Chance for RD?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Wellesley College
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<p>Hi everyone! I'm a senior in HS and trying to apply to some east coast LACs but
I really would like to major in biochemistry at Wellesley ;)</p>

<p>Here are my stats. I would like to know my chances of getting in.</p>

<p>GPA Grade 9-11: 3.2, 3.2, 4.0 (w) 3.5 overall</p>

<p>Percentile: HS doesn't rank, but I'm at the top 50% because of my grade 9 and 10 GPA.</p>

<p>HS is highly competitive. Top 10 HS in state and 8 people who applied to Princeton were accepted last year.</p>

<p>SAT I: 2240 reading: 750 math: 750 writing: 740</p>

<p>SAT II: US History: 740 Physics: 720
I plan on taking the Math II SAT II in November.</p>

<p>Current courses for senior year:
AP Statistics
Honors English
AP Physics B
Calculus
AP European History</p>

<p>More than 75% of my classes were honors or AP.</p>

<p>APs:
AP Statistics
AP Physics B
AP European History
AP US History (5)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/Clubs:
Fencing team for 1 year
French honor society for 2 years
Library volunteer for 3 years
HS wind symphony for 3 years
HS pit orchestra for 1 year
Local and state symphony orchestras (total of 4 including regions and area band) for 4 years
Internship at biochem lab last summer and was listed as equally contributing second author on a published paper</p>

<p>I play the Bb clarinet primarily but I also learned violin and played in the HS orchestra for 1 year.</p>

<p>Awards:
NMSQT Runner-up (PSAT/national merit competition)</p>

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<p>Additional Info: I'm asian and live in NJ.</p>

<p>I'm getting letters of recommendation from my science research teacher, my english teacher, my guidance counselor, and my mentor during my summer internship.</p>

<p>I'm also entering various science competitions through out the year like Siemens, Intel, ISEF, etc.</p>

<p>My weakness is obviously my GPA but my GPA for junior year was a 4.0 so there was a upward trend.</p>

<p>Does anyone recommend taking the AP Calc AB test? I'm thinking about self-studying for it.</p>

<p>Also, my mentor from my summer internship offered me another summer to work in his lab. Could I possibly get credit from Wellesley and would it be worth it? I'm thinking no, but what are your opinions?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Your GPA is obviously your weakness, as you have good SAT scores and your ECs are pretty strong. The published paper and research is a definite plus!! I would definitely continue working in the lab for another summer – even if Wellesley does not give you credit (which unless you’re getting some type of college credit from it already, they probably won’t give you anything). That’s a great experience which can help you get more involved in labs in college. </p>

<p>I would recommend taking AP Calc BC. Most people come in with at least basic calculus, and you’ll need that equivalent for most/all science courses. </p>

<p>You probably have a decent shot, but I can’t really say. The GPA is pretty low in general, though an upward trend definitely helps. Is there a reason for your freshman/sophomore year grades? Perhaps something you could explain in an essay?</p>

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<p>Thanks for your input welles10. Yea, my GPA is depressing. There’s really no good reason for it. I just overloaded on challenging classes freshman and sophmore year and never studied. I was immature and it didn’t hit me until junior year how to study for my classes. That and I was addicted to video games. I don’t know how to explain that to admissions, but I’m applying anyways.</p>

<p>I’m still rethinking the lab internship though, since the lab is a four hour commute. But then again, I really enjoyed it last summer and I have nothing better to do. Who knows?</p>

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<p>for an asian, you need to do better.</p>

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<p>IMO I did pretty good (besides GPA). Also, my bad, 8 people from HS were accepted to Cornell this year, not Princeton (but several went there too).</p>

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<p>even despite the gpa, i’d say you have pretty good chances. it wouldn’t hurt if you could do an interview of course, but i think as of right now, if your essays & recs are pretty good, i’d say you have a good chance of getting into wellesley. good luck!</p>