Class of 2015 RD Results/Stats Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Wellesley College
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<p>Hi everyone. Please post your decision and stats here!
(sorry, I made a new thread because I didn't want future applicants getting confused.)</p>

<p>Format:
Post without the spaces!
**Decision: Accepted*
Decision: Waitlisted
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Pick One:
[size=+2][color=green]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[size=+2][color=orange]Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[size=+2][color=red]**Decision: Rejected[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[size=+1]School applied to:[ /size]</p>

<p>**Objective:[ /b][list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:</p>

<p>[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>[ /list]**General Comments:[ /b]</p>

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<p>Waitlisted</p>

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):2230 super score
[ *] ACT:did not take
[ *] SAT II:800 Chinese w/ Listening, 790 World History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):I don’t actually know, since our school puts GPA out of 6.0, but I think I had a 5.6 (ish) at the time of application
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):28/1019, top 2%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):AP World (5), English Lang and Comp (5), APUSH (5), AP Art 2d Drawing (5), AP Statistics (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):None offered at school
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP calculus AB, AP English, AP Government (US and Comparative), AP Biology, Spanish 4 Honors, AP Studio Art Design
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):Nat’l Merit Commended</p>

<p>[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Mock Trial (VP), Model UN (VP), Political Activism (VP), Nat’l Honor Society (VP), Nat’l Art Honor Society, ENACT Club, Chinese Cultural Club, Orchestra, V Cross Country, Track and Field
[ *] Job/Work Experience:Friendly’s Ice Cream ('09), Private tutoring, Amber Asian Cafe (waitress/hostess): '10-'11
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Special Olympics Buddy Leader/Liason, Various NHS related projects (ex. Discover the Future leader, etc), Volunteer SAT teacher at GuangHua Chinese School '09-'10, Sebastian Therapeutic Horseback Riding '08-'09
[ *] Summer Activities:Work, Work, Work.
[ *] Essays:Pretty solid, I think my essays were honestly my strongest point, I wrote about Calvin and Hobbes and Marie Antoinette in relation to my life.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:Three, Two excellent, one good.
[ *] Counselor Rec:Done, not sure about quality since my counselor handles way too many kids, but she does at least know me by name because I stop to chat with her often.
[ *] Additional Rec:None
[ *] Interview:Did not request, at that point I had been accepted by my first choice, so I didn’t feel the need to apply for an interview.</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):Pennsylvania
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:Large, Public, the only thing we have going for us is our great athletics programs
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender:Female
[ *] Income Bracket: 100-120k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope.</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[ *] Strengths:Essay, Extracurriculars, Recommendations
[ *] Weaknesses:GPA, I got two B’s my junior year (even though they were weighted as A’s because of the AP level)
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I don’t know, I feel like my application was a balanced but mediocre offering. I was clearly interested in politics because of my extracurriculars and I had a good array of awards, mostly regional/school ones.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Accepted EA at UChicago, Waitlisted at UNC, Accepted at Temple, waiting for UDelaware…didn’t apply to Penn State yet, but probably will just in case.</p>

<p>[ /list]General Comments:: Wellesley, UNC and UChicago was honestly my top three choices, with UChicago being my top choice ‘dream’ school by far. I think I would be a lot more upset if I wasn’t already accepted at Chicago and if I wasn’t already prepared for rejection by Wellesley, given its small size and incredibly competitive application base. I’m a bit upset about my waitlist, since I definitely wanted at least another top choice, but I now can choose between my safety schools and my dream school. Best wishes to those who got accepted!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 640CR 650M 680W
[</em>] SAT II: 670M2 690Spanish with listening 640USH
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school doesn’t do unweighted
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History(3), USH(4), CalcAB(4)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: English12, AP Micro/macroeconomics, Art3, AP US Government, AP Environmental Science, Science Research, AP Calculus BC, Arabic1
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): MUN(Co-President), Flute Choir, art classes, science research project, youth group
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: political volunteering, volunteering under NAHS/NHS, library volunteering
[</em>] Summer Activities: VA Governor’s School (Russian, 2009), National Security Language Initiative for Youth (Russia, 2010; it’s a study abroad language-immersion program through the State Department, and I was in Russia for 7 weeks), foreign exchange program with a school in Singapore where I presented a science project
[<em>] Essays: I write really good essays, so I think that definitely helped.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: (I’m assuming) the best I could have chosen. But I don’t really know since I didn’t read them. But they were from my favorite teachers.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good I think (I didn’t see it).
[</em>] Additional Rec: nope
[li] Interview: nope</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Income Bracket: middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: essays, recommendations, summer activities, senior year courseload
[</em>] Weaknesses: test scores and rank
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t really know. My best guess is that I really made myself stand out with my essays and diverse interests (languages and science).
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to University of Arizona (honors), George Mason (honors), and Bryn Mawr; waitlisted at University of Virginia; Rejected at Notre Dame, Boston College, Middlebury, and UCBerkeley. I am still waiting on a few other schools this week.</p>

