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Colleges and Universities A-Z Wellesley College
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<p>hey--
i'm applying to wellesley ed to double major in IR/English, and i was wondering if i even have a shot.</p>

<p>School: ultracompetitive, large (4000 students), mostly Asian public school in SoCal</p>

<p>GPA: 3.7
UW: 4.0 (at least on the UC scale)</p>

<p>SAT I:
CR: 800
W: 740
M: 760</p>

<p>SAT IIs:
Biology M: 720
USH: 740
Math IIC: 760</p>

<p>APs:
US History: 5
Calc AB: 5
English Language: 5
Biology: 5
This year: Art History, US Government, Statistics, English Literature</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Speech & Debate Team (9,10,11,12)-Debate VP (12), and state champs last year
Interact (service club) (10,11,12)-President (12)
Amnesty International (10,11,12)-Secretary (10), President (11), VP (12)
GATE Budget Committee (10,11,12)
We the People... The Citizen and the Constitution Team (12)
JV Tennis (9,10,11)
NHS (10,11,12)
CSF (10,11,12)
Scholar Athlete (9,10,11)
RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) (11)
National Merit Semifinalist</p>

<p>thank you sooo much! i really would like to get in, so this would really help.</p>

<p>and i was wondering
1. are the study abroad programs accessible?
2. do most students visit boston, or do they stay on campus most of the time?</p>

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<p>Just to be sure ... have you looked at the requirements for both of your intended majors? IR, including all of the courses that don't technically count toward the major (such as the language requirement) is 16 credits/courses. It is permissible to double-major with IR, but its heavy course load is already the equivalent of two majors. English, at 10 credits, is also a slightly larger-than-average major. That's 26 credits. You need 32 credits to graduate, so you wouldn't have very many chances to squeeze in any non-major-related distribution requirements, and you definitely won't have many opportunities to take some electives. Any AP credits will count toward the degree, but not toward your major and distribution requirements. I don't doubt that it's manageable or that you would thrive in the majors, but make sure you do some research on the expectations of both majors and the distribution requirements within the context of graduation requirements. </p>

<p>At the very least, your application should reflect an understanding that you're tentatively planning on an extremely tight course load. </p>

<p>To answer your last questions:</p>

<p>1) Study-abroad is a popular option. The Wellesley-sponsored programs are well-maintained, and there are plenty of other opportunities to be had with outside programs. The Study Abroad Office keeps a list of approved programs, and you can petition to have a program added to that list. To go abroad, you have to fill out some paperwork declaring that your distribution requirements are either completed or very close to it and that your major advisor has okayed the absence. Additionally, your class dean will need to take a look at everything to make sure you will graduate on time. (It's actually a relatively painless process, so long as you file everything on time.)</p>

<p>2) There's no hard-and-fast rule on how many students go into Boston on a regular basis. The buses are always full on the weekends, if that's any indication :) Some people go in, some people don't. No matter what you feel like doing, you'll have ample company if you want it. The buses are quieter (and free) during the week. </p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>

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<p>im pretty sure you are getting in... i had about the same stats as you and from a sort of competitive high school in southern cali too.</p>

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<p>I don't want to say anything for sure, but it looks like you'd get accepted.</p>