<p>This is my first College Confidential post! : )</p>
<p>I was deferred ED to Wake (for midyear grades & SAT scores) and have made the following changes in between my Junior year and first semester of my Senior year:</p>
<p>When I first applied in the summer:
- I had an 1160 on the SAT
- I had a 3.5 UW GPA, 4.2 W (cumulative)
- 60 in a class of 630
- Only took 2 AP's in my Junior year (had more B's than A's...wasn't overly impressed)</p>
<p>Currently:
- I have a 1280 on the SAT, 27 on the ACT
- I have a 3.6 UW, 4.3 W (cumulative)
- 48 in a class of 630
- I have taken 3 AP's (AP Calc - B, AP Microecon. - A, AP Psych. - A)
- I have taken a dual-enrollment course at a local CC (Fresh. Comp. - A)
- Also a couple of online courses (Physics Honors - A, Latin II - B, PE - A)
- I also have GREAT Rec's & 200+ hours of community service (I run a website for deaf teens like myself, I run my own video production/marketing firm, & I serve as an IT asst./Web developer for Boys & Girls Clubs)</p>
<p>What do you think my chances are for admission??</p>
<p>If it makes a difference, I have sent two letters to the Admissions Director expressing my overwhelming desire to attend Wake. In addition, a rather influential alumnus (a wealthy booster & personal friend of the Admissions Director) has called the director on my behalf a couple of times.</p>
<p>Would any of this make a real difference in regards to being accepted RD??</p>
<p>Kevin, I think you have a great chance and Wake would be lucky to have you! Wake has always been very accomodating to students with vision or hearing problems. My son, a sophomore at Wake, has congenital hearing loss and wears a hearing aid. He never notified the school, other than making a brief note on his medical form. Imagine his surprise when he found that his dorm room (both last year and this year) had been outfitted with a doorbell and a special strobe-light smoke alarm. In fact, it took him until his second year to figure out that those special items had been installed for HIM (he just assumed it was some type of amazing coincidence that his room would be the only one on the hall with those alterations!). That's just one small example of how Wake Forest looks out for its students and tries to accomodate those with special needs.</p>
<p>Thank you so much OneDown3toGo for your words of encouragement and for telling me about the various accomodations that Wake could provide me with. Being severe-to-profoundly deaf in both ears, I could definitely use a doorbell for my dorm room! : )</p>
<p>Wealthy alumni tend not to influence them a great deal...the best that can happen there would be conditional acceptance, ie, get two Bs during the summer session in approved courses.</p>
<p>You should get in ANYWAY so I'm glad for you.</p>
<p>Your ED was quite early and the deferral was probably because of your scores not gpa.</p>
<p>You have a shot, but it really is up in the air. The fact that you applied ED will put points in your favor, but it really could go either way. Especially, because I expect to see a rather nice increase in the amount of applicants to Wake (Yes, part of it probably is from the football team :) )</p>