Do I have a shot?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Wesleyan University
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<p>I was wondering if anyone could give me some comments on whether or not I could get into Wesleyan. I really don't feel like listing my entire common app, but here are some sats:</p>

<p>GPA: 3.189 (yes, it's very low, but at my school they don't give up a boost for ANY honors or AP classes EVER)
10th grade: sci H, math H, spanish H, english H, history reg
11th grade: sci reg, math H, spanish H, english H, history reg
12th grade: AP bio, AP calculus, AP spanish, english 12, senior focus
(senior focus: similar to a senior thesis program, our school has won awards for it.)</p>

<p>i go to a small private school in new jersey, i have spent my last three summers doing (2004) community service in Costa Rica, (2003) being a camp counselor, (2002) studying at the University of Salamanca in Spain.</p>

<p>president of the Gay Straigh Alliance for two years
president of tour guides
jazz rock band keyboardist
winter musical, 4 years</p>

<p>varsity cross-country (captain + awards)
varsity softball (captain + awards)</p>

<p>ACT: 33 composite
(i don't do SAT...:-))</p>

<p>Job experience:
Waitress
Day Camp Counselor
Babysitter</p>

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<p>Margaux, you do have a shot. You just need to pull things together a little. You seem to have fulfilled one of the most important prerequisites for Wesleyan (or any elite college, for that matter) and that is taking the most difficult curriculum you can. Your ECs are okay, but, Spanish language study seems to be your strongest suit; I'd try to figure out a way to present it more fully. If I were reading your folder I'd want to know what your thesis is about?</p>

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<p>Thank so much JohnWesley, I definitely mentioned my thesis in my wesleyan essay (in case you were curious "is there a biological basis for homosexuality?" and my answer is there is not sufficient research available, but based on what i have seen, yes...), it was a large part of it. I probably shoud have mentioned my passion for the spanish language, but i did not, although i did include my transcript from my summer in salamanca (which was pretty good)</p>

<p>Thank you for your comment, i appreciate it.</p>