<p>@txhandan Thank you</p>
<p>I also received a likely! Congrats to everyone and I wish you all the best in the remainder of your college decision process. Are we allowed to join the fb group?</p>
<p>@orchidfields I’m wondering that too! I think I’ll press join… :p</p>
<p>LIKELY!! 
hehe i think we can join the fb group </p>
<p>Congratulations to all those who are likely. For those who are possible, please remember that in most cases the possibles turn in to admission come end of March, good luck, hang in there.
I am posting on behalf of my daughter, she is a likely. She is very happy. Wellesley was her dream school. This was the only school where we both agreed as the top choice. We are all very happy. Good Luck to all of you.</p>
<p>@pin3appl3 @kanuisawesome ok good 
I think I will too haha :)</p>
<p>Choose One:
Prediction: LIKELY</p>
<p>Objective
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2160 superscored. 750 cr, 690 math, 720 w
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): 32. 36 e, 34 r, 30 m, 27 s
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 760 world history, 740 math ii, 730 usb, 720 math i
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No ranking. Our school’s ~150 nationally
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses): 4,4,4,5 (taking 5 more this year)
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses): Nope
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro, AP Micro, AP Comp, AP Lit, AP Latin, H Stats, R Mixed Media
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 1 International Honors, 3+ national. lotsa key club latin stuff[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): decent. state level position- repped 10,000 kids
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: Nope
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: 480 hours
[</em>]Summer Activities: visiting mom overseas, International Convention (12, 13)
[<em>]Essays:
Common App: 10/10
Wellesley: 8.5/10
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: AP Lit/UK Lit teacher, APUSH teacher. excellent for both
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Great
[</em>]Additional Rec: nope
[li]Interview: nope[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): IL
[</em>]Country (if international applicant): Born in CZ=minihook? US student though
[<em>]School Type: Magnet
[</em>]Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>]Income Bracket: low income
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Czech, 1st gen immigrant
[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
- [<em>]Strengths: Essays, recs
[</em>]Weaknesses: Test scores (sort of), ECs
[<em>]Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction: They must have really liked my common app essay! I also don’t know of anyone else who applied EE from my school this year, so…
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected:
Accepted: UMich LSA (waiting on honors), U of I LAS
WL/Rejected: Nowhere yet
Waiting on: Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Cornell ILR, UChicago, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Boston College, UWisc
General comments/advice/hindsight:
This is awesome :DDDDDDDDD</p>
<p>Prediction: LIKELY!</p>
<p>Objective
- [<em>] SAT I: 2360 (760 CR, 800 M, 800 W, 11 essay), first try
[</em>]SAT II: US History (770), Lit (760), Math 2 (720)
[<em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.98
[</em>]Rank: N/A
[<em>]AP: Lit (5), APUSH (5)
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Spanish Language, AP Chem, Euro Lit (toughest English class), Advanced Dance, alternative unleveled math class
[<em>]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Princeton Book Award, NMSF, NHS, National Spanish Exam gold/silver/bronze medals
Subjective
- [</em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Dance, student government (co-chair of Student Council since grade 10), trumpet (performed in recitals and community events), concert band (member of the band board)
[<em>]Job/Work Experience: None
[</em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Coach at school’s writing center, math tutor at a local elementary school, mentor in school’s advisory program for underclassmen
[<em>]Summer Activities: Acting program at film academy (before grade 10), lead roles in school’s summer musicals (before grades 10 and 11), creative writing class at top university (before grade 12)
[</em>]Essays: I worked really hard on the two essays I submitted. I wrote my Common App essay on why I like taking AP exams (nerdy, I know), and my Wellesley supplement was about how I hope Wellesley can bring more tradition and a strong sense of community into my life (and I added a whole bunch of details about what parts of the Wellesley experience would help me accomplish this).
