<p>For applicants who were admitted/denied to Wellesley:
Which part of your application do you feel helped/hurt your chances for Wellesley? What advice do you give to those applying to Wellesley this September 2006?</p>
<p>and if you feel like it please put: GPA, ACT, and SAT score(s)</p>
<p>I was admitted, and am going to be a member of Wellesley '10.</p>
<p>My GPA: 3.72 unweighted. Low yes..but I ended up being top 15% somehow in a class of around 100. I go to a public magnet that's very rigorous, so that might have accounted for it.
SAT: 2230 => 790 Math, 740 Verbal, 700 Writing
ACT: 34 </p>
<p>The part that definitely helped was the supplement. The "Why Wellesley" question isn't something that you can just copy and paste from your other apps. I even approached my World Lit II professor at school to help me with the essay. Through revisions, peer reviews, and more teacher reviews, I ended up with two paragraphs that succinctly detailed why I thought I would be good for Wellesley (and a bit of why Wellesley was good for me). </p>
<p>Advice wise, spend time on your essays and get teachers that know you well to write good recs for you. I'm sure the interview counts for less than some of the other components of the application, but I talked for over a hour and a half at mine with an alumni who was in the same class as Madeleine Albright (and told me stories of their alumni lunches/breakfasts with her at the White House, touring her loft in NYC, etc). It was definitely the best interview out of the ones I did this year, so it may have counted towards my acceptance. Make a best impression when you have yours. </p>
<p>I'd like to give you some advice that's not Wellesley-specific. Start your applications early and if you're applying to more than 10 schools (which I'm sure many of Class of '07 are doing) make sure your prioritize deadlines, etc. It's great to get into a school on your top 3 list, or one that's even your top 1, but realize that in the end, YOU make your college experience, not the college. </p>
<p>Best of Luck!</p>
<p>I was admitted, and will be attending next year as well.</p>
<p>GPA: 101.2 weighted (my school is big into grade inflation)
Rank: 1/80 (and we're also tiny)
SAT: 800 WR, 800 CR, 700 M
SAT II's: 780 US Hist, 760 Bio, 760 Lit
I also founded a few clubs, am big into music and theatre, etc.</p>
<p>I think the essays make a really big difference. I worked quite hard to make mine be both sincere and unique. Recommendations also are a big part of your application. Make sure you pick the teachers who know you best, not just the ones who are giving you the best grade.</p>
<p>Also, smaller schools count on the interview much more than bigger schools do--be prepared. Also, visit, visit, visit! I cannot stress how important this is. There are so many schools that I thought I'd love but ended up not applying to just based on the visit (Harvard, Amherst, etc.)</p>
<p>did either of you apply early action or early decision?
I really want to go there but I don't know if I would actually get in. I hope so though...</p>
<p>I applied regular decision(not early evaluation) and misspelled Wellesley on one of my essays. Heh... Righhht. </p>
<p>My test scores were definitely not perfect - 2100 SAT(took once) and 600's on my subject SATs. I had a pretty strong GPA in an uber competitive school--3.8something u.w., and my teacher recs were pretty good.</p>
<p>I think my extracurriculars were what helped me the most. Captain of a team sport and many state awards for violin. I'm from Texas, and I'm Asian.. Not sure if that has to do with anything, but Wellesley does pride itself for being diverse. Hope that helps.</p>
<p>As long as you think Wellesley is a fit, if you apply with good recs and nice EC's, I think it's very possible to get in.</p>
<p>I had a very low gpa (3.4 ish, I think?) at a very competitive private school. My SAT was 800 CR, 710 WR, 650 M; my SATII's were 700 French, 680 History, 750 Lit; I have 2 5's on APUSH and AP Lit. I didn't have any sports and very few ECs. I did, however, have very strong essays (I write very well) and very good recs. I gave a very, very specific essay about why I wanted to go to Wellesley--that probably helped a lot.</p>
<p>Well...i just read all of your amazing sat scores and class ranks...and i don't know why i would tell you mine! but here they are, to give hope to those with the not greatest test scores!</p>
<p>SAT 1820 (taken in grade 11)
Subjects 760 for French, 760 for Eng Lit</p>
<p>I was top 8.5% in grade 11, and top 12% or so in grade 12 (for first term....better this term)</p>
