Chance me please! Thanks a lot :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Wellesley College
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School type: private, all-girls
Location: Ohio
Ethnicity: China; immigrant
Gender: Female
Prospective Major: applied math and economics
Class rank: N/A
Cumulative GPA: 4.35 weighted

Standardized testing:
SAT: 1490. Reading and Writing: 690. Math: 800. (first sitting)
SATII: US history 740; Math level 2: 800
PSAT: 1400. Index:212
AP: sophomore yr- environmental science (4), european history (4),
junior yr- apush (5), calc bc (5), lang (4)

Senior year Workload:

  • AP Lit
  • AP Stats
  • AP Spanish
  • AP Bio
  • Honors Economics
  • Multi-variable calculus

Course load in past years:
9th grade (mostly A+):

  • Biology
  • Chemistry Honors
  • English 1
  • Algebra 2 Honors
  • Ancient Civilization
  • Spanish 2

10th grade

  • AP euro (A)
  • AP environmental (A+)
  • Pre-calc BC Honors (got A- on one semester, A on the other)
  • Spanish 3 Honors (A)
  • English 2 Honors (A)

11th grade

  • Apush (A)
  • AP Calc BC (got A- on one semester, A on the other)
  • AP lang (A)
  • Spanish 4 Honors (A+）
  • Physics Honors （A）

ECs

  • Fluent of 3 languages: Mandarin, Cantonese, English. Taken 4 years of Spanish and taking AP next yr.
  • science research (population study) at university for three years (about 900 hours of commitment)
  • tutored at middle school for three years. Once a week for a season every year.
  • speech and debate for 2 years.
  • wrote for online school magazine for two years.
  • various school programs: business program, leadership program, writing program.

Honors:

  • Should be commended student for PSAT
  • AP scholar with distinction
  • Ohio Academy of Science journal publication
  • Arizona State University Sustainability award
  • presented my research at various universities
  • Scholastics Writing (Memoir) Honorable Mention

Extras:

  • First-generation college student
  • got rejected from Wellesley fly in program (Not sure why, but maybe because I visited already)

Also, I am wondering if the rejection from fly-in will affect my actual application?

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With those scores and GPA, not even counting your first-gen status, I think Wellesley is a Target for you. Good luck!

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The students flown in for Discover Wellesley Weekend tend to be people from low-income backgrounds who probably wouldn’t have the opportunity to visit the school otherwise. Since you’ve already been to the school, that might explain why they didn’t choose you. I don’t think it’s a reflection of your application strength. Don’t worry about it. :slight_smile:

Anyway, your stats look awesome! Just keep up the good work, spend time perfecting your application essays, and don’t forget to request an interview before the deadline passes. Good luck!

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I agree you look like a great candidate for Wellesley. Regarding the fly-in program if you live in a high-income zip code that would have an impact as well. However, applying for the fly-in program shows you are interested in the school and that matters a lot.

5

There are a lot of really talented women who apply to Wellesley, you should fit right in. Write a killer essay – best of luck!

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It’s been a while, but I just want to say thank you for all the encouragements! My love for Wellesley is unchanged, and will definitely put my best efforts into the application!

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As a first-gen student at Wells, we would LOVE to have you! You’ve got this. :slight_smile:

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Thank you all again for the encouragements; it really meant a lot to me during the college process! I am accepted into Wellesley, and can’t wait to spend my next four year there!!