Admissions

Interviews on Campus

A personal interview is strongly encouraged and is available to any student who plans to enter Bowdoin in Fall 2009 as either a first-year or transfer. On campus interviews are available throughout the year from the third week of May until early December. Note: On campus interviews for Fall 2008 have concluded.

• Schedule an interview on campus with the Bowdoin Admissions Office
  If you are scheduling online an on-campus interview in addition to a tour and/or group information session, you only need to register for the interview.
• To reschedule and/or cancel an interview, please call the Bowdoin Admissions Office at (207) 725-3100.

Who will interview you on campus?

An admissions staff member or a Bowdoin senior, one of fourteen seniors carefully selected and trained for this purpose.

Interviews off Campus

If you can't make it to campus, we encourage you to interview with a member of the Bowdoin Alumni Schools and Interviewing Committee (BASIC) closer to home. There are BASIC volunteers in many areas of the United States and a number of foreign countries. Alumni interviews may be requested between September 1, 2008 and January 1, 2009 by completing the online request form. Once we receive your request, an alum will contact you to set up an interview. Please note that in certain geographic areas, there are a limited number of alumni interviews available. Since interviews are not required, your file will not be considered incomplete without one.

Interviews are a smart idea

You can get answers to your questions about Bowdoin not addressed in other materials. You can show the interviewer who you really are; that is, the real person behind the application. It's a win-win situation. You benefit. Bowdoin benefits.