[<em>]Teacher Recommendations: I didn’t read them, but they were from two teachers who really liked me; one rec probably explained how I stood out in class as almost the sole contributor, and the other probably showed how I overcame my struggle to do well and ended up being a dedicated learner and a leader in class.
[</em>]Counselor Rec: I don’t know him too well, but we get along splendidly, and I know he thinks highly of me.
[<em>]Interview: None
Other
- [</em>]State: MA
[<em>]School Type: Public, 400 kids per class, highly ranked in state, kind of a feeder school for Harvard
[</em>]Ethnicity: Caucasian
[<em>]Income Bracket: $40,000-$60,000
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
- [<em>]Strengths: Test scores, GPA, essays/supplement, leadership roles, uniqueness of being a female trumpet player
[</em>]Weaknesses: “Unoriginal” ECs, lack of APs (my school doesn’t offer many prior to senior year), lack of awards, no hooks
[<em>]Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction: I think my academics definitely played a major role. When I received a note from a Harvard admissions officer about what she liked about my application, she cited the uniqueness and passion inherent in my Common App essay, so that probably helped me at Wellesley, too.
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: Accepted to Harvard early
General comments/advice/hindsight: I’M SO EXCITED!!! Getting into Wellesley has been all I could think about for the past few months, so this has certainly brightened up my day! I was worried because a some of the academically strong students at my school who were accepted to top-10 colleges in the past few years were rejected from Wellesley, but luckily I’m not in the same boat as them! Now I just have to decide between Harvard and Wellesley, my two dream schools… Oh boy… :-SS </p>
<p>POSSIBLY 
Objective
ACT: 34 composite, 36 reading 34 english, 33 math
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1%
AP (place score in parentheses): Currently taking 5 all with A’s, previously in IB but I moved to a school w/out it
Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP’s, 2 honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Royal Australian Chemical Institute Competition High Distinction winner</p>
<p>Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): horseback riding (captain), orchestra (cello, first chair), lacrosse, girl scouts, softball, NHS
Job/Work Experience: tutoring, internship at a biomedical engineering firm
Volunteer/Community Service: Riding for the disabled Australia, founded a tutoring program, mentored younger kids, habitat for humanity trip
Summer Activities: Johns hopkins talent search stuff
Essays: pretty good, written about experiences living abroad in Australia for two years
Teacher Recommendations: excellent, my guidance counsellor said I was described as the “best student encountered in the teacher’s career”
Counselor Rec: excellent
Interview: not sure, interviewer never responded to my follow up email, although I thought it went well</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
School Type: private
Ethnicity: white</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: hard-working, determined
Weaknesses: ‘low’ SAT (2000) compared to ACT
Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction: not sure
Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: -----</p>
<p>General comments/advice/hindsight: I’m really disappointed that I didn’t receive a likely indication, as Wellesley is my top school. I’m hopeful to be in that 20%</p>
<p>Any ideas on why I got a possibly?</p>
<p>Prediction: LIKELY</p>
<p>Objective
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): 30 (34 E, 32 R, 26 M/S)
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses):
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses):
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses):
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: nothing remarkable/worth putting down
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): very basic, only a few things, but there are extenuating circumstances i wrote about in my essay
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: 220 hrs
[</em>]Summer Activities: volunteering
[<em>]Essays: pretty good, i think; it got me in!
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: amazing, for sure.
[<em>]Counselor Rec: unsure.
[</em>]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview: none[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): MO
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type: private catholic all girls
[</em>]Ethnicity: AA
[<em>]Income Bracket: 60-80k
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first gen
[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: i guess my essay. i wrote about how hard high school was, why i had no ECs, and how i’ve really changed and matured and am hopeful for the future. it sounds way better than what i just described haha, writing is my strong point.
[</em>]Weaknesses: lack of ECs, APs (my school’s selection is very limited anyway). very lackluster app…which is why i can’t believe this!!
[<em>]Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction: i don’t know…i’m still ecstatic. i didn’t expect this at all, and i can’t comprehend it…it really validates the last six months and gives me something to make it through these last few months. i can’t be sure, but i just really appreciate them seeing something in me and liking it enough to want me.
