<p>Has anyone ever heard of cases like this?</p>
<p>I did have a friend who got in to Emory and Bowdoin but not Wellesley, so I guess anything can happen? Or at least, I remain hopeful. =P</p>
<p>I know someone who got into Yale and not Wellesley.. that might be because she was asking for a lot of aid and was an international applicant</p>
<p>Hm. I don't really know much about this, but my first instinct would be to say no. You have to be pretty freaking awesome to get into an Ivy, so unless there's a situation like hellogoodbye described above, I'd say if Wellesley didn't accept you, an Ivy wouldn't either. Of course, I also think it's entirely possible to get into other top LACs and universities. Keep in mind that I really have no idea what I'm talking about, though. :]</p>
<p>admissions are crazy, so it's entirely possible. i know kids that were rejected at harvard but now go to carnegie mellon, and kids that were rejected at dartmouth that now go to tufts (and vice versa)...etc.</p>
<p>so no, i havent heard your specific case, but then again not many girls from my school in the past have applied to wellesley. but it wouldn't surprise me if something like that has happened...if that answers your question lol</p>
<p>And, to add on: I know someone who was rejected from Cornell, Dartmouth, Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Brown and got into Harvard. So, Ivy admission is weird. Wellesley admission is too, albeit to a lesser extent; they're very quirky during the process, I think. So, I would say it's definitely possible, although not INCREDIBLY likely, if that helps. =P</p>
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<p>While I agree that admissions is crazy, the examples that you used to prove it were actually examples of admissions being rational...</p>
<p>I'm sure someone could get into a non-HYP Ivy if they had a legacy. And on occasion without even a legacy. Things happen, it's all crazy.</p>
<p>But honestly, don't go around thinking that kids who go to Ivies are so much better than you if you go to 'just Wellesley'. Wellesley is an amazing school.</p>
<p>Fwiw, now more detached than ever, I'd say that for undergrad in many cases I think W is a better fit than most of the Ivies. I understand some arguments for Yale and for Princeton but for many of the others, I think they're better for grad/professional school.</p>
<p>Wellesley's definitely a good school; in all honesty, I'd probably choose Wellesley over an Ivy, if I ever had to make that choice. But I think it's undeniable that Ivies are more selective, if only because they have a bigger pool of applicants. Therefore, if you didn't get into Wellesley, you probably won't get into an Ivy.</p>
<p>I was reading the old threads a while back and I think last year or either the year before that a 15 year old girl applied to Wellesley but was rejected. She was accepted to UPenn and Williams. This is probably a red herring since it's more likely that people who're denied at Wellesley are also denied at Ivies, but there are unique cases!</p>
<p>I received a likely letter from Columbia, but a "possible" from Wellesley. So, again, there are always unique circumstances.</p>
<p>squaregirl - Hee! That's the most random, nerve-wracking story I've ever heard. I don't know what precentage of my sanity I would have kept after that =)</p>
<p>I was deferred from Brown, but I received a Likely to Wellesley over a month ago. </p>
<p>I don't know. It all gets so confusing at this time of the year.</p>
<p>Well, I personally think that many Ivies and LACs have different criteria. For example, in case of Bowdoin, the admission office has been trying hard to bring more diversity into the student body because most students are caucasian kids from New England area. So they are keeping "cultural, socio-economic, and racial diversity" in mind when they are selecting students. Also, some of the LACs tend to have relatively weak science/math departments or very small number of students majoring in the related subjects... so it may be easier to get in to those schools if you are strong in math or science.</p>
<p>Remember, no college can accept every student that they would like to have at their school. They have tough decisions to make. They turn away students that they would love to have and who are well qualified simply because they do not have enough spaces for them. So yes, its possible to be denied at great schools and accepted at others. Colleges are looking for a mix and it may be something very small that makes the difference between accept and deny. It doesn't mean you weren't qualified.<br>
Personally I don't like the EE that Wellesley does. It really sets you up for thinking either you'll get in if you get a likely (saw it go the other way twice) and for worse nerves if you get a possibly....which I am</p>
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<p>sure can be a yes at times.</p>
<p>heh…didn’t think I’d actually have an example for this but…got waitlisted at Wellesley but accepted in Cornell and Johns Hopkins xD</p>
<p>Got rejected from Wells but Harvard waitlisted me .So there you go lol.Hopefully that will translate into an actual admit at Harvard lol</p>
<p>well I know someone who got into MIT and rejected by Wellesley?</p>
<p>D accepted Mt Holyoke, WL Wellesley…its all a matter of what they are looking for</p>