Are the Bowdoin Polar Bears calling your name? Has a recent decision from Bowdoin College to waitlist you or your child to the Class of 2029 set you back on your journey? We’re here to help. You can take plenty of action right now to optimize your odds of admission to this historic liberal arts institution — you need only act quickly to ensure these actions have the maximum effect. Let’s review Ivy Coach’s game plan!

Bowdoin College Waitlist Acceptance Rate and Statistics

Unfortunately, Bowdoin is a bit secretive regarding their waitlist acceptance rate. Usually, this data would be publicly available on their Common Data Sets, but alas, no dice. All we know is how many students were eventually admitted off the Bowdoin waitlist over the last three admissions cycles:

Bowdoin College Class Year	Number of Students Waitlisted to Bowdoin	Number of Students Who Chose to Join the Bowdoin Waitlist	Number of Students Accepted Off the Bowdoin Waitlist	Bowdoin Waitlist Acceptance Rate
Class of 2029	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Class of 2028	Not Published	Not Published	22	Not Published
Class of 2027	Not Published	Not Published	29	Not Published
Class of 2026	Not Published	Not Published	10	Not Published
Class of 2025	Not Published	Not Published	Not Published	Not Published
Class of 2024	Not Published	Not Published	Not Published	Not Published

Your Chances of Bowdoin Admission After Being Waitlisted

Despite this paucity of data, you should find reassurance that over the last three years, Bowdoin never once failed to admit any waitlisted applicants for admission to the Classes of 2026, 2027, and 2028. Considering the extent to which Bowdoin admissions officers dip into their waitlist is determined by yield rate, or the proportion of admitted students who choose to enroll, this is a pretty lucky string of events.

Will this trend continue for the Bowdoin Class of 2029? While no one, not Ivy Coach and our crystal ball or Bowdoin admissions officers, can predict for certain whether Bowdoin will pull from their waitlist for this admissions cycle, we can still give you our expert advice about the actions you can and should take right now to help ensure that Bowdoin will choose you or your child if they find themselves in a position to admit waitlisted applicants. But remember, you must act quickly to truly impact your admissions odds. That means as soon as you receive word of being waitlisted, spring into action!

Your Chances of Admission to Bowdoin After Being Waitlisted with Ivy Coach’s Help

Over the last 30 years, 100% of students who have first come to Ivy Coach after being offered a spot on the Bowdoin waitlist have earned admission. That’s right. We’ve never faced a Bowdoin waitlist case we couldn’t turn around.

So, how does Ivy Coach’s process for waitlisted students to Bowdoin work? It’s a two-step process that goes as follows:

1. Our unique two-step process begins with a PostMortem application review. We carefully analyze how a waitlisted candidate presented their narrative, ensuring it aligns with their initial approach. For instance, a student who initially expressed a keen interest in European history cannot suddenly become a horticulturist. We help them present a more compelling narrative, daring Bowdoin admissions officers not to admit a student who could one day discover a secret trove of knowledge about the Renaissance.
2. Submit a compelling Letter of Continued Interest to Bowdoin. Most waitlisted candidates know that doing nothing is an unlikely strategy to earn admission out of limbo. Most waitlisted candidates know they should submit a letter to Bowdoin’s admissions office after being placed in limbo to express their continued interest in attending. But most waitlisted candidates also think such letters should be filled with brags and updates. That is most certainly not the approach of Ivy Coach’s letters. Our students’ letters contain no boasts or updates. Instead, they’re love letters to Bowdoin — filled with specific examples of how a student will contribute their singular hook to the elite institution.

Getting Started with Ivy Coach on Bowdoin Waitlist

If you’ve been waitlisted to Bowdoin’s Class of 2029, take the first step towards optimizing your case for admission. Fill out Ivy Coach’s complimentary consultation form, specifying that Bowdoin waitlisted you. We’ll then reach out to you to set up a consultation and discuss our go-forward service for waitlisted candidates in detail.