school, which is good. And it tells you that they’ve got a good admissions team, and it’s a good school with good teachers. But that’s one thing that I wish I had valued less.”
Ann BasuJulia O'Rourke '19
“I valued the ability to pursue the things I was doing in high school. I wanted to continue with my extracurriculars, including track, but also to do more than just run at a school … I wanted academics to be a priority, and I wanted everyone to be doing something else that made them feel fulfilled.”
Hannah Graham ’19
“My search was in conjunction with basketball. I had a couple of Division II offers for scholarships. But at the end of day, I was like, no, Bowdoin’s rigor and reputation really speaks for itself. And that was something that clearly meant a lot to me and still does now.”
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