<p>By the way, if anyone cares to know, I was classified as “possible” under the Early Evaluation.</p>

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<p>By the way, I was also a “Possible”.
Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 690 CR, 670 M, 730 W (2090)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II: 730 (US History), 680 (Lit)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.72 W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (English Lang/Comp), 4 (US History)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Biology, AP Statistics, AP Literature, AP Psychology, College World History, Independent Study Latin
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): International Travel, Horseback Riding, Tennis, Painting, Photography, Latin Club (Secretary), French Club (Secretary), International Politics & Debate Club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Cashier 11th grade
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering Abroad, American Red Cross, Therapeutic Horseriding, Library, etc
[</em>] Summer Activities: Travel, Work, stuff
[<em>] Essays: Good, I think
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Excellent
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Never read it
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview: Not the best! </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Take a guess.
[</em>] Income Bracket: $30K, Got a full ride.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurriculars
[</em>] Weaknesses: SATs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I expressed a lot of interest and had great recommendations.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Brandeis, Tulane, Allegheny, Fordham, Boston College. Waitlisted to Colby, Washington & Lee, Middlebury, and Wesleyan. Rejected to UChicago and Swarthmore.</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 770 CR, 690 M, 800 W (2260 composite)
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 700 World History, 760 Literature, 760 US History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.32 (?) W
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), US History (5), Lang+Comp (5), Environmental Science (4). Calculus AB, Lit+Comp, US Gov’t, Psych (haven’t taken yet).
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP US Gov’t + Politics, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Psychology, AP Calculus AB, Honors Physics, Electives (creative writing 1st semester, religion 2nd)
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Honor, CA Girls State, some NFL (National Forensic League) recognition…</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Speech and Debate (debate captain), SADD (president), NHS (community service learning coordinator), Relay for Life (youth chair), CSF, school choir, choir outside of school (performed at Carnegie Hall twice, 2 international tours), Girl Scouts…
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: internship with policy analyst summer before senior year… some summer camp counseling/LIT-ing?
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: many hours at local homeless shelter and scattered hours at various community agencies… I’ve gone on several school immersion trips (service/advocacy), organized activities at the homeless shelter. I planned an individual service project for a local nonprofit.
[</em>] Summer Activities: People to People Europe trip (before 10th), summer camp LIT (10th) international tour with choir (11th), summer camp counselor (11th), Carnegie Hall tour with choir (12th), internship (12th), CA Girls State (12th)
[<em>] Essays: I think they were pretty good!
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read them, but one of them should’ve been solid, the other excellent (she knows me very well).
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Should’ve been good- my counselor really likes me. AND she’s a Wellesley alum. :slight_smile:
[</em>] Additional Rec: My boss from my summer internship wrote a really great one.
[li] Interview: I think it was the best interview I had! It was over an hour long, and my interviewer and I seemed to have a lot in common.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: small, Catholic all girls college prep school
[</em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>] Gender: um… :slight_smile:
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper middle class? Though my parents’ business suffered a lot from the recession, so my financial aid offer was great.
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Consistency… I think my resume/essays/activities really show a clear sense of direction. And I think my “Why Wellesley” essay was pretty passionate. I also demonstrated a lot of interest (tour+info session on campus, school visit, local meeting, interview, etc.).
[</em>] Weaknesses: My GPA was good, but it wasn’t the BEST. I had a few Bs.
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I’m a really good fit for Wellesley, and I was able to articulate this pretty well in my essay and interview.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted- Boston College, USC (trustee scholar finalist), UC Berkeley (and Davis), Mount Holyoke (21st Century Scholar), Bryn Mawr
Waitlisted- Vassar, American (super weird, as this was a safety for me)
Rejected- Pomona
Still waiting on a lot…</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: Wellesley was one of my first choices, so I’m super excited! Congrats to the rest of the accepted students… hope to see some of you in April! And to those waitlisted/rejected- Best of luck on the rest of your college admissions decisions!</p>