<p>i applied ED got deferred, and when i asked what improvements they wanted to see, they said school marks...so...i improved them. 93% average this term. </p>
<p>I'd say for sure the Why Wellesley and the essay were the most important factors. Plus...my parents and I have bugged them for the past 8 months! </p>
<p>They probably just admitted me because we were annoying them! Ah well.</p>
<p>so yes...i think any things that you do that are a little unusual is a good thing. I'm a softball player, hoping to play on the team, and I've been in french immersion all my school career (meaning im fluent..almost) because one of Canada's official languages is French!</p>
<p>GPA: 4.29 (W) or 3.9 (UW)
Rank: 11/688
SAT: 770 WR, 710 V, 700 M
SAT II's: 670 US, 720 LIT</p>
<p>I know my ECs were very strong and I had strong recs as well. I submitted a supplement rec from a professor I studied with over the summer which I know definitely boosted my app. My essays were solid. I worked on them with my speech coach who also happened to be an english teacher... I think the important thing to remember is just to be genuine. </p>
<p>I applied EE and got a likely. I never did an interview because I didn't find out about them until it was too late... Oops.</p>
<p>oo. so does wellesley look at the app from cover to cover? because i know that UCs dont.</p>
<p>I'm sure Wellesley looked at the app cover to cover two or three times...smaller schools usually do so.</p>
<p>hmm... i dont know about the application...but the interview definitely helped me...DEFINITELY SET UP AN INTERVIEW... offcam/oncampus...doesnt matter much. </p>
<p>good luck ;)</p>
<p>When an admin officer from Wellesley visited my school, I met her and asked her bizillion questions. Because there were only two students who showed up to the informational meeting, I guess the admin officer remembered me! When the admin officer called me to tell me that I got into Wellesley, she said, "oh yes! I remembered you when I read your application!"</p>
<p>Soooo! Get to know those powerful women in the admin office : )</p>
<p>I'm sure an interview would help, but I woudn't freak out about it...if you think you can write a strong essay/case for why you like Wellesley, you might not even need one. I saw the campus once last year, didn't meet any of the Big Scary People from the admin office, or even get their mailing stuff. I never had an interview, but I was fine. I think it depends a lot on what your strengths are--I thought that I could present myself well enough within my paper application, and it worked out. If you think that they would have a much more complete view of you with an interview, go ahead and schedule them. I did one interview in this entire process, and it was actually a lot of fun : )</p>
<p>i'm also intimidated by the amazingness of all the people who posted their stats.</p>
<p>i had a 4.318 W GPA (don't know what my first semester senior grades did to that, but with almost all A's except for a B in AP Physics, I'm sure it helped!), but other than that I was a pretty poor applicant
SATs (I HATED THEM!!!): 780 W 690 M 650 V
AP Cac AB-4, AP US- 3
my essays were ...ehhhhhh... but my "why Wellesley" essay was pretty good, I'll say. I put a lot of research into that! And I also had a TON of extracurriculars, so... yeah. </p>
<p>So my advice: tons of extracurriculars and a why wellesley essay that kicks @$$ will hopefully help them gloss over any lower points (like my sat scores)</p>
<p>Accepted Regular Decision</p>
<p>GPA: 4.63 weighted
Rank: 23/425 (top 4%)
ACT: 34
BC Calc: 5 US Hist: 5
Extracurriculars: captan of golf team, soccer, band, etc
Asian female going into science (I don't know how much of a push that is in a liberal arts school)</p>
<p>In all honesty I wrote all of my college essays on January 1st (7 college apps total that day), so I doubt there quality. What I think got me in were my recs and my interview. I did an off-campus alumni interview and the entire time she was like "o my god, you are just like I was at your age." Plus, it was at that point I totally fell in love with Wellesley. In addition to my teacher recs I sent in a rec my golf coach wrote for me. What she told me about it totally kicked ass. </p>
<p>What I say is that this is just college. Relax and be yourself. If you really find Wellesley to be a good fit it will show in your "Why Wellesley" essay. My 2 paragraphs ended up being about 8 paragraphs worth of material stuffed together without indentations.</p>
<p>"Likely" letter from Early Evaluation (basically an early admit)</p>
