chances please?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Wellesley College
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<p>Hi! Wellesley is my dream school and I'd love to attend but I really would like to know my chances. (I can't apply ED because it is too expensive if I get in and don't get financial aid).
Grade: Junior
Race: Caucasian
Age: 17
SAT I: 1920 (I'm taking it again in May to hopefully bring it up to 2000 at least!)
SAT II: US History: 740 (Taking World History in June)
GPA: 3.5
Past AP's: US History (5)
Current AP's: World History, Psychology (self study)</p>

<p>Senior Course load for next year:
AP Euro
AP Government
AP Lit
College Trigenometry
Honors Theatre
Childhood Growth and Dvlpmnt</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:</p>

<p>WORK:
-Part-time job at a Pharmacy
-Umpire for a Baseball/Softball Field</p>

<p>CLUBS (leadership in parentheses)
-Theatre Company (10'-14')
-Thespian Board (Historian 12'-13')
-Student Council
-(Historian 11'-12')
-(Faculty Relations 12'-13')
-Jewish Student Union (President & Founder 12'-14')
-School Newspaper (11'-14')
-USY Youth Group (08-12')
-NCSY Youth Group (12'-14')
-Junior Varsity Softball (11'-12')
-Recreational Softball (02'-11')</p>

<p>Community Service/Honors Societies:
- NHS
- French Honors Society
- International Thespian Honors Society
- B.R.I.D.G.E.S
- school community service club
- NHS tutor
- mentor program</p>

<p>Awards:
-Best Features Article (newspaper)
- Honorable Mention Best Features Article (newspaper)
- Superior Dramatic Monologue (theatre)</p>

<p>I love everything about Wellesley and would love to attend. Do I have a chance against girls with 4.0's and 2250's?</p>

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<p>Is that GPA weighted or unweighted? Either way, I certainly think you have a shot, especially given your involvement in your school and community. Do as well as you can on your upcoming AP tests and your first semester senior classes. It seems like Wellesley emphasizes letters of recommendation and the application essays, so it’s really important to make sure that you don’t leave those for the last minute. Also, be sure to schedule an interview–the deadline for that falls well before the deadline for the rest of the application!</p>

<p>I’d encourage you to look through the Early Evaluation results thread, since that might also give you an idea of what the college is looking for. And of course, please feel free to contact me with any additional questions. I’m currently a senior at Wellesley, and I volunteer with the admissions office.</p>

<p>EDIT: Also, applying Early Evaluation is non-binding (unlike Early Decision), and those applicants tend to have higher rates of acceptance. That application is usually due on January 1st.</p>

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<p>3.5 is unweighted, 4.77 is weighted. I am super interested in the school as my top choice, so Early Evaluation is probably what I am going to do. Thanks so much!!</p>