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<p>[size=+2][color=green]**Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>eeeeeeeeeee!</p>

<p>**Objective:[ /b][list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): CR 790 W 770 M 570 (womp wompp) SS 2130
[ *] ACT: 30
[ *] SAT II: US history 720 (two years after US with minimum review, whoo!) Lit 720
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/150ish
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US (4) World History (5) Human Geography (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Art History, AP Psychology, AP Euro, Calc, Choral Ensemble, gym/Women and Poetry indep. study
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education Dual Enrollment, URI Book Award, Rhode Island Scholar, National Latin 1 Exam Magna cum Laude Honors</p>

<p>[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Drama Club (pretty much Member at Large) Chorus and Chorale Ensemble (president) National Honor Society, Leo Club (Treasurer) Destination Imagination, Academic Decathlon (Captain and medalist), Latin Independent Study
[ *] Job/Work Experience: part time jobs over the summer
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Community Theatre volunteer stagehand, Middle School volunteer stagehand, Unified Theatre volunteer, Community outreach through NHS
[ *] Summer Activities: This past summer I got a scholarship to take Intro. to Cultural Anthropology at Rhode Island College and got an A! Plus job at a local health food store. Last summer marked my ninth year of going to this intensive Shakespeare Camp. I miss it!
[ *] Essays: pretty good, winter was rough so I was worried they were just okay…wrote about being vegan, how it’s affected me, etc. Included really specific additional info because of personal circumstances.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: amazing.
[ *] Counselor Rec: amazing.
[ *] Additional Rec: amazing.
[ *] Interview: it went okay, I think…like I said, it was a rough winter and I wasn’t at my best for it. </p>

<p>[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): RI
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: heh
[ *] Income Bracket: Middle class, but because of personal circumstances our financial situation is dire.
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths: hmmm…test scores (other than math whoops) really strongly involved in theatre and chorus, really good recs?
[ *] Weaknesses: grades were up and down because of personal circumstances…C+ in algebra 2 sophomore year. All math scores and grades were weak, really.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was a possibly for EE, and once I got it I immediately sent them my updated resume, a list of current activities, another letter of recommendation, and explained some challenges I’ve had to overcome in the past couple years. My guidance counselor also sent in another letter of recommendation without me knowing. I also corresponded extensively with my admissions rep (sent all that stuff to her) which I really really think is what got me in. I think I helped them see me as a real person.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected from Wesleyan, in at Smith! still waited for a couple more schools but I’m 95% sure I’m going to Wellesley! first choice wheee!</p>