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: applied to barnard, smith, mt holyoke, yale, rhodes, occidental, rice…also, originally deferred in tulane EA, but i pulled my app.
[/ul]</p>
<p>General comments/advice/hindsight: I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS. i truly, truly can’t. i’m beyond grateful, and i was terrified of checking my portal…but it all worked out, and i’m soooo excited!! i wish i could send admissions a thank you letter; i’m so happy!! i expected a possible or unlikely. AHHHHHH</p>
<p>ALSO i wanted to add something: i want future applicants to not be afraid or embarrassed to apply to a school you think you have no chance in hell at; just tell your story honestly and just be you in your app, and you never know what might happen! scores are not everything; a perfect ACT doesn’t make you a shoo-in. take a chance! the worst thing that could happen is rejection. </p>
<p>Choose One:
Prediction: LIKELY</p>
<p>Objective
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Did not submit
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): 35 C [35 E, 34 M, 36 R, 34 S]
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Did not take
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 90/100
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses): Self-studied two APs, and got a 4 and a 3 respectively
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: Hardest courses - mix of math, science, languages, social sciences, etc.
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Some small awards at my school, nothing big[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Student Senate (Co-president - 10, 11, 12), Model UN (Founder & President - 11, 12), Prom Committee (Member - 11) (President - 12), UNICEF Group (Chair - 10, 11, 12), Flute Orchestra (9, 10, 11, 12)
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: ESL Tutor (9, 10, 11, 12)
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Saturday school volunteer (9, 10, 11, 12), Local music organization volunteer (9, 10, 11, 12)
[</em>]Summer Activities: French study-abroad program, summer camp volunteering
[<em>]Essays: Honestly, I thought this is what killed me for all of my apps. My Common App essay was really ‘risky’ I guess, and I really loved my beginning and middle, but my ending was terrible. So it either killed me or it really helped me! And my ‘Why Wellesley’ was about how I learned to love the French language!
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: History teacher - Top 1%, French teacher - Top 1%, Teacher advisor (ok so other students and I realized that we should have put her under additional rec, but it was a little complicated LOL) - Top 1%
[<em>]Counselor Rec: I think it was really good!!
[</em>]Additional Rec: N/A
[li]Interview: On-campus, it was my first-ever interview and I was extremely nervous but I think it went really well![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): N/A
[</em>]Country (if international applicant): Canada
[<em>]School Type: Public, medium sized
[</em>]Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>]Income Bracket: $100,000+
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing!
[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: ACT score, ECs, recs
[</em>]Weaknesses: GPA isn’t that high, my essays possibly
[<em>]Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction: I think that I “fit” really well into the typical Wellesley student mold. Extremely dedicated, anal retentive to a certain degree (LOL), and I showed a lot of interest in the school. I think both my recs (in which I was able to get teachers to talk about both my leadership/ECs and dedication to school work) and my strong leadership positions in my ECs were what really helped me. I am so happy to say that all of the hard work I have put in the last 4 years, all of the late-nights, dedication to my clubs, and bugging people like crazy to get things done has ALL been worth it.
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: I have been accepted into all of my Canadian schools! I applied to some other LACs in the States, one Ivy, and one Top 20 - but it doesn’t really matter now!
[/ul]</p>
<p>General comments/advice/hindsight: Honestly, be true to yourself. Speak from your heart in your essays, and don’t be afraid - even if it sounds ‘dumb’. And don’t do things because it pumps up your resume - I think something that helped me a lot was to get teacher recs from people who have been my teacher advisors for the clubs I am involved in. CONGRATS TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO GOT LIKELY!! And to people who got Possibles, hang in there! You never know what might happen come March! </p>
<p>POSSIBLE. 2300+ SAT/3.8 UW GPA, but I had multiple Cs Junior/Senior year. At this point, I’m probably going to be rejected from every university I applied to, ha. </p>
<p>Choose One:
Prediction: LIKELY</p>
<p>Objective
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): 31 | (34 English, 32 Reading, 30 Science, 29 Math)
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Spanish (790), Biology (700)
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I don’t know oops
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 27/597
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Calculus, AP Physics, AP French, AP Chemistry, and Counterculture.
