***Official Wellesley College 2018 EE Predictions***

Colleges and Universities A-Z Wellesley College
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<p>Prediction: UNLIKELY</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2280 (M 700, CR 780, W 800)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Chem (710), Math II (740)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.475
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank
APs (Scores): Biology (3), Statistics (3), AB Calculus (4)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Economics, AP Chemistry, Biotechnology, English Honors, Calc III at community college
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Siemens Semifinalist?</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Independent science research, science olympiad club, illustration club (treasurer, founding member), trivia club (historian), cello, creative writing, volunteering
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community Service: summer science camp junior counselor, animal shelter, nonprofit for the blind, President’s Award for Volunteer Service Silver Award
Summer Activities: Senior: Travel to Japan, Carleton SCSI; Junior: completed science project, recovered from illness; Sophomore: completed science project, studied for SAT (obviously didn’t tell people at college about SAT); Freshman: babysitting my brother b/c of family issues
Essays: I spent a fair amount of time on my CA essay. I think it was one of the better essays I wrote. My Wellesley supplement was about my research interests and how Wellesley has the right mix of resources yet has the small/empowering community that I feel suits me. I guess it was a kind of bland topic.
Teacher Recommendations: Not sure. Did not read them.
Counselor Rec: Seemed to be attentive to details
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Went pretty well. We were able to talk for about 1.5 hours without awkward pauses.</p>

<p>Other:
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: competitive suburban public high school
Ethnicity: Asian (Japanese)
Income Bracket: middle class for where I live, which is about ~130k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: I really don’t think I have any strengths. Maybe my interview?
Weaknesses: GPA, SAT scores, GPA, AP scores, GPA, lack of major awards, GPA, uninteresting extracurriculars, GPA, senior course load, GPA, boring topics for essays, GPA. Yeah, so basically GPA was abominable.<br>
Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction: For all my weaknesses
Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: Accepted to Baylor, Agnes Scott, Indiana University, University of Pittsburgh, DePauw University, UC Riverside, WPI, UM Twin Cities, CU Boulder; Wait-listed at University of Rochester; waiting on 13 other schools. </p>

<p>General comments/advice/hindsight: I’m disappointed with my result, but I also feel that it was expected. My GPA sucks. Since I’m unlikely for acceptance, I doubt any advice I could possibly give would help. </p>

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<p>I felt somewhat surprised but extreme excited that I got the LIKELY~ the whole diagram will be showed later~ but is that sure Wellesley will admit those who get likely? </p>

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<p>Prediction: LIKELY</p>

<p>Objective

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (M 720 W 760 CR 690)
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): n/a
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math I: 690 Lit: 660
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses): US History: 4 Lang: 4
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses): n/a
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Gov, Physics, Calculus
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): high honor roll each quarter (so far), Smith Book Award, Honors French IV Award for Achievement[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective

[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): varsity field hockey (top scorer 2 yrs, offensive player of the year) varsity lacrosse (captain, coaches award freshman year), NHS, Girls Nation, Girls State (attorney general, chaplain, county commissioner), prom committee (chair), French club (public relations officer), Student Leadership Club (president), women’s studies & history club at my school (founder and president)
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: restaurant hostess (1 year)
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: volunteered on Obama’s campaign, Big Sister for BBBS, coach at youth field hockey & lacrosse camps, coordinator of Veterans Affairs & Appreciation for my high school
[</em>]Summer Activities: see above
[<em>]Essays: my common app was OK; pretty good writing but nothing phenomenal. my Wellesley supplement was really good, however. arguably the best essay I wrote for college
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: can’t read them, but they’ve been described in detail to me and they sound wonderful
[<em>]Counselor Rec: no clue, probably good
[</em>]Additional Rec: n/a
[li]Interview: very good (from what I thought)[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other

[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): New England
[</em>]Country (if international applicant): USA
[<em>]School Type: best public school in state
[</em>]Ethnicity: white
[<em>]Income Bracket: 200K+
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a
[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection

[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: transcript, Girls Nation, essay, recs
[</em>]Weaknesses: SAT subject tests…(you read that right, I got below a 700 in MATH ONE)
[<em>]Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction: I demonstrated a lot of passion in my Wellesley supplement and interview. Also, I have a lot that fits with a women’s school in my application (women’s club, Girls Nation, Smith Book Award, wonderful recommendation from a Seven Sisters alum)
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: accepted: Alabama (honors), Tulane (honors), Clemson (honors), South Carolina. rejected: Vanderbilt ED. waiting: UVA, Wake Forest, Richmond
[/ul]</p>

<p>General comments/advice/hindsight: Wellesley seems to be one of the schools that takes the pledge of looking at applications holistically seriously. I’m thrilled to have received likely, and so honored! To those who didn’t receive what they thought they might have, the process is tricky and unpredictable. A lot of my decisions do not line up, but it will all work out!</p>