<p>[ /list]**General Comments:[ /b]
so excited!!! They also gave me AMAZING financial aid, which was a huge relief.</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2260 superscore
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 740 math II, 680 chem
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus BC (5 - AB subscore 5) Chem (4), Computer Science A (5), Lang (4), Statistics (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Caluculus/Matrix Algebra, Art 4, AP Art Drawing, AP Government, AP Literature, Spanish 5, Biochemistry at local CC
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar with distinction</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National HS, Mu Alpha Theta, Spanish HS, Art HS
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Performer (steady, weekly job as well as other gigs), guitar teacher, intern at a technology firm
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Started a summer camp to teach guitar, started an art class, performed at a retirement center, worked with a national organization teaching guitar
[</em>] Summer Activities: Summer camp listed above^
[<em>] Essays: Common App essay was good, “Why Wellesley” essay was alright
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t see either, but I’m assuming nothing incriminating. I knew both of my teachers very well
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Same as above
[</em>] Additional Rec: One from the coordinator of the site of my guitar/art classes, was very good. Another from my boss at the tech firm, didn’t see, but I’m assuming it was good.
[li] Interview:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Upper middle
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None :(</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Test scores, volunteer work
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essay
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was a little surprised at the waitlist, but maybe it was because I didn’t show enough interest
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UVA and William&Mary (Monroe Scholar); Rejected from MIT</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: Congratulations to everyone and good luck!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 620 Math 720 Reading 790 Writing
[</em>] SAT II: 780 US History 720 Literature
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8/412
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4) AB Calculus (4) English Lang (5) US History (4)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Anatomy, AP German, AP Studio Art, AP Government, AP English Lit, AP BC Calculus
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor? That’s it.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Key Club (President) German NHS (President) Gay-Straight Alliance (VP) SCA (VP) Multicultural Club, NHS, Academic Challenge, Art NHS
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard (50 hours/ week during summer)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: PFAC, youth representative on arts commission, library
[</em>] Summer Activities: Summer Institute for the Arts
[<em>] Essays: excellent. Not gonna lie :wink: Except “Why Wellesley?” was a bit generic because I never visited.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see
[<em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t see
[</em>] Additional Rec: no
[li] Interview: never requested</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): VA
[</em>] School Type: public, non-competitive
[<em>] Ethnicity: hispanic
[</em>] Income Bracket: >100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[list]
[<em>] Strengths: URM, good leadership, good essays, good grades
[</em>] Weaknesses: did not display enough love of “women’s colleges.” In fact, I really dislike the idea of a woman’s college. But I’m willing to make an exception :slight_smile:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They probably want diversity.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: rejected: Yale; accepted: UVA, Mary Washington; waiting on: Brown</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2090 - 800 CR/ 710 W/ 580 M
[</em>] ACT: N/A
[<em>] SAT II: 740 Literature, 730 World History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/32
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (4), European History (4), English Language (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Seminar in Modern European History, AP English Literature, Independent Study in French (Islam in France), Introduction to Video Production (first semester); Senior Seminar (aka Ethics & Culture; first semester); History in Film (second semester); Functions, Statistics, and Trigonometry; Environmental Science
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Achievement Finalist (Semi- at time of application), AP Scholar with Honor, Cum Laude Society, National Honor Society, French National Honor Society, Sewanee Book Award for Excellence in Writing</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Nothing substantial, I assure you, but lots of independently-pursued writing projects.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Temporary clerk at British Embassy Chancery (passport office) in D.C. I worked full-time (40 hr/wk) the summer of 2010.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Summer 2008 volunteering full-time at baby sister’s day camp as a junior counselor, various church positions, miscellaneous library work at school
[</em>] Summer Activities: Writing, see above.
[<em>] Essays: The Common App one was fabulous; the Wellesley ones were not, but still solid and well-written.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: I assume spectacular, especially due to the close relationships I’ve formed with both of my reccers, but I didn’t get to see them.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: He adores me, so his rec was great.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Didn’t send in; thought it overkill.
[li] Interview: We got along well; she was nice, but I was flustered and tired so I don’t think I interviewed well.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>] School Type: Independent
[</em>] Ethnicity: Black
[<em>] Gender: Female. Obvs.
[</em>] Income Bracket: $70,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: My initiative and ambition I self-studied for four of the five AP exams I took - and my deep-seated intellectual curiosity (my French IS). I’m also very diligent and focused, and a great writer - all traits that I’m sure my recs provided lots of info on.
[</em>] Weaknesses: I’m not much of a math student, though I can hold my own if I put lots of effort into it. I earned a D in Honors Algebra II junior year, though, and I’m not one for group activities (as evidenced by my severe lack of extracurriculars).
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Lack of community involvement, and lack of well-roundedness.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Smith, Mount Holyoke, University of Alabama, Hillsdale, Macalester, UMBC, Simmons, and Sewanee. Waitlisted: Carleton.</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments: Um. I actually expected a rejection, and I think I would prefer one. I don’t like being in limbo, and if I hadn’t already fallen in deep like with Alabama and accepted its offer (plus two honors programs, Blount, and a full ride), I’d be upset because Wellesley has been my first choice since my Cambridge rejection. And I feel subpar. =&lt;/p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (don’t remember breakdown)
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] SAT II: Math 2: 770, Eng Comp: 700
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.1
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12/83 (tied with multiple people)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Eng Comp (5) Physics B (spring) APAH (spring) Eng Lit (spring) Calc BC (spring)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, Honors English Lit (AP not offered), Honors Physics II (AP not offered), AP Art History, AP Studio Art, Honors Econ, Honors Religious Study, Honors World Cinema
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, National Latin Honor Society, Perfect score on Latin Exam, etc
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity/Club Volleyball for several years, Harry Potter Club (Treasurer), Writing Center Consultant, Girl Scout Troop Assistant Leader, Young Republicans, Diversity Day Committee, etc.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Mobile Loaves and Fishes, Girl Scouts, Writing Center, Tutoring at-risk 2nd/3rd graders at local elementary school
[<em>] Summer Activities: volunteering, went to France last summer for an art study abroad program, used to do volleyball camp all the time so I had minimal time. 8|
[</em>] Essays: Common app essay was modeled after a facebook page and discussed how very little facebook pages really tell you about a person. I used myself as an example of what it doesn’t reveal about character, values, upbringing, personality, interests, etc.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read it (school policy). I imagine it was flippin sweet.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: See above.
[<em>] Additional Rec: See above.
[</em>] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[<em>] School Type: Independent private (episcopalian)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White as wonder bread
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~100,000 (Dad currently between jobs, so probably lower than this)
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Absolutely none.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: GPA? That’s about it.
[<em>] Weaknesses: So many. :confused: Beginning with my whiteness ending with my lack of ECs.
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not sure.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]Accepted: UT Plan II/Engineering Honors, A&M Honors, UVa, Northeastern Honors, Clemson (honors?), Holy Cross, Illinois Honors, (likely letter from Cornell)
Waitlisted: Northwestern, Boston College, Notre Dame… :c
Rejected: Rice. :c
Waiting on: Official Cornell, Brown (snort of doubt)
[/ul]General Comments:
I’m happy but still very disappointed with my overall college decisions list. Oh well. C’est la vie.</p>

