...chances...pretty please?!!!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Wellesley College
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<p>Stats:</p>

<p>Cuban/Norwegian American (who started learning Spanish sophomore year and took AP her junior year, mom never spoke to me)
National Honor Society/National Hispanic Merit Scholar
Poem Selected for Washington State Holocaust Project
GPA: UW 3.75 (at a rigorous prep school in Seattle)
Honors Classess and 4 AP's (those are the only AP's offered, Spanish which I took last year AP Euro and AP Lit, and I took AP US during my free period last year)
AP Spanish: 4
AP US: 4
SAT: 2000 M 630 V 670 W 700 (I knowww they are horrible)
SAT II: Spanish 680 English 650 (I am horrible at tests)</p>

<p>Major: International Relations</p>

<p>EC:</p>

<p>I have lots and its hard for me to remember them all, they are on my resume..</p>

<p>Drama- I have had the lead in all of the school plays
Voice- I am currently studying opera and I have voice lessons 2 times a week for two hours, I have a CD which I am sending in including songs like "Seguidille" from Carmen
Peer Mentor Executive- organize activities for Peer Mentors to take care of Freshmen
Secretary, Community Service Club
National Honor Society
President, Photography Club- I have received college credits in photography
Intern, Women's Funding Alliance- An organization that grants money to women's organizations in the Seattle Area.
Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center- helping disabled children ride as a means of therapy
Humane Society Volunteer
Brown University Course on Global Engagement- Basically an international relations coures in which we formulated action plans and presented them (mine had to do with my business
US-Islamic Relations- I was nominated by a professor at Seattle U to attend this event only open to college students (and me) at the UW (university of washington)
Choir (9-10)
Spanish Immersion trip- Went to Spain for a month after sophomore year and came back almost fluent, I know the test scores don't reflect it but I have testing anxiety.</p>

<p>Cuban/Norwegian
Seattle, WA
Hooks? I started a business of whcih I am the president about five years ago which provides servers for events (like parties/shower/ you know). My staff currently includes 25 girls. We donate all profits towards a scholarship for at risk high-potential girls seeking college education in the state of WA and we just announced our first $20,000 scholarship.</p>

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<p>Julia, I think you have a good shot at Wellesley. Your academics are in line, and your ECs make you a unique applicant! I'm just a parent, so my opinion might not mean much, but I have a feeling Wellesley does care about the diversity of their student body, and someone with your background has much more to offer towards that than a bland applicant with a perfect SAT score. You mention that you get test anxiety (me too: I just pulled out my old grad school transcript which had my GRE scores - oh my!). You might want to include a short explanatory paragraph in the Common App additional information section. Just do not make it sound like a whiny excuse; put a positive spin on it if you can. Have you had your interview yet? I strongly suggest doing one! My D felt her interview was a big help.
(Say "Hi" to the horses at Little Bit :))</p>

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<p>thanks. I have not had an interview yet, but I plan on having one. I put my resume in the additional paragraph because I felt that most of the schools I was applying would look past the scores and to the whole person. I am glad I am not the only one who does not do perfect on every test.</p>