CHANCE ME for Wellesley College

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Hello! I am planning on applying to Wellesley College and I want to know if I have chance of getting in.

I want to work in sustainability/ethics project management. I would major in econ and minor in environmental studies. I plan to go to grad school for sustainable development.

Here are some facts about me:
-I am a rising senior from South Carolina
-first-generation American, my parents are Colombian, I speak Spanish fluently
-Middle income

  • 3.966/4 gpa
  • top 10% of my class
    -part of an early college program (I will have about 36 college credits done by the end of high school, because I took real college classes rather than AP) at the local community college, plus I am part of the college’s Honors Program, Phi Theta Kappa, and I have on their Dean’s list for 4 consecutive semesters
    -2 internships at the local Democratic party
    -required to do 50 service hours per year (though I will end up with much more than that)
    -teacher’s assistant in art class
    -attended Girls State program for American Legion
    -President of the Academic Team: which I revamped because past leadership was terrible
    -Founder and Leader of high school’s recycling initiative, I was awarded a grant to do this
    -Red Cross Club member
    -I’m hoping to join National Honors Society this upcoming year< missed the deadline last school year due to a 12-page paper for a college class >.<
    -regular volunteer at local arts center
    -recipient of Ronald Reagan Student Leader Award and another award from the Jefferson Foundation

I’d like some feedback in regards to my getting into Wellesley. Thanks so much!

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You have strong extracurriculars and a great GPA, so I’d say you have a good chance! Have you taken the SAT or ACT yet?

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@csgirl1 I have. I got a 1360 on SAT and 30 on ACT.

I just retook the SAT and I’m waiting on those scores.

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With your interests you should look at Oberlin. Wellesey is tough for anyone and its hard to predict.

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@klbmom18 Okay, thank you so much!

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I think you have a real shot, because your EC’s and grades are great, and being a first generation student will help. You are smart enough to realize that your test scores are not outstanding for Wellesley, so good for you for taking them again.

What other schools are on your list?

WIth your GPA and EC’s, you might be able to get significant merit aid at a number of other great schools - and Wellesley only gives need-based aid. When you say “middle income” - that can mean a lot of different things - here at CC, a lot of students/families claim to be middle income but then complain that they won’t get any need-based aid. Have you run the NPC for Wellesley and other schools - or does that not matter?

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@3puppies I did run the NPC. I would get everything but 11,000 a year. It would go down a little with a loan and a work-study program.

I have a couple of other need-based schools on my list: Vassar, Case Western, Bryn Mawr, Boston C, and URichmond

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I think you have a good shot. Make sure you request an interview and spend time perfecting your essays. If you’d like to apply to schools with merit aid that are similar to Wellesley, check out Mount Holyoke. Good luck!