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<p>[size=+2][color=green]**Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>EE Likely</p>

<p>**Objective:[ /b][list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (Writing=800, Reading=730, Math=710)
[ *] ACT: 34
[ *] SAT II: n/a
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.875 (4.09 W)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2.6%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History 5, Chem 4, Bio 3
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, Econ, AP Physics B, Calc II, French 5-6, AP US Gov
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Commended, AP Scholar…</p>

<p>[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Young Dem. (Pres); NHS (Treas.); Math Club (Sec.); Book Club; Student Representative
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Tutor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: ~150 hrs
[ *] Summer Activities: French Immersion in Quebec, Thailand, AZ Girls State
[ *] Essays: Pretty good, although I just found a typo in my Why Wellesley essay :frowning:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Really good
[ *] Counselor Rec: I don’t know…but I think good!
[ *] Additional Rec: n/a
[ *] Interview: Went really well, really connected with my interviewer</p>

<p>[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
[ *] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: um. female.
[ *] Income Bracket: ~60,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a</p>

<p>[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths: I think that my recommendations and interview really saved me.
[ *] Weaknesses: My essays were pretty generic, and I thought I wouldn’t get in w/o SAT IIs…
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Interview!
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Southwestern University; American University Honors; University of Arizona Honors, Colorado School of Mines; McGill University; Reed College; Lewis and Clark College; University of Portland Honors
Rejected: University of Chicago</p>

<p>[ /list]**General Comments:[ /b] I’m so excited! I’m visiting in April and will hopefully see some of you there in the fall!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 28
[<em>] SAT II: Lit 640 Bio 580 (-_-)
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4) Psych (5) Lit &Comp (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Tulane College Courses (Biological Anthro, Philosophy), AP Calculus AB, AP Engligh IV, H Anatomy and Physiology, H World History
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholoar, All Academic Swim Team, AP Achievement Award </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): P2P Student Ambassador, 250 + hrs community service, Chorus, (Sports Editor) of the school paper, Varsity Track, Varsity Swimming, Varsity Basketball, Social Committee (Chairperson), National Spanish Honor Society, Mock Trial, Varsity Softball, FCA
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Animal Rescue New Orleans, Catholic Charities, School Events, St. Bernard Project
[</em>] Summer Activities: Basketball, Summer Camp Mentor
[<em>] Essays: Personal on driving a stick, Another was on How Hurrican Katrina has impacted my decisions on where and why I choose to volunteer in my city
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: waived my right to see all recs
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
[</em>] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): LA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Charter
[</em>] Ethnicity: African American
[<em>] Gender: :slight_smile: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: +100,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ECs ? My essays were very personal & gave them a glimpse of who I was
[</em>] Weaknesses: My GPA & Test scores -__-
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I bring a lot to the table. I love to be invloved and have an impact on people wherever I am. I love to share pieces of who I am with people & I am focused on my academics.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted: Smith College, Xavier University of LA, LSU</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments:
My test scores weren’t great, but there is hope for everyone. A college loves to know who you are and sometimes showing who you are on an application can override the quantitative data. SHOW that you want to have an impact. SHOW that you’re interested. BE ACTIVE. & things just may go your way. =] Good luck everyone.</p>

