chance me! wellesley EE 2024

hi! wellesley’s my dream school and i recently applied early evaluation. if anyone could, please chance me!

ACADEMICS/ STATS

  • biracial female (european and mexican)
  • 29 ACT
  • 4.55 cumulative GPA, 4.0 unweighted
  • steady growth in AP load (1 sophomore year, 3 junior year, 6 senior year)
  • class rank: 6/133
  • from southern california private college prep school

EXTRACURRICULARS/ LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

  • president of house program (created monthly lesson plans to bring light to real-world issues, ie. climate change, me too movement). 3 years.
  • co-director of president’s ambassadors program, (a student leadership program that works to give tours of the school and represent the school in events and community). 3 years.
  • student leader in school’s jazz band (played piano/first marimba/vibes in jazz band). 4 years.
  • campus ministry (volunteer class that did various service in the community ie. senior center visits, community meals) 2 years.
  • stage manager of theatre program (managed three shows with program, worked lighting for two shows) 1.5 years.

OTHER

  • i did an alumna interview and feel that i did really well, but my interviewer was late and seemed ill-prepared so im not sure how much she’ll help me in the long run
  • very strong letters of rec from band director and APES/APUSH teacher

Your ACT score is weak, and your ECs are on the weaker side, but your status as an URM and your strong letters of rec will help you out, since Wellesley’s a school that genuinely seems to have holistic admissions. Don’t know whether it’ll make up for the ACT score completely, so I’d say reach to high reach. Good luck!