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Questbridge Finalist + Prep Scholar[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Environmental Club (President), Intern at my school’s Tech Department.
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: Babysiting (2 years)
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Town Library and School Museum.
[</em>]Summer Activities: Just volunteering… and babysitting
[<em>]Essays: Pretty good
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: Didn’t read
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Good I think
[</em>]Additional Rec: N/A
[li]Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): CT
[</em>]Country (if international applicant): US (born in Peru)
[<em>]School Type: Public
[</em>]Ethnicity: Latina
[<em>]Income Bracket: 25,000
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation, URM
[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: Essays and Supplement
[</em>]Weaknesses: GPA and ACT (Although I think a 31 is good for Wellesley)
[<em>]Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction: I think I’m a good fit for the school and they probably thought my story was unique or something.
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: A bunch of other schools…
[/ul]</p>
<p>General comments/advice/hindsight:</p>
<p>I’m really excited!! I’m still waiting on other schools but I feel extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to attend such a wonderful place :’)</p>
<p>To the people applying for next year: Really work on your essays! Even if you don’t have spectacular stats they can really help you get into a great school!</p>
<p>Choose One:
Prediction: LIKELY</p>
<p>Objective
SAT I (breakdown): 2320 730CR 790M 800W
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II 800, Chemistry 790
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parentheses): 5 on 6 AP’s, 4 on 1 AP
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: 4 AP classes - kinda “slacking” compared to junior year’s all AP classes schedule
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): A national award in science, QuestBridge</p>
<p>Subjective
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Science Olympiad (Secretary), Chemistry Club (Vice President), some unique clubs I wouldn’t like to talk about
Job/Work Experience: Lots of science research
Volunteer/Community Service: pretty unique activity
Summer Activities: paid science research internship
Essays: OK… I didn’t like them that much
Teacher Recommendations: Probably good
Counselor Rec: Probably good
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: It was my last interview, so it was relaxing. Lasted about 30 minutes.</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): North East
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Income Bracket: I’m poor
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): low income? is that even a hook?</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Scores, GPA, EC’s
Weaknesses: I’d say my essays… but I received likely so the adcom probably liked them.
Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction: I’m a strong applicant with some unique activities
Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: Princeton, my state schools. No rejections yet Waiting to hear back from 6 more colleges! </p>
<p>Choose One:</p>
<p>Prediction: POSSIBLE
:(</p>
<p>Objective
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2330
[</em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 790 math ii, 760 chem
[<em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.8 A-/A
[</em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesn’t rank
[<em>]AP (place score in parentheses): 5’s on psych, lit, lang, bc calc, and a 4 on apush, taking stats, euro, and physics this year
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: multivariable calc, ap euro, freedom honors, philosophy, world lit, ap physics, ap stats,
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit finalist[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): ten years of taekwondo, also started kung fu recently, JV tennis all four years (captain), student tutored
[</em>]Job/Work Experience:
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: english teacher at chinese senior center in nyc
[</em>]Summer Activities: international leadership camp, and ^
[<em>]Essays: i really liked my wellesley supp
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: didn’t read
[<em>]Counselor Rec: didn’t read
[</em>]Interview: didn’t have
[/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>]Country (if international applicant): us
[<em>]School Type: private
[</em>]Ethnicity: asian
[<em>]Income Bracket:
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction: i don’t know, a bit disappointed to be honest
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: university of illionois, urbana champaign
[/ul]</p>
<p>General comments/advice/hindsight:</p>
<p>My daughter is a likely! She is thrilled because Wellesley is her first choice! </p>
<p>Choose One:
My D received a POSSIBLE and she’s pretty ecstatic about it because she was expecting an UNLIKELY… Wellesley was a major reach for her because of her GPA (though in honesty, she’s perfect for them! She had extenuating health circumstances that messed up her sophomore and junior year.)</p>
<p>Prediction: POSSIBLE</p>
<p>Objective
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (CR 690, M 690, W 720)
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): not taken
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Literature 790, World History 720
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): scholl uses 100 pt scale, 89.234. Translates to about 3.46
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank, probably about 35%?