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<p>[size=+2][color=green]**Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]
[size=+1]Wellesley College[ /size]</p>

<p>**Objective:[ /b][list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 530 Math, 660 CR, 600 W
[ *] ACT: 24
[ *] SAT II: forgot to send
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.56
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 25%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Govt: US (4), Euro History (4), English: III (3), World History (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Pre-AP World Geography, AP Stats, AP Macroeconomics, AP Biology, AP English: IV, AP Psychology, Tech Theater II, Computer Apps, Communication Apps (speech)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, Outstanding Young Woman Who Volunteers from City Council, Distinguished AP Scholar</p>

<p>[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theater (International Thespian), NHS member, co founder AP tutoring club, diversity club officer, theater assistant for middle school, literature club & philosophy club original member, student discplinary committee (representative for grade)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Chess teacher
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: over 400+ community service hours
[ *] Summer Activities: Breakthrough Collaborative teacher & volunteering various places
[ *] Essays: thought the Why Wellesley essay for supplement was very good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I sent in 3 and I know that all of them were off the charts amazing
[ *] Counselor Rec: very good
[ *] Additional Rec: 1 from person who was my supervisor while I was a chess teacher, very good, & one from theater director, very good as well
[ *] Interview: none</p>

<p>[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Texas
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: African American
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: divorced parents combined they both probably make $120,000-130,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I am a very nvolved student and I know my essays showed my love for what I do/have done, also I am from a high school that does not send probably more than 40% of seniors to college and if they go to college it is a local state college
[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths: essays (do well on these), school, rec letter (they count, get the teachers who love you the most)
[ *] Weaknesses: none since I got accepted but my GPA and SAT scores could have been higher but it does not matter now
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: because I am 100% honest with my application even though I did no have time to have an interview I knwo that they heard my voice and were able to get a picture of who I am as a person through my application and for you juniors out there do not let anyone make you believe otherwise because that is what matters the most…not your race, or SAT/GPA…I know plently people who have gotten rejected to top schools because they sounded like everyone else :slight_smile:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted SMU, UTA, UNT, Trinity U…I only applied to local schools because that was mostly where I wanted to go b/c my firends were going there thank goodness I applied to Wellesley lol (waitlisted at UT Austin)</p>

<p>[ /list]**General Comments:[ /b] Don’t get stressed out about college apps because I know I sure did…have fun & don’t read this site too much it can be a really spirit breaker at times :slight_smile: PM me if you want!!!</p>

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<p>oh yea im visiting in april as well</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR 660 M 640 W
ACT: 34
SAT II: 730 Bio M, 780 Math 2
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.56
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: All regular courses.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
NHS, Latin Honors Society (Treasurer), African Kids of New Jersey (Co-Founder and President), Red Cross Club (Vice-President), Viola, Varsity Volleyball
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: 170+ hours
Summer Activities:
Essays: I thought they were pretty good.
Teacher Recommendation: One was very outstanding, but as for the other one, I didn’t get to see.
Counselor Rec: Not sure.
Additional Rec:
Interview: It went well, the interviewer was very nice and I think we hit it off.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: African immigrant
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 60,000 ~ 75,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection: Eee I’m delighted to get in! Haha, well anyway, I’m really glad I applied here. I was so worried my SAT score would make me fail to get in, and my common app essay was a little shaky, but I suppose the rest of the app must have shined so I did something right! Yeah!
Strengths: Hook, ACT score, Wellesley essay, interview
Weaknesses: SAT Score
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:The Wellesley essay and my recommendation, as well as my ACT score.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: University of Texas - Dallas, Wellesley, Southern Methodist, Texas Tech
Rejected: Rice</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 (800 M, 780 CR, 760 W)
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT Subject Tests: 800 Bio-M, 790 Chem, 790 Math II
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95 ish overall (4.0 academic)
[<em>] Weighted GPA:
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unranked
[<em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP French, AP Calc, AP English
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar, Bausch & Lomb, Yale Book Award, other school-wide awards</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity volleyball, GSA President, NHS Officer, Research Assistant in neuroscience lab (paid), 500+ hours of community service, summer science programs </p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Neuroscience lab
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Nursing home, see above
[<em>] Summer Activities:Lab, summer programs
[</em>] Essays:Good – about major medical ordeal
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation 1: English teacher – didn’t read, but we’re very close so I’m sure it was great
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation 2: AP Bio teacher – probably good, but less personal than the English one
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Probably very good
[</em>] Additional Rec: Neuroscience lab mentor
[<em>] Interview: None
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public, sends 10-20 students to Ivies and other top schools every year. [<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket:
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Numbers, essays
[</em>] Weaknesses: Extracurriculars
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have strong academics, and interesting essays. Clear focus on science.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No rejections so far… accepted at Wesleyan, Tufts, Vassar, Smith, Mt. Holyoke
[/ul]General Comments: Surprised that I got in without an interview or campus visit… but I’m psyched!</p>