<p>SAT: 730 M, 740 V, 790 W (2260 composite)
SAT II: 750 Molecular Biology, 750 US History, 740 Math IIC, 730 Math IC
GPA: 4.0 unweighted; 4.85 weighted (all Honors and AP classes)
Rank: 6/488 (top 2%)
AP US History - 5; AP Calc AB - 4, AP French Language - 4
Extracurriculars - President of French Club, President of Multicultural Club, Associate Editor of school newspaper (involvement for three years), Interact Club, Piano (12 years), gallery educator at local science museum (2 years), volunteer at nursing home (3 years), etc.</p>
<p>I actually missed the deadline for scheduling an interview with a Wellesley alumna and thus wrote the admissions office in panic asking for someone to talk to, just to ask questions, not an OFFICIAL interview or anything...I wanted to get to talk to a graduate first-hand to see if I really wanted an all women's experience. The "interview" was awesome, but I'm not sure how much of a bearing it made on my acceptance.</p>
<p>I spent a really long time on my Why Wellesley essay and ended up writing way too much. It took me a long time to squeeze all of my reasons into TWO succint paragraphs...I tell ya, that's the hardest part. Anyways, I started with a slightly unconventional beginning and really stated reasons why I thought Wellesley was such a great ACADEMIC institution and why I thought I would blossom. I also brought the all women's factor in and made that work as well.</p>
<p>My advice is to start the Why Wellesley essay early because you may have too many reasons why you'd like to attend that it ends up being rambling and non-coherent. You want to have a very succint argument. Hope that helps!</p>
<p>SAT: 2070 combined
SAT II: Molecular Biology - 700, Literature - 710
GPA: 4.3
APs (so far): US History - 4, Biology - 4, English Language and Composition - 5</p>
<p>Although my grades and SATs are decent, they certainly wouldn't guarantee me admission at schools like Wellesley. However, I found that Wellesley is one of the few schools that REALLY takes into account how you define yourself outside of the classroom. I'm editor of the school newspaper, president of Interact, president of the Math Club, VP of Renaissance, etc., I work for my Congressman 4 hours a week and write for my local newspaper. I think they like to see leadership roles, involvement in the community, and passion for whatever it is you do. I would encourage anyone to stress their school/community activities, especially since Wellesley wants to fill their school with outgoing and dynamic women. </p>
<p>I want to major in Political Science and eventually have some sort of career in politics someday, so in my "Why Wellesley?" essay I stressed the importance a women's college education would have in a male-dominated field. </p>
<p>Also, I never had an interview. I applied to quite a few schools, and I knew if I interviewed for every single one of them I would just go crazy, so I only did those that were required.</p>
<p>Faelivren, I applied Regular Decision {I was initially planning to apply EE, but I didn't want to half-ass my essays just to make it in on time, and I'm glad I chose to go Regular with a better essay}. Also, when Wellesley reps visited my school, I didn't get a chance to meet them or attend the meeting -__-;;...</p>
<p>SAT: 1410
SAT II : chem 670, eng 730, us his 760
rank: 6 / 300
w gpa: 4.73
EC: deeply involved in Irish dance (and other dance forms), theater, fine arts, and community service
EE possible, admitted regular
Like almost everyone has said I think admissions at Wellesley is based more on the package you present and how memorable and meaningful you make it. I missed the cut off date for interviews so i didn't have one. But when my rep came to visit my school there were only two people, so it was basically an interview with my admissions counselor so that was nice. Make sure you call admissions and ask for the counselor in your area, try to meet this person and keep in contact with them. I think both of my application essays were very memorable, along with a decent why wellesley. On my admissions letter my admissions counselor had the dean of admissions write a special note about one of my essays. Then she called me once I was admitted, she even sent me a personal note encouraging me to call her specifically. There's no one way to get admitted, but the best way is to showcase what you really like to do best.</p>
<p>this will seem ridiculous, but, um, irishdancer--do you have longish red hair and did you recently return from Wellesley prospie-ing?</p>