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<p>Choose One:
Prediction: LIKELY</p>

<p>Objective

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (CR 630 M 800 W 740)
[</em>]ACT (breakdown):
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II 800 Chem 800 Phys 770
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3% (24 out of 900)
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses):
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses):
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load:
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): UNESCO’s project special award; provicinal math competition 1st award; HM of HMUNC<br>[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective

[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): National and international MUN (president); karate team; Library builder(built library and organize books donations for poor children); math team; non-fiction writer;student ambassador.
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: Sun Yat-sen University math department internship;
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: library volunteer; assissant teacher of language teaching
[</em>]Summer Activities:
[<em>]Essays: My CA essay is like a prosaic, though the topic is quite common. Wellesley’s essay is great, at least I love it so much and consider it my best essay.
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: pretty postive
[<em>]Counselor Rec:
[</em>]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview: this may be the best interview I’ve had, having the lunch with the interviewer and chatted for almost 3 hours. And now I still keep it touch with my interviewer.[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other

[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>]Country (if international applicant): China
[<em>]School Type: common chinese Gaokao school
[</em>]Ethnicity: yellow
[<em>]Income Bracket:
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection

[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: interview, special family background and diverse experience, maybe even because my high school is built by Sun yat-sen whose wife graduated from Wellesley
[</em>]Weaknesses: SAT scores, as you see my cr is even lower than 650…not unique in nationality…
[<em>]Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction: maybe the really nice interview and essay.
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: Accepted: UIUC, North Carolina Chapel Hill. Defer: Brown(ED) Umichigan ann arbor (EA) Waiting: Brown Rice UCB Tufts
[/ul]</p>

<p>General comments/advice/hindsight: just Trust Yourself and Be Confident~</p>

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<p>Choose One:
Prediction: LIKELY!!!</p>

<p>Objective

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Take it
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): 33
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): 690 Math II, 710 US History (didn’t really study for these)
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses): AP European History (5), APUSH (4), AP Lang (4)
[<em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Macroeconomics, AP Biology, AP Literature, AP Spanish
[</em>]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective

[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Student Council (Secretary 10, PR Directory 11, First Vice-President 12), Environmental Club (President 11 and 12), Mock Trial (Captain 12, Team placed third and second at previous state competitions - received awards for Outstanding Attorney and Witness), National Honors Society
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: Gave Violin Lessons (11 and 12)
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Various
[</em>]Summer Activities: Interned with the Indian Ambassador to Ghana (10), Interned with an Environmental Agency (11), Interned with Education Centers in India (12)
[<em>]Essays: Really good I think! I worked hard on them! Mostly wrote about my love for Biology and how I would explore that at Wellesley.
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: Really good - I got to read one, and it made my mom cry
[<em>]Counselor Rec: I don’t know…
[</em>]Additional Rec: nope
[li]Interview: none[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other

[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): IL
[</em>]School Type: Public
[<em>]Ethnicity: Indian
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.
[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection

[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: Displayed interest in my activities - I’d like to think I’m unique?
[</em>]Weaknesses: Lol at my SAT II scores
[<em>]Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction: I love Wellesley!! I think my essays put me over the edge!
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: Applied: Oberlin College, NYU, Brown University, Northwestern University, Boston University, Johns Hopkins, Case Western Reserve. Accepted: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Honors College
[/ul]</p>

<p>General comments/advice/hindsight: I’M SO THRILLED!!! I don’t know if I’ll be attending in the fall, but this was the best news ever!!! Wellesley is an amazing college and I’m honored to be a “likely” candidate! Good luck everyone!</p>

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<p>Did anyone else get a personal letter/card in the mail? :)</p>

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<p>Prediction: POSSIBLE</p>

<p>Objective

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2310 - CR(730) M(800) W(780)
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): N/A
[<em>]SAT II (place score in parentheses): MathII (800), BiologyE (770)
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/46
[</em>]AP (place score in parentheses): Biology (4), Calculus AB (5), Computer Science A (5), English Lang (4)
[<em>]IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, Honors Chemistry, Honors Human Anatomy, Honors Physics (independent study), Gym, Bible, History, Computer Apps
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Perfect Score in ACSL All-Stars (international) Contest[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective

[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): FTC Robotics (4 years; Captain), JV/Varsity Volleyball (4 years), Computer Programming Team (4 years; Captain), Speech Team (3 years), Piano (9+ years)
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: SAT Math Tutoring, Family Business
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Teacher’s Assistant
[</em>]Summer Activities: Center for Talented Youth (CTY), traveling, taking online independent study courses
[<em>]Essays: CommonApp essay is the better essay in my opinion. I talked about my summer experience with CTY. I think my Why Wellesley essay could apply to other small colleges, too. I also didn’t mention why I want to go to a women’s college as opposed to co-ed (oops)
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: excellent. from my computer science teacher who loves me, and from my biology teacher who knows my personality well
[<em>]Counselor Rec: assuming it’s alright. she knows me personally
[</em>]Additional Rec: from a teacher at CTY. my parents thought it was a good recommendation
[li]Interview: N/A[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other

