<p>yes!!! i’ve read “one day in the life of…”
i also read “death in venice” by mann and “metamorphosis” by kafka.
i think we’re going to read some albert camus in french, but not now</p>
<p>Death in Venice, yes was great. Counsel…I appreciate the literary suggestions, too.</p>
<p>Sounds like you grew up without TV, too. 
:)</p>
<p>I was actually very disappointed. I’m from a large public Californian high school (750 in my graduating class), so all my friends were really surprised when i told them i was applying to east coast colleges. They found it even more surprising when i told them Wellesley was one of my top choices, since its an all girl school. I was actually not expecting a “likely” but a “possible” and sadly thats not what happened. These are my stats:</p>
<p>SATs: I didn’t submit them, but they were in the 1900’s
ACT: 28
AP/IB taken/scores: Chemistry (2), Calculus AB (5).
My school offers a restriction of 3 AP’s per a student, and sophomores can only take 1 AP.
I’m currently taking 2 AP’s (Government AP and Calculus BC), but all my other courses are taken at the honors level.
GPA weighted: 3.7
GPA unweighted: 3.4
Rank or % estimate: top 15% </p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: ?
Teacher Recs: ?!
Counselor Rec: ?
Hook (if any): First Generation Student</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: California
School Type: LARGE Public
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: F
Legacy Yes/No: No
Recruited Yes/No: No
Important ECs/Awards:
KEY Club - Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President (65 hours of community service per semester)
Class Council - (9)Treasurer, (10) President, (11) Vice President, (12) President
ASB- (12) Director of Finance
Track and Field - Most Improved Athlete & Athlete of the Week
Cross Country
Girls’ League - (10) Secretary, (11) Vice President
ROP Student of the Month
Senior Bests - Most Charismatic</p>
<p>I was really hoping that my extracurriculars would help me because thats what my interviewer said, but i guess, im not academically strong enough for wellesley. But i believe that everything happens for a reason, so if i dont get into wellesley, then i dont get it in! its not the end of the world. I applied to about 15 schools this year and i’ve recieved acceptance letters from others! hopefully many more others will come for me and for you too! dont be upset! theres a place for everyone</p>
<p>collegeforme1234 - I know how you feel but I think it is now important to focus on strengths now. What do you really like to do and how will that shape your future? You were smart to apply to a lot of schools! I wish I’d taken a more serious look at Haverford and a few more of the women’s colleges. Good luck and don’t let anyone diminish your dreams!</p>
<p>I think you would make a great student at Wellesley. Sorry it does not work out.</p>
<p>@caolila,</p>
<p>My number one school was WashU and for the past 6 years, no one from my school has been accepted into WashU. From reading on this thread, it might be because of the college credit situation. My school is associated with an university and every class I took my junior and senior year has been all college credits. It has been highly addressed at my school about our situation with WashU particularly…</p>
<p>Also, when I applied to Wellesley, I told my interviewer about my college credit situation and that I’m willing to start from the beginning of needed. To me, if I were to go to a school as high caliber as Wellesley, I’ll be okay to let go of my college credits (graduating with 72 credits this year). If I choose to attend a state university, for instance, I would be considered as a junior next year…or in another case, when I applied to Boston University, I had to do it as a transfer…</p>
<p>…the pain…I feel your pain, lol…</p>
<p>Okay…sorry if this isn’t too relevant to the topic…although it might be a good thing to look at.</p>
<p>Moon&Star, I wish you had gotten into Wash U as you had hoped. But you have Wellesley which is soooooooo wonderful. You are lucky-lucky, even if you have to give up 72 hours credits to go there. </p>
<p>But I have never heard of anybody with so much credit before! The most I had heard was someone from Eureka HS that had 15 APs - all perfect 5s. He went to our engineering state college, and I’m sure he wont take long to graduate.</p>
<p>Yet, I have never heard any negative comments about doing college coursework in HS before, and I wonder about this. Anybody in admission care to comment? Maybe the best schools only want to see a lot of APs. I just assumed any college work was viewed like an AP; it was a demonstration of work ethic.</p>
<p>If you did end up going to a university that ‘accepts’ this credit you could graduate in 2 years, then earn a PhD by the time you were 24. 
But what is the point of that, really? Life should be savoured, not rushed. How do you make friends and memories if you are only in a place for a couple of years.</p>
<p>Helen_mes you sound like a kindred spirit! I’m sorry I won’t know you or all the other wonderful women at Wellesley.</p>
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<p>I know people who had done this at state schools. I don’t think it was a really good idea, since most of them couldn’t find jobs (a college graduate at 20 is either immature or a genius… and if you’re a genius you’re on that PhD track lol).</p>
<p>College is a time you’ll never get to experience again. Enjoy it while you have the chance :)</p>
<p>I agree with you and that’s why I’m willing to start again. I want to have the whole college experience. I can’t imagine myself graduating early at all. That’s why I’m willing to do this for Wellesley and even WashU. WashU seems to have a bad relationship with us and our dean has been communicating with them over this…although it’s just another needle in a pile of hay if you know what I mean. People have been speculating at my school that it might be because since we earn so much college credits that we might be “credit hungry” when we get into WashU. In recent years, they have been able to get through with UPenn, JHU, and Carnegie Mellon with transferring credits. So WashU might be a bit hesistant in us…but I don’t see why they should assume this if people are applying…heavens forbid, like I said, I would give it all up to go to a good school…but what is done is done…</p>
<p>After reading your posts, I feel like we have come commonality. Maybe we should have switched places? After seeing how admissions played this season, I have a feeling that this is going to rely heavily on a lottery system on top of the application that they’re looking for. I think every applicant who is motivated has the ability to do well at the college of their choice (that can be argued a bit, but let’s not do that…), but when it comes to colleges choosing their applicants, it’s unpredictable on who actually gets it. Like a lottery, it’s going to depend on luck on who gets it. I have a peer from my old high school (far worse than where I am now) who got into WashU. From seeing how MIT played this past week, it was clearly evident. There were people who were better than some who didn’t get the spot, etc…but what is done is done. Correct me if I’m wrong, but that’s just my perspective…admissions have gotten very difficult…</p>
<p>caolila, I really hope you get into WashU. It’ll be a funny story to say that we ‘swapped’ schools. 
