<p>I know the transfer acceptancer rate is 30% for regular transfer students. </p>
<p>What grades would one normally need to get into the non-traditional program (davis scholars)?</p>
<p>Wellesley doesn't have a minimum GPA requirement - they look holistally at your application relative to the rest of the applicant pool. That being said, I think 3.13 may be borderline-competitive. Definitely apply, but make sure your essays are solid gold. Also, you will need to wow them with your interview (which weights heavily at Wellesley).
You may also want to look at the other Adult Reentry programs:</p>
<p>Penn - College of General Studies
Cornell - School of Continuing Education
Columbia - School of General Studies
Yale - Eli Whitney Program
Brown - Resumed Undergraduate Education</p>
<p>None of these programs require SATs and I believe most of them are less competitive than Wellesleys program.</p>
<p>Also, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, and Smith have similar programs to the Davis Scholars. I met one woman there who had dropped out of high school and bartended for over a decade before she applied as a Davis. And got in. Go for it. Schools love non-traditional students. </p>
<p>Schools don't publish stats on non-traditionals because there are so many factors that can't be quantified in their situations. Though still considered, your GPA and your boards are no longer the chief factors in play. Your resume, essays, recommendations, and interview will be much more important this time around. You have had a life; and college admissions officials are smart enough to respect that. Give it a shot.</p>