Virtual Event Recordings

QuestBridge at Bowdoin

Recorded July 2025.

Are you considering applying to Bowdoin through QuestBridge? We know that applying to college can feel overwhelming and leave you with a lot of questions—we're here to help! Watch to learn more about the QuestBridge community at Bowdoin and get your application questions answered. You'll meet a QB Scholar at Bowdoin and the QuestBridge Liaison for Bowdoin Admissions.

Explore Bowdoin

Recorded July 2025.

Learn more about Explore Bowdoin, a program for low-income and/or first-generation-to-college students who want to visit Bowdoin. Stay with students, attend classes, meet professors, eat in the dining halls, explore downtown Brunswick, check out student clubs and organizations—and learn about the college admissions process and financial aid along the way. Bowdoin handles all of the logistics and covers the cost of the trip! 

Visit www.bowdoin.edu/explore to learn more. 

Sophomore Seminar

Recorded May 2025.

Peeking around the corner into your future college admissions process? What's important for you to keep in mind once you're a junior? We're here to answer your questions and help you envision your roadmap. We'll cover the nuts-and-bolts of what to expect, define some key terms, talk through some common myths, and put your mind at ease. Summer is a great time to rest and recharge, so join us to take a breath and head into the coming months with a bit more college admissions information—and confidence—in your back pocket.

Transfer Student Virtual Information Session

Recorded February 2025. Bowdoin College welcomes applications from students who wish to transfer their enrollment from another college or university, including community college students and U.S. Armed Forces service members and veterans.

Watch this previously recorded webinar to learn more about the Bowdoin experience for our transfer students: admissions and aid, academics, research, residential life, and more. We begin with a ten-minute presentation by an admissions officer. Then, current Bowdoin transfer students discuss their personal experiences and answer questions.

International Student Application Workshop

Recorded October 2024. Join our international admissions officers to learn more about Bowdoin, the admissions process, and what happens after you submit your application.

Beyond Bowdoin: Outcomes and Pathways for Alumni

Recorded October 2024. Join an admissions officer for a general overview of the student life at Bowdoin catered toward parents and guardians. Topics covered include academic support, counseling, student activities, affinity spaces, and many more aspects of campus life.

From Your Den to Ours: A Conversation for Parents

Recorded October 2024. Join an admissions officer for a general overview of the student life at Bowdoin catered toward parents and guardians. Topics covered include academic support, counseling, student activities, affinity spaces, and many more aspects of campus life.

Academic Life at Bowdoin: Inside the Classroom

Recorded October 2024. Join an admissions officer and a panel of campus community members for a roundtable discussion on the benefits of the liberal arts and Bowdoin’s academic programs. Learn about everything from first year seminars to research to off-campus study.

A Conversation with Dean Marroquin: Tips for FGLI Students

Recorded October 2024. A special session for first-generation students or families with fewer financial resources. Join Claudia Marroquin, Senior Vice President and Dean of Admissions and Student Aid, a first-generation and low-income student from Los Angeles, discusses tips and advice for the college search.

Optional Application Materials

Recorded October 2024. Join an admissions officer to learn more about Bowdoin's optional application materials: standardized testing, the supplemental essay, video response, arts supplement, and interviews.

Academic Life at Bowdoin: The Power of the Liberal Arts

Recorded October 2024. Join Bowdoin faculty and campus leaders to hear about the academic opportunities at Bowdoin and the ways that a Bowdoin education prepares you for success beyond your time on campus. You'll learn about our wide range of academic areas of study (majors, minors, and programs) as well as the variety of professional pathways of our alumni. By the end of the program, you'll understand what makes the flexibility and interdisciplinary nature of a liberal arts education at Bowdoin powerful– not just as a student, but in your future career and wherever life takes you.

Find Your Fit: Bowdoin and Williams

Join the admissions offices of Bowdoin College and Williams College to learn a little bit more about their schools and applying via QuestBridge. There will also be time for Q&A featuring current Bowdoin & Williams QB students.

Insights and Advice for Application Writing

Recorded September 2024. Join an admissions officer to learn about the importance of effective writing in college applications, including insights and tips to enhance your self-presentation throughout your application. You’ll have plenty of time to ask questions after the presentation. 

So Your Student is a High School Senior: A Conversation for Parents

Recorded Sept. 2024. Join an admissions officer for a general overview of the admissions process catered toward parents and guardians. Topics covered include researching schools, essay writing, application timelines, financial aid, and ways to support your students throughout the process. There will be time following the presentation for questions.

Student Life at Bowdoin

(Recorded in September 2024) Join an admissions officer and current Bowdoin staff (all of whom are young alumni) for a roundtable discussion on student life. Bring your questions and come ready to learn about residential life, student activities and belonging at Bowdoin.

International Student Application Workshop

Recorded September 2024. Join our international admissions officers to learn more about Bowdoin, the admissions process, and what happens after you submit your application. Bring your questions—no question is too big or too small.