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses):
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses): TOK, HL Biology, SL Art (exams not written yet.)
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: IB TOK, IB HL Bio, IB SL Art, Art in History, Senior seminars (poetry & literature), video (required to graduate), Advanced Math (basically pre-calc), Virtual High School honors-level Zoology/Animal Behavior
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): drama, self employed graphic designer, commited visual artist and writer, some smaller stuff.
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: various p/t jobs
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: not much but some
[</em>]Summer Activities: 21-day Outward Bound
[<em>]Essays:
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: ??
[<em>]Counselor Rec: ??
[</em>]Additional Rec: from art teacher
[li]Interview: went well[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): Maine
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type: public
[</em>]Ethnicity: white
[<em>]Income Bracket: 50,000 - 60,000
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths:
[</em>]Weaknesses:
[<em>]Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction:
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: accepted Bard, Hampshire. Waiting on Mount Holyoke, Smith, Skidmore
[/ul]</p>
<p>General comments/advice/hindsight:</p>
<p>Posting my information here because of the possibility of helping future applicants. THAT BEING SAID I advise anyone reading this to NOT do what I did which is compare yourself to everyone posting here and either a) drive yourself insane or b) convince yourself you have no chance. So here we go…</p>
<p>Choose One:
Prediction: LIKELY</p>
<p>Objective
[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (750 CR, 720 M, 700 W). Took once.
[</em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Lit: 800, Bio E: 730
[<em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94/100…school only does out of 100 but I guess this is like a 3.7/3.8???
[</em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[<em>]AP (place score in parentheses): Lit: 5, USH: 4, Bio: 4, Stats: 4
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Lang, AP Human Geo, Honors Calculus, Honors Physics, European History, AP Comparative Government.
[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective
[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): (In the order that I listed them on the Common App) Mock Trial (Founder/Captain), Theatre/Drama (Grades 10, 11: Concert Mistress of musical pit band, Grade 12: Director of fall play and spring musical), Chamber Ensemble (First violin grades 9-12), NHS (president), Swim Team (Varsity 9-12), Student Ethics Committee
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: Worked as a sales associate grades 10, 11. Internship at local theatre company 11, 12.
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: 300+ hours at local hospital (was student volunteer for one year and manager of student volunteers for 2). (I have more but that’s all I put on the Common App!)
[</em>]Summer Activities: Summer before senior year i participated in a VERY selective research internship program (4% acceptance rate, was one of only five high schoolers, submitted my abstract to all my schools, wrote my CA essay about it, blah blah blah.) Summer before junior year I worked in that sales associate position and volunteered at the hospital, summers before sophomore and freshman year the only thing of note was the hospital.
[<em>]Essays: I put a ton of time into my Common App essay, loved it. I also really loved my Wellesley supplement (wrote about my love for neuroscience and sprinkled in some references to other aspects of the Wellesley life that appeal to me) but I DID have a typo–“alumna” instead of “alumnae”
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: One from my AP Lit teacher was phenomenal, 11/10, one from AP Stats teacher was…good but very sparse? 6/10? So I requested a third from an APUSH teacher which was like a 7 or 8 out of 10.
[<em>]Counselor Rec: No idea. I assume good? I “harass” her a lot but I think we get on well, then again, my school’s guidance department isn’t known for being fabulous.
