With the understanding that this is all completely subjective, I’m still super curious as to what the internet has to say. I’m applying ED1 to Wellesley for the class of 2023. Here is some info about me:
Education: large public high school
GPA: 4.0 (unweighted)
ACT: 32
Subject Tests: Spanish- 700, Lit- 750
Class Rank: Likely a top 10 ten student, but my school doesn’t report rank.
Essay Strength- Medium/High (imo)
Awards & Notable Recommendations:
Letter of commendation for national merit scholarship program
Model UN award (see below)
Recs from 2 Wellesley alumna- family friend and my state’s admissions coordinator for wellesley
Extracurriculars:
President- Model UN (Won award for best position paper in statewide conference)
Head Editor- Arts Magazine Publication (in high school)
Trombonist- High school’s best jazz band (of 4), top-rated in the nation. Also section leader in marching band and wind ensemble player.
Internship- research opportunity over the summer.
Tutor- school’s spanish dept.
Lacrosse player- varsity team (9th & 10th grade)
National Honor Society- 11th & 12th grade
I visited the campus last year and fell in love with it- lmk what you all think!