Chances at Wellesley?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Wellesley College
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<p>Asian female
Public high school</p>

<p>SAT I: 710M, 740V, 740W
ACT: 32
GPA: 3.56
Class Rank: Top 17% (unweighted)
Courses: Most rigourous courseload/ 8 AP classes by graduation (maximum amount at my school) - AP English Language, AP English Literature, AP US Government, AP US History, AP Psychology, AP Spanish, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB</p>

<p>Debate Team
-All years
-Treasurer/Sophomore Year
-Vice President/Junior Year
-President/Senior Year (election held)
-Various awards</p>

<p>Mock Trial Club
-3 Years (sophomore, junior, senior)
-Class representative/Sophomore Year
-Vice President/Junior Year
-President/Senior Year (unofficial... but it's pretty much in the bag)
-Various awards</p>

<p>Academic Team
-All years
-Co-Captain/Junior Year
-Co-Captain/Senior Year (probably...)</p>

<p>Gay-Straight Alliance
-3 years (sophomore, junior, senior)
-Treasurer/ Junior Year
-Secretary/Senior Year (election held)</p>

<p>Model UN
-3 years (freshman, sophomore, junior- not planning to participate senior year)
-Historian/ Sophomore Year
- Secretary/ Junior Year</p>

<p>Key Club
- 2 years (freshman, sophomore)
- Class representative/ Freshman and Sophomore Year</p>

<p>SADD Club
- 2 years (freshman, sophomore)
- Active member, although I don't know how to establish that, or if it even matters.</p>

<p>I'll probably major in either Political Science or Pre-Law, and I think I've established my interest in that field of study through my extra-curricular activities. Well, anyway, right now, I'm really interested in Wellesley and I'm entertaining the idea of applying to Wellesley early decision to increase my chances at admission.</p>

<p>Please help me out... Any advice is greatly appreciated!</p>

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<p>Your class rank may hurt. </p>

<p>Don't take this the wrong way...you're a terrific applicant but Amherst gets lots of terrific applicants. The breadth of your EC's may help but even the EC's are "standard," if you know what I mean.</p>

<p>I think you have a reasonable chance...but would have some Safeties as well.</p>

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<p>Compare yourself with the average admitted student of 2002. </p>

<p><a href="http://www.wellesley.edu/Admission/admission/statistics.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.wellesley.edu/Admission/admission/statistics.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Also pay close attention to the snapshot box:</p>

<p>Early Decision Admissions 61%
Early Evaluation 49%</p>

<p>If you can make a commitment, the rates of acceptance become trivial for a selective school. Few selective schools are as generous as Wellesley for early admissions.</p>

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<p>How much do I need to before I become a strong contender?</p>