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<p>Pick One:
Decision: Accepted
I also got a “likely” during EE.
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 730CR, 790M, 710W, 11 essay (2230 total)
[</em>] ACT: Did not take
[<em>] SAT II: 800 Math II, 750 Lit
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.8
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): exams in May
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: IB Diploma - IB HL Chem, HL Econ, HL English, SL Chinese, SL Math, SL History, Theory of Knowledge
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat’l Merit Commended, national debate awards, various other debate/speaking awards
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Habitat for Humanity (Head of Publications, Co-Chair of Middle School Chapter); Forensics 3 years - won several championships and qualified for the Nationals in Kansas City last year; Model United Nations; Side-by-Side, a charity where we work with disabled children
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Have my own magazine column, Internship at BusinessWeek China, internship at a publishing company, worked as an English assistant at a learning center
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Habitat for Humanity building trips, went on a summer trip to Guizhou, China where I helped compile information for a cultural preservation website of one of the local minorities there.
[<em>] Summer Activities: National Forensics League Tournament last year in KC; aforementioned internships and trip to Guizhou; MUN conferences; Johns Hopkins CTY
[</em>] Essays: I liked my common app essay. It was about going to quiz bowl. But my “Why Wellesley” essay was pretty generic in my opinion.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Both should have been great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: I don’t know; he said it was great.
[<em>] Additional Rec: None
[</em>] Interview: Went okay. The interviewer was one of those mothers wearing a pearl necklace and a matching sweater set, with the cardigan tied neatly around her neck. She was nice, though.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[</em>] Country (if international applicant): China
[<em>] School Type: Private international
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: high
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths: Debate awards
[<em>] Weaknesses: Scores, “Why Wellesley” essay
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know, luck? Maybe I fit the mold of a Wellesley girl - excuse me, WOMAN.
[li] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted - NYU Stern, Claremont McKenna, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis, UC Irvine, George Washington University (w/$60,000 scholarship); Waitlisted - Stanford[/li][/ul]General Comments: My parents love Wellesley. Initially I thought I really didn’t want to go, but that was just me being a rebellious teenager and not listening to them. I’m still torn between Stern, Berkeley, and Wellesley, but chances are I’ll end up at Wellesley. I was browsing the admitted students website and I’m actually getting kind of excited! Hopefully I’ll see some of you guys there in the fall!</p>

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<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Pick One:
[size=+2][color=orange]**Decision: Waitlisted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>

<p>**Objective:[ /b][list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 700 Reading, 600 Writing, and 560 Mathematics
[ *] ACT: 28
[ *] SAT II: 670 English Literature
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Approximately 3% out of class of 600
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Art History (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: There are six periods in the day, and five of those six periods are solely AP classes. I additionally took 5 AP courses during my junior year, and all honors courses during freshman and sophomore year.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Well, there is nothing absolutely notable, but I did receive Scholastic Art and Writing (Silver Key) 3 years in a row. </p>

