Chance me? Wesleyan EDII? (And others)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>White / Middle Eastern female from MA, go to a top prep school.</p>

<p>Applied:
Wesleyan ED II
Barnard
Brown
Columbia
Emerson
Harvard (3 generation legacy)
NYU (Gallatin)
Occidental
RISD
SMFA
USC (Arts & Sciences AND Roski, the art school)
Tufts
UVM</p>

<p>GPA: 3.29 (upwards trend—it's 3.5 first semester this yr)
ACT: 29 (took it for the only time in September, was concussed all last 2nd semester)
SAT II: 730 on Lit
AP: AP Lit (4), APUSH (4)
(I wasn't enrolled in respective AP classes, though, because school doesn't offer them and not a huge selection of other AP classes)
CommonApp essay: very unique and stand-out, in a good way. Reveals I'm a city person—is that bad for Wes?
Interviews: only Wes, Tufts, Brown. All went amazingly. Tufts & Brown interviews went on 1.5 hours.
Recs: English, French, Calc (just submitted), Photo (to go along with arts supplement). All very strong, English/French probably reveal I'm well-read, esp. in the philosophy realm, and hyper-creative.
Supplemental: Photography portfolio (stands out a lot), national gold medal personal essay (again, stands out a lot)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
STAGE MANAGER (leadership position, 3 years, huge time commitment)
EDITOR/WRITER FOR LIT MAGAZINE (2 years)
EDITOR/WRITER FOR POLITICAL MAGAZINE (2 years)
PIANO (12 years)
PHOTOGRAPHY (4 years, gold key in Scholastic Art & Writing, photograph for school newspaper, have a bit of my own business: take headshots, photograph weddings, take senior portraits, etc.)</p>

<p>and others, basically all in the arts/writing realm (I'm very lopsided) as well as some windsurfing & softball.</p>

<p>Academic programs/classes during the summer.</p>

<p>Hooks: <em>very</em> good photography portfolio, attached national gold medal-winning personal essay in common app. First of 4 kids (all older) to go to college, if that counts for anything.</p>

<p>So far:
Deferred Harvard EA (with no real desire to go but an awesome supplemental essay + some legacy)
Accepted SCAD (rolling) (with a 7k academic achievement scholarship)</p>

<p>I'm mostly curious for Wes EDII, but also generally curious where I'll end up if it doesn't work out. I've also demonstrated a lot of interest for Wes—I've been there 3 times, and met my area's admissions rep on two separate occasions. </p>

<p>Also, according to Naviance, Wesleyan accepts 75% of ED applicants from my school. I'm on the lower end of the spectrum, especially for my ACT score and especially considering lots of these kids who average with the rest are sports recruits, but still.</p>

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<p>I think your GPA and ACT are probably too low for Wesleyan, even early decision. But good luck!</p>

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<p>Honestly? You’re shooting far too high. Sure, you’ll have an advantage being an art major, but I don’t think it’s the kind of advantage that athletes get. Match for UVM. The only other schools I see you potentially having an <em>okay</em> shot at are Emerson, RISD, SMFA, and USC – and for USC, the only way you have ANY chance is if your photography is really as good as you say it is. USC and Wesleyan are your reaches that you’d be praying for, HARD. Columbia, Brown, Harvard, etc are your MEGA MEGA reaches that you shouldn’t even have bothered applying to.</p>

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<p>Harvard, Wesleyan, NYU, Brown, Barnard, Columbia, USC, and Tufts are all reaches.
The rest are matches.</p>

<p>Comment on my thread please?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1459023-mcgill-university-montreal-canada-university-miami.html#post15463639[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1459023-mcgill-university-montreal-canada-university-miami.html#post15463639&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>reaches: Harvard, Wesleyan, NYU, Brown, Barnard, Columbia, USC, and Tufts
Match: the rest
Get your GPA and test scores up,and also work super hard.
good luck!</p>