Bowdoin: Fly In Program

We hope you are having a great spring! We are thrilled that applications to our annual Explore Bowdoin fly-in programs are now open.

Explore Bowdoin is an all-expenses paid college visit program for high-achieving low-income and/or first-generation high school seniors.

About Explore Bowdoin

Students in our Explore Bowdoin program will meet with current students, gain support and confidence in the college admissions process, and experience the coast of Maine. Attendees will also have an admissions interview and meet individually with our student aid counselors while on campus.

Bowdoin handles all of the logistics and covers the cost of the program, including transportation to/from campus, lodging, and meals for the duration of the student's trip. 

Explore Bowdoin 1: September 19-21, 2024

Explore Bowdoin 2: October 24-26, 2024

Deadline to apply: August 14

Learn more at a virtual information session.

Encourage your students to learn more at an Explore Bowdoin information session. The 15-minute presentation will be followed by a live Q&A. Counselors, teachers, students and their families are all welcome to attend.

Tuesday, May 14; 7-7:30 p.m. EDT and Tuesday, July 16; 7-7:30 p.m. EDT

Bowdoin welcomes students of all backgrounds.

• 21% of our first-year students are the first in their families to attend college

• 42% identify as US students of color

• We welcome students from every corner of the United States—regardless of citizenship status—with California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, New York, Texas, and Washington among our heavily represented states.

• Bowdoin is need blind in our admissions process and we meet 100 percent of demonstrated need with no-loan financial aid packages. We waive our application fee for any student applying for financial aid or who will be the first in their family to attend college.
  

We look forward to collaborating with you this year, and to welcoming your students to campus to experience the opportunities that await them at Bowdoin. If you have any questions about the program, please feel free to contact us at 207-725-3100 or via email at explore@bowdoin.edu. 

Sincerely,

Kate Featherston '15

Associate Dean of Admissions