What are my chances of getting into Wellesley College if I apply for ED in the fall? I’m currently a junior.
UW GPA: 3.93 (including current grades):
Junior year classes:
AP English Language & Comp: A
AP US Government & Politics: A-
Honors Human Geo (I’m taking the AP Exam): A
Honors Economics: A
Honors Precalc: A-
Honors Chemistry: A+
Honors International Relations: A
CP Psychology: A+
CP Debate: A
Drawing: A
CLASS RANK - top 10% for both W and UW GPA
Senior year courseload:
AP Economics (Micro/Macro), AP Chemistry, AP English Lit & Lang, AP Calc AB (no BC at my school), and Honors Physics (no AP class, but I plan on taking the AP Physics 1 and maybe Physics 2 Exam).
I’ve had a general upward trend in my GPA: 3.75 (freshman yr), 3.95 (sophomore yr), 4.00 (junior yr)
Also, our school doesn’t offer AP classes until sophomore year, and the only class we can take is AP US History, which I did take. They’re really anti-AP for some reason.
Also, I took three years (2 CP, 1 honors) of Spanish, and I wanted to focus on social studies this year because that’s what I’m interested in. In college, I either want to take Russian or German, neither of which are offered at my school. Currently, I’m searching the web for a site so I can self-study Russian to get a head start, because Russia in general intrigues me. I could mention that on my application.
Intended major / passion:
Physics & Political Sci (weird combo, eh?)
STANDARDIZED TESTS:
SAT I (2210)
W: 760
R: 700
M: 750
SAT II:
USH: 690
Bio: will take in June, expecting high 700s to 800s
AP Exams:
US History 5
^It was the only one I could take my soph year
Extracurriculars:
Program chair at local summer camp (organizing it): (9,10)
Basketball (9)
Field Hockey (9)
Math Peer Tutoring (community service): (9,10,11,12)
Soccer Ref (paid job): (10)
Link Crew leader (help freshman): (10, 11, 12), leader for 12
Coursera course about astronomy (Duke University, no credit, just putting this on to help portray that I’m passionate about learning): (summer before 11)
School newspaper: (10, 11, 12), editor-in-chief (11, 12)
Student senate (11, 12)
Government club (11, 12)
School’s “news show”: (11, 12), co-founder & stage-director (maybe host senior year? The current host & other founder is a senior…)
Model UN (11, 12)
National Honor Society (11, 12)
Social Studies Honor Society (11, 12)
SUMMER ACTIVITIES:
9th - Program chair of summer camp
11th - Coursera course while helping sick mother recover from cancer
12th - Program at local public university about space science
TEACHER RECS
I have one social studies teacher in mind (I struggled with the classes (I had 2 classes with this teacher, who is notoriously hard) a lot at the beginning of the school year, but around second quarter I began doing very well and ended up getting the highest grade in both of her classes, so she would write a good rec), my chemistry teacher in mind, and maybe the news paper advisor (who was also my Sophomore English teacher, and I excelled in that class too). My councilor is new this year, so it will be eh.
ESSAYS:
I’m making sure my common app essays & Why Wellesley essays emphasize my passion for learning (almost all of my scarce free time is devoted to reading, whether it’s nonfic books or indepth news articles…I love learning and I want to convey that through my essays)
What should I fix? Emphasize? Advice? Chances?
Thanks! Wellesley is my dream college, I love the studious environment and education is the top factor that I consider when choosing colleges. I’m not a party person and often do spend Friday nights reading, studying, or working on things relating to my extracurricular activities.