Chance me for Wellesley ED?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Wellesley College
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Weighted GPA: 4.4 (highest is a 4.7, I believe?)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top Decile
AP: AP Euro (3- really bad teacher) APUSH (4) AP Chem (2) <-- this score doesn’t show up on my transcript
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Comp, AP Spanish, AP Physics Mechanics, AP Gov (1st semester), AP Psych (2nd semester), A Capella Treble Choir Honors
Major Awards: National Spanish Exam (Honorable Mention), Smith Book Award
ACT: 29 (32 english, 33 reading, 25 science, 26 math)

Planned Major: Biochemistry?
Extracurriculars: Singing Angels (ranked #2 in my section), Treble Choir (Librarian), Project Autism Awareness (Founder), Women’s Ensemble, Piano lessons at a conservatory, family bee business (Business Manager)
Job/Work Experience: Zilch
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at a Hospice (100+ hours).
Summer Activities: Political internship, Iraqi exchange program, shadowed doctors
Essays: I’m writing my common app essay about living with my severely autistic sister, expect it to be really strong. Still working on my Wellesley essay, but it’s about science equipment and the little drummer boy
Teacher Recommendation: English teacher has known me since I moved to my current state; thinks I work hard. Spanish teacher thinks I’m bright, so hopefully this is good too.
Counselor Rec: My counselor really likes me, so I expect this to be good as well.
Additional Rec: I expect something AMAZING! From my choir director, who’s known me for 10 years.
Interview: Haven’t had it yet…

Other

State: OH
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ?
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None :frowning:

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Average GPA to get into Wellesley is really close to mine compared to other people who got accepted from my school, but ACT score is 32+, which is what I’m worried about…

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I spoke with an admissions counselor a few weeks ago and she told me that a lower ACT/SAT score isn’t the worst thing in the world. A 29 isn’t the worst thing to have, you could still get in if you worked hard, but I would try to raise it 2-3 points. Just in my opinion.

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The average ACT score for the class of 2019 was 31, which isn’t that far from what you got (and that’s the average anyway, not the low). I really wouldn’t stress too much about your test score. If you have time to take the ACT again and raise your score a couple of points, go ahead, but it’s probably fine either way.