<p>[ /list]**Subjective:[ /b][list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): SECME (Science Engineering Communications Mathematics Enhancement) (President during 12th); Mu Alpha Theta (President during 11th); FEA (Future Educators of America) (President during 11th); SHAPE (Students to Achieve Philanthopic Success) (Vice-President during 11th); National Honor Society; Women of Tomorrow (Scholarship program); UNITE (Gay-Straight Alliance)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: During the summer of 2009, I was employed as an Intern for Best Buddies International, which assists the intellectually disabled community worldwide.
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 800+ Hours of Community Service
[ *] Summer Activities: I partook in several Dual Enrollment courses during the previous couple of summer, in addition to the summer internship described above.
[ *] Essays: I honestly believe that my Common App was remarkable, but I encountered a typo in the supplement question. :frowning:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: My teacher recommendations were adequate, but nevertheless a tad bit formulaic.
[ *] Counselor Rec: I saw it and did not like what I saw. Because counselors have to compose such a multitude of recommendations, she did my recommendation in a hurry.
[ *] Additional Rec: Because I was waitlisted and have additional chances for acceptance, one of my teachers whom I work with at school is a Wellesley alum, so she is going to write me a letter on my behalf.
[ *] Interview: None </p>

<p>[ /list]**Other[ /b][list]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Miami, Florida
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic; Colombian
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I’m Hispanic, so I suppose URM. </p>

<p>[ /list]**Reflection[ /b][list]
[ *] Strengths: Community service and extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA; and I received a C in AP Calculus AB and Precal as a final grade, respectively.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I sincerely believe that I was waitlisted because of my GPA. I received a call from an admissions counselor and she requested that I send my midyear grades to the college; however, my school does not release midyear grades so the matter was left as is. I do not know as to whether this was the sole determining factor as to whether I was waitlisted or accepted.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was accepted into University of Miami, but rejected from MIT, Columbia, NYU, and Bowdoin College. I have a good feeling about Bard College because the Director of Admissions made a phone call to my counselor requesting midyear grades. She called several times before I was able to send some semester grades. </p>

<p>[ /list]**General Comments:[ /b] Can anyone please give me any pertinent advice as how to potentially increase my chances for admission?</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
(These are my daughter’s stats, as well as I know them. She was accepted after being deferred from ED in the fall.)
Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 660 Verbal; 610 Writing; 620 Math
Subject tests: 730 Math 1; 690 US History
• ACT: 29</p>

<pre><code>• Weighted GPA: 4.1
• Rank: Top 10
• AP: US History (4); Psych, English, Calc. (exams not yet taken)
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Eng., AP Calc, AP Psych, Honors French 4, TV/video production 1 & 2, Digital Photography (both related to anticipated film studies major.)
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Drama club (president), Band (drum major), Majorettes (co-captain), NHS
• Job/Work Experience: Have my own magazine column, Internship at BusinessWeek China, internship at a publishing company, worked as an English assistant at a learning center
• Volunteer/Community service: Sunday School teacher, Invisible Children, created and ran an event in support of gay rights
• Essays: Top rated essay from her HS by BU. It is going into a book of example essays. Her Why Wellesley was passionate. She knew W was where she wanted to be, without a doubt.
• Teacher Recommendation: Really, really amazing recs. from AP History and AP English teachers.
• Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, but he is a big supporter, so I expect it was very good.
• Additional Rec: Drama director, Majorette coach
• Interview: Went pretty well. It was a fairly recent grad, and D said that the interviewer seemed more nervous than she was herself.
Other
• State (if domestic applicant): MA
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: C
• Gender: F :slight_smile:
• Income Bracket: Lower
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
• Strengths: Passion, Essay, Teacher Recs, Why Wellesley, Interview
• Weaknesses: Test scores, GPA
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think she was accepted because she fits there. I think her passion for the school was evident not only in her Why Wellesley, but in her interview and in her arts supplement. I think she also showed them what she could bring and also what she wanted to take away.
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Smith (waitlisted), Mt. Holyoke (waitlisted), Brown (rejected), BC (rejected), Colby-Sawyer (accepted to honors program with a $17,000 a yr. scholarship, and also a $2000 leadership award), still waiting on a few, but sent in the deposit to W. almost immediately after the big envelope arrived.</p>

<p>General Comments: My D put every bit of her heart and soul into her Wellesley ap. Less so her others. She submitted an arts supplement. She applied ED and was deferred. We were in touch with the admissions office after that and updated them with her grades (all As) and accomplishments (a few awards, etc.) and other recommendations. I do believe it helped.</p>

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<p>I don’t know how to edit my above post. I accidently left the “Job” info from the last person that filled it out. She work as a clerk at a pharmacy.</p>