[</em>]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview: Interviewed on-campus, lasted about 30 minutes, I honestly cannot remember details but I interview well in general![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): Northern Maine
[</em>]School Type: Decent private
[<em>]Ethnicity: White
[</em>]Income Bracket: ~100,000
[li]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Zero. Unless you count being a woman in STEM. Which I doubt is all that impressive at a women’s college. :P[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection
[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: Essays (typo and all!!), ECs, subject tests maybe, I did “demonstrate interest” by interviewing on-campus, that one letter of recommendation…who knows.
[</em>]Weaknesses: Freshman year GPA was a 3.5, CollegeConfidential has led me to believe that my SATs are a weakness, I am completely unhooked and wildly insecure
[<em>]Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction: NO idea. I was expecting a “possible.”
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: 14 other schools, didn’t apply anywhere early or rolling…haven’t heard back from ANYWHERE else (I didn’t apply to my state school. Risky decision, but I guess it worked out.)
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<p>General comments/advice/hindsight: I could not be any happier right now. I spent the last few months beating myself up for not applying to a lot of “safeties” or “matches” and regretted not re-taking the SAT with all my heart. Wellesley was definitely at the top of my list anyway, so I can’t believe that this could become a reality. My advice to future applicants is to pull yourself away from collegeconfidential and evaluate yourself as a person. Don’t play the comparison game, it never ends well. Just focus on being your best self, putting your best foot forward, and following your passions.</p>
<p>Choose One:
Prediction: LIKELY</p>
<p>I plan to study Media Studies and History if I go to Wellesley.</p>
<p>Objective
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[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1910 (670CR, 540M, 700W)
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): Did not submit.
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): USH 740, Lit 650
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.04 UW, 4.44 W (My school is weird and does it out of a 4.5)
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses): USH 5 (the only AP I took last year and the only available for juniors)
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses):
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load:</p>
<p>AP Calc
AP English
Contemporary History/ AP Govt
Journalism
Religion
Honors Environmental Science
General Art</p>
<p>[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]Gold medal in Latin Honors
Honor Roll
Xerox Award in Technology
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<p>Subjective
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[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Discussion Club (President and Co-founder), Shalom Club (Secretary), It’s Academic (President), ECYP (a program where I went to Israel for a month, not birthright trip)
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: Internship at Catholic Charities (helped a sister with her online ministry class, filing, etc)
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Have over 200+ from different service projects
[</em>]Summer Activities: Volunteered or Interned or Chilled
[<em>]Essays: I guess they were alright.
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: Waived my right to see them
[<em>]Counselor Rec: I think it was good! My guidance counselor likes me anyway
[</em>]Additional Rec: From a Congressman whose program I was in
[li]Interview: Yup, really nice![/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Other
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[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[</em>]Country (if international applicant): US
[<em>]School Type: Private
[</em>]Ethnicity: African American
[<em>]Income Bracket: Purely middle class
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Cannot think of any!
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<p>Reflection
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[<em>]Strengths: I guess I do a lot of leadership roles?, also I showed interest in school
[</em>]Weaknesses: My test scores!!! THEY ARE HORRIBLE.
[<em>]Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction: No clue. But I am thankful and blessed.
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: Smith College, Ithaca College, UMBC, La Salle, Drexel, Fordham, University of Rochester, Saint Joseph’s
No rejections just yet. Also I applied to too many schools
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<p>General comments/advice/hindsight:</p>
<p>I wanted to share this because before when I would look on College Confidential and see everyone’s immaculate scores and extracurriculars, I had no faith in myself whatsoever. It goes to show that it doesn’t matter if you don’t have the perfect score or perfect credentials, there is still a chance you can get in! I mean look at me . . . I have a 540 in math for the SAT! Look to yourself. Don’t focus on others. Also take a chance like I did when applying to schools! Even if you think you’ll be rejected. </p>
<p>There must be a higher force somewhere because I was not expecting this!</p>
<p>LIKELY! OMG I was soooo excited to find out! </p>