<p>I really can't believe I'm doing this, but as Wellesley is my dream, I'd really like to know from you if I have a chance.</p>
<p>SAT: SAT's and SAT Subject tests to be taken in October... Not too worried though, I feel prepared.</p>
<p>Range: Mid-ninety average.</p>
<p>EC: Many Music/Performance related EC's, including vocal and piano performances at Roy Thompson Hall, Massey Hall and Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
President and Music Rep for 2+ years of a Government run Senior Care Center, ran multiple concerts and fundraisers. Ballet, Voice, All RCM music levels including theory and harmony courses, lead role in multiple performances and Musicals. Blogger and tech work, Sailing, Skiing, and am currently in the process of creating my own Wellness organization in partnership with 4 main Toronto hospitals. </p>
<p>School: Audition-Only Performing Arts High School</p>
<p>Gender: Female</p>
<p>Ethnicity: Caucasian </p>
<p>Recs are amazing, I've been really lucky to have such fantastic teachers. And my essay is coming along nicely.</p>
<p>Wellesley is my top choice; and so I am applying EA this Fall. Do I seem like a strong candidate? :/</p>
<p>my two cents may be useless because I don’t know anything about your main EC - music, but my D is an athlete and that helped her (not sure she needed it) - having the Wellesley coach behind her app. So, I guess I would say, to increase your chances, why don’t you make contact with the music person there who does what you are best at and express your interest in the school and see if that could help you?</p>
<p>Just don’t know if music is recruited like sports…</p>
<p>This is a great idea… I just may do that. Thank you!</p>
<p>Your extracurriculars sound amazing! I think you have a strong chance. :)</p>
<p>To be honest, I don’t think anyone can answer that question without knowing your SAT scores, class rank, difficulty of coursework. Or without having read those all important essays. However, if you are asking if you have good EC’s, then yes - they sound good.</p>
<p>In Canada our most academically challenging courses are University stream, and I’ve taken only that throughout high school. English, History, Philosophy, International Business and Economics, Lit Studies…
Does that help at all? We don’t offer class rank… But each class has a certain amount of students that are in the 90% mark range, and I’m always in that.</p>
<p>I used to do Alumna interviewing for Wellesley, but with admissions, I can still tell you that your guess is as good as mine. Look at the Wellesley common data set for 2011-2012. There is a ton of useful data there that you can examen and see how you compare. Also, Wellesley cares about demonstrated interest. I always recommend going and visiting and interviewing on campus if at all possible. Think carefully about why a women’s college - its important to be able to articulate how you feel about that. (Although everyone I knew went to Wellesley despite the fact that it was all girls, and ended up loving it because it was all girls). I think you received good advice from Maidenmom about contacting professors who teach in your field of interest. Good luck!</p>
<p>I agree with Carla2012. It’s hard to tell without knowing your SAT scores or GPA. You look solid with ECs though! If your recs and essays are strong, they I say you definitely have a chance! Although Wellesley does look for well-rounded candidates and does use ECs, recs, and essays in a good portion of the admissions process, SAT scores and GPA help gauge whether or not you’ll be able to succeed academically. I’d say if you around an A to B+ average and around 2100-2400 SAT score, you’d have a pretty good chance.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone, that’s assuring. Now I need to amp up my SAT studying and keep my fingers crossed!</p>
<p>Seriously, if you want it badly enough, you can totally do it. I started off with a 1700 score and jumped up to a 2170 with a ton of studying. If there’s a will, there’s a way! I have to say that I’m SO happy that I spent those summer studying; otherwise I would have never been able to attend Wellesley!</p>