<p>I was looking at Wesleyan University as it was nearby (I am also in CT) and it looks like a good college for me tuition cost-wise, too. However, I don't know if my academic achievements are enough to get there.
Right now I have a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.67, and a weighted of around a 3.91. However, my counselor says that these numbers are brought down by the toughness of the classes I am taking; I am taking the highest level classes (five honors). I am from Indian (Asian) background. My last SAT I took was a 2110 (780 M, 610 CR, 720 W).
As for sports, I play baseball and basketball in the spring and winter, respectively.
For extracurricular, in my sophomore year, I volunteered around 300 hours, and I have collected 2 Gold Awards from the International Leo's Club. I am currently Treasurer of the Leo's Club. In addition, I volunteered at the Lawrence and Memorial Hospital over the summers, and I plan on doing so until I graduate. I am also in the French National Honors Society, and I will be eligible to run for a leadership position in that club, too. I am in Math League, and I am an active particpant in every competition, and I had the highest AMC10 score in my whole High School. In middle school, I went to the state level for MathCounts and placed 48th there.
Academically, I am 2 years above grade level in math, and also 1 year above in science. I am planning to take 9 AP courses (Chemistry, Calculus AB and BC, Biology, French, Physics, English, Statistics, US History, and possibly World History) before I graduate from High School.</p>
<p>I am so sorry for the complexity and non-chronological order; I tried to put as much as I could in here.
So my question is that if I do apply, is there a good shot for me to get in?</p>
<p>Your GPA needs a boost and, despite Wes’s new test-optional policy, you need to be above 700 on the SAT CR section. Are you are freshman or sophomore? Since you’re a science-and-math focused Indian kid (which, unfortunately, can carry the connotation of being “a grind” in the admissions process) means that they’re going to want to see VERY strong performance in those areas. Volunteering for the Leo’s Club is an honorable activity, but might be regarded as application padding compared to an EC that reflects more creativity, curiosity, or talent might be a positive addition. Good luck. </p>
<p>My DD applied ED1 and was rejected. Unweighted 3.8 straight AP’s prep school. SAT 620M 730CR 690W, bio section 750. She is mixed race. Art scholar 5 years running, serves as TA at local university art class, published two books, and travels to photograph wildlife. She felt interview was strong. The exception were the questions about social injustices and what’s she’s done to address them. She’s the “chill” type and isn’t angry about anything in particular. She noted that she spearheaded and continues to run an ongoing project to turn recycles into a revenue stream for children’s hospitals. She felt there was a sudden chill in the room and that she may not have been as fired up about something as she’d heard they prefer. Not sure, but clearly the question was an opportunity to elaborate on that aspect of your life. Either way, make sure you choose an issue, study it in depth, get involved, and if interviewed, let them know how you’re passionate about righting wrongs. Best of luck!</p>
Don’t do this to yourself. The only thing less productive than predicting chances is trying to perform a post-mortem - and blaming it on something you did wrong. Wesleyan isn’t looking for a specific student “type” and isn’t in the business of rejecting people who don’t fit it. Your dd wasn’t rejected. She just wasn’t one of the two or three hundred applicants who were accepted through ED1, many of whom were athletes, legacies and probably a lot of people who voluntarily submitted either SAT or ACT scores (which I presume your dd did not.) Whatever the reason those people were chosen, I can almost guarantee you it wasn’t because they had a better interview.