Just a general idea for a junior...

Colleges and Universities A-Z Wesleyan University
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<p>So this board is essentially dead, but I assume someone will notice this eventually...</p>

<p>I'm a junior and I started the college research process a few months ago. Right now, I have an idea of what schools I really like, but it's still sort of tough for me to figure out what schools are real reaches. However, I'm going to have to figure that out because I can't afford to take the time/travel to visit places that just aren't reaches/fits for me.</p>

<p>So, sort of an early chance idea.</p>

<p>White Female.
Private Catholic School in Pennsylvania.
No Rank.
General 3.5~3.7 GPA (I really don't like my school, just as an aside. Low grades are mainly due to a lack of interest/homework/participation, not testing)
PSAT score of a 210, due to a low math score. (I'm taking a class and it will definitely improve)
I take the hardest classes my school offers, but it's small, and we really don't have many APs available.
Band/Strings/Guitar
Book Club/Reading Olympics
Forensics (like Speech/Debate)
I've been playing piano for eight years, and I have several state awards.
I've been studying Japanese since I was little, and though I'm not completely fluent, I'm almost positive I'll get a near perfect score on the Subject Test.
I've been taking college classes at local junior colleges since this past summer. So far I've taken: Arabic, Intro to Psych, Intro to Soc, Ancient History, English I, Intro to Anthro, Philosophy in Film, and Developmental Psych, and I've gotten As in all of them.
Also, I'm pretty sure it's irrelevant in the college application process, but I'll just have turned 16 when I graduate, if that effects anything.</p>

<p>So, should Wesleyan be on my radar?</p>

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<p>I would say that Wesleyan definitely ought to be on your radar because your wide range of interests makes me think you might enjoy the types of people who historically study and teach there. It is definitely a place where you find people with the strong intellectual energy and curiosity you seem to possess and you will find an incredible faculty who will challenge you like you never have been before. Taking the hardest classes your school offers is absolutely recommended for Wesleyan, so you are on the right track. Their website, if you dig into it, will tell you a lot more. They have a blog called Wesleying that will give you up-to-date info on what is going on there and what’s on people’s minds. If it seems to resonate, I would advise a visit and an interview. You might try to get there on a day when school is in session, and sit in on a class (with the instructor’s permission, of course!). Hope this helps.</p>