I think we’ll both be happy where we turn up at. I was so infatuated with WashU since ED season until the moment when I stared at my decision online that day. However, Wellesley got me excited a couple weeks back with their likely letter. Heck, if I was waitlisted, I would still be happy that I was still in the game with WashU…>,< I can say that I’m blessed to be a likely at Wellesley because I would be even more frustrated not knowing where to go next year.</p>
<p>Also, on a side note…I live 15 minutes from Eureka HS, lol…although my school is across the state north of Kansas City…:O</p>
<p>Moon&Star…I guess they’d notice if we changed places, eh? :)</p>
<p>Frankly, I think Wellesley is an incredible place and you will be so happy there if you accept.</p>
<p>Now I just hope I get into Wash U, too, but we will see. 1000 on the waitlist 
tick tick…It feels like I am standing still and time is just swirling around me like the wind. Every day is an eternity when you are waiting for something.</p>
<p>Sounds like you are from a rural area like me. I just couldn’t see myself in New York and so I tossed the brochures when NYU sent recruiting material. </p>
<p>Maybe next year I’ll end up staying where I am, and trying a transfer instead…I am still thinking about going to Russia, maybe even this summer.</p>
<p>welles10 - just out of curiosity and ignoring geographical considerations, where would you see me being a better fit ? You mentioned Barnard. Any other places? I value your advice in case I decide to transfer next year. It’s hard to know all the personalities of the colleges, unless you are in the area. I am looking for anthropology and Russian, with a view toward law school in the future.</p>
<p>do you want to fence at a d1 level (or d2 or d3?) or is that not a consideration?</p>
<p>Since it has been difficult for me to train at that level this year (not being in Houston), I don’t think that fencing NCAA will even be a possibility now. It’s really hard to be recruited for a dv1 team, unless you are really active and performing well on the national circuit. I think you must have seen my app, and have some idea of my situation.</p>
<p>PS: dv2 or dv3 possible, but I guess not necessary now</p>
<p>I haven’t seen your app since I am not on the admissions committee. I’ve just seen what you’ve posted on CC. </p>
<p>You mentioned the possibility of transferring during your college career, which is frankly an option for most everyone right now whether or not they are considering it. If you do choose to transfer, you could potentially transfer to a school with a d2 or d3 team (d1 as well, but obviously recruiting there is difficult). There are students on the fencing team that are transfers, btw.</p>
<p>I’ll think about it and get back to you :)</p>
<p>Please keep “us” posted on where you will attend college. This is all just so fascinating. Enjoy that puppy!</p>
<p>I may do that pozzol but I really think this thread is monitored by admissions. How else could welles10 (who says she hasn’t seen my application), instantly recognize me and say I was a great fencer, but wouldn’t ‘fit in’? There had to be some level of knowledge from my application to recognize I wasn’t a beginner, eh? (eh as the Canadians say)</p>
<p>I’ve read online that some of the women at Wellesley wear $500 Talbot outfits daily. Lots of partying, too. I don’t drink and party at all; I’m into books. And I wear jeans and sweatshirts. But Wellesley’s tremendous academics drew me in like the Sirens.</p>
<p>Oh well. Even if I have to wait to go to Wash U (transfer) it is probably better for me in many ways. I would have no tuition costs there. No debt is good.</p>
<p>Transferring is another option… I wonder if it is easier to be accepted as a transfer student?</p>
<p>Oh, I don’t know. . I wear jeans all the time. I live in the hills. Heels are not for the hills. Olive trees and heels don’t jive together. I wear dresses for concerts and such. I agree with you. It was by far the academics that drew me to Wellesley. I am currently translating passages from Antigone into italian, comparing the studies of Nietzsche and Schopenhauer, and on and on and on. Hopefully, it is not the dress that makes the student. Now just look at Hillary. When was the last time you saw her showing her legs? Honestly, I look great in a dress!..It is a dna thing; got it from my mom. Anyway, good luck!</p>
<p>pozzol - I am sure your classical education is going to land you in a place of honor at the end of this tedious process. I wish such an education had been available here. I wanted to learn Greek but the high school in Houston already had 11 other languages through AP/IB and they wouldn’t allow the Latin instructor to add Greek. You are lucky!!</p>
<p>I have read some philosophy but not Nietzsche or Schopenhauer. But I think they talked about man only being able to follow his will (or something like that) </p>
<p>Good luck to you, too!</p>
<p>Um college query? I just wanted to know how your d got off the waitlist and got accepted…Did she have outstanding second semester senior grades? does wellesley ask for second semester grades? I know they as for first semester? I got deferred and I feel that i might even get waitlisted again if not rejected…Did your D do anythiing in particular to show interest?</p>