Bowdoin Experience

You got in! Now experience Bowdoin for yourself. Attend our all-expense-paid program for a select and diverse group of admitted students. Bowdoin Experience overlaps with our Open House, giving you the opportunity to meet your potential classmates.

Thursday, April 16 through Saturday, April 18, 2020

While on campus, experience many of the academic opportunities and social activities that our students enjoy. Meet current students and faculty, sit in on classes, sample our wonderful food, and learn more about life at Bowdoin. You will see that academic excellence, leadership, creativity, and character are hallmarks of a Bowdoin education. Many of our current students who attended Bowdoin Experience found their visit incredibly helpful in their decision to enroll here—we hope you will join us to see what this dynamic college community can offer to you.

To attend the Bowdoin Experience, you must login to your Application Portal to complete the registration form by Monday, April 6, 2020, 5 pm Eastern time.

Meals and Lodging

You will stay in one of our dorms and will be paired with a student host for the program. All participants are expected to bring a sleeping bag, and you will be given a meal card that provides access to our dining hall for all meals during your stay.

Travel Details

You'll arrive on campus on Thursday and depart on Saturday. As part of the Experience program, Bowdoin will provide you with air travel from the major airport closest to your home at no cost to you. For those students in the New England area, we will provide transportation by bus or train.

We will use our discretion on airline and travel times that best meet the needs of the program. If you reside on the West Coast (AK, AZ, CA, HI, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA), you will be asked to travel on an overnight flight departing on Wednesday, April 10th, to ensure your arrival at a reasonable time on Thursday.

All travel purchases made by Bowdoin are non-refundable. Once we have finalized your travel, any requested changes will come at an additional cost, imposed by the airline, that you and your family will be responsible for covering. Please ensure that you will be able to attend the program before completing the registration process. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us prior to registering.”

Questions?

If you have questions about the program or travel arrangements, please contact Jackie Su, Senior Assistant Dean of Admissions, at 207-721-5042 or Kyra Green, Assistant Dean of Admissions, at 207-725-3224. You may also reach us via email at experience@bowdoin.edu .

Program Preview

President’s Welcome
Open Forum with the Deans of Academic and Student Affairs
Financial Aid and Student Employment Information Session
The First-Year Academic Experience Panel
Beyond Bowdoin: Career Planning, Fellowships, Research, and Off-Campus Study
McKeen Center for the Common Good Reception
Transition to Bowdoin Panel
And much more including classes and student events!

A complete schedule will be mailed to admitted students.

The Bowdoin Open House Mobile Guide will be available soon.