[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[</em>]Country (if international applicant): N/A
[<em>]School Type: Private/Parochial
[</em>]Ethnicity: Not Reported (but Asian)
[<em>]Income Bracket: >$200,000
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A
[/ul]</p>

<p>Reflection

[ul]
[<em>]Strengths: developed passion for robotics and computer programming, CommonApp essay, quantitative qualifications
[</em>]Weaknesses: I’m Asian?, generic supplement essay?
[<em>]Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction: I’m questioning if I really stand out as an applicant. I probably don’t fit Wellesley’s mold of an ideal student, and I should’ve explained why I want to attend a women’s college xD
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: Applied: Pomona, Williams, Swarthmore, Harvey Mudd, Olin College of Engineering, Smith, Princeton, Carleton, Case Western Reserve, WashU. I got an “early-write” acceptance letter from Smith!
[/ul]</p>

<p>General comments/advice/hindsight: I honestly thought I would get a “likely.” Ahh, but all hope is not lost. Congrats to future Wellesley ladies!</p>

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<p>Pin3appl3, my daughter received a beautiful handwritten note in the mail yesterday. Very nice touch. The admin rep commented on her personal statement essay and hoped she would bring her passion to Wellesley and how shed be a wonderful addition to their community. </p>

<p>This note was the first we have heard from Wellesley…have you all received more formal “likely” letters? It sounded like they want her if she wants them, but it kind of came out of left field.</p>

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<p>I’m so sorry for posting so late- I just found this thread! Can you’ll please be brutally honest about my chance of acceptance
Prediction: POSSIBLE</p>

<p>Objective

[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):-
[</em>]ACT (breakdown): OA: 30
[<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): 38
[</em>]Senior Year Course Load: History HL, English HL, Chem HL, Spanish SL, Math SL, Physics SL (pretty tough subjects)
[li]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): MUN awards, Best Athlete of the Year[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective

[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): President of the Student Council, Red House Vice Captain, Head of Administration for an inter-school creative event, Head of Team Recruitment for Relay for Life, Won Athlete of the Year 6 times (every year I’ve been in this school), Football team, Basketball team, I know Mandarin, Hindi, Spanish, English and Marathi and President of the International Court of Justice (MUN), MUN awards in a couple of international MUNs, Editor of the school magazine. That’s about all I can think of right now.
[</em>]Job/Work Experience:-
[<em>]Volunteer/Community Service: Taught at a municipal school, Organized and headed a marathon to raise money and awareness for the physically disabled, Habitat for Humanity, a charity mini-olympics to raise awareness and money for the physically and mentally disabled
[</em>]Summer Activities:-
[<em>]Essays: My supplement essay was about the location of the school and the tremendous opportunities for Community and Service. My common app is extremely feminist- about how I had to battle the opinion that women aren’t fit for leadership positions while running for Student Council President. I am the second female President my school has had.
[</em>]Teacher Recommendations: History, English and Spanish. I read my History teacher’s and English teacher’s. They were both excellent. Two and a half pages each.
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Reaaaally good!
[</em>]Additional Rec: Representative of CMCA
[li]Interview: I’m not sure. It last for an hour. I think it went well[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other

[ul]
[<em>]Country (if international applicant): India
[</em>]School Type: IB School
[<em>]Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>]Income Bracket: </p>

<p>Reflection

[list]
[<em>]Strengths: Recommendations and Extracurriculars
[</em>]Weaknesses: Grades and test scores
[<em>]Why you think you received a likely/possible/unlikely prediction: My grades and test scores
[</em>]Where else you have applied and/or have been accepted/rejected: I hear from the rest of my colleges this month x_x
[/ul]</p>

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<p>@chocochipmom
There will be no formal likely letter. Your D is in that is it. It is W’s tradition to send a “hand written” letter/note to students who are “likely” that is it. I hope your D will end up selecting W. Good Luck in the decision process.</p>

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<p>@Tamtiger…thank you…omg I have goosebumps. Wellesley is her dream school. I just have a few concerns i developed from our visit, from a few things ive read on cc re Wellesley - and I also hope we can swing it financially. She has merit money offers from several other schools. We were naive and didnt realize Wellesley gives no merit and that we would be full pay. We shall see. </p>

<p>Thanks for the reply :)</p>

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<p>@chocochipmom
Same here… full pay…:(, with merit scholarships at other colleges…</p>

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<p>@tamtiger - What do you mean? I got a formal letter in the Wellesley portal</p>

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<p>@venturalize
I should correct what I said before, there was no formal likely letter mailed, but I agree with you that there is a formal letter online.</p>

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<p>I got a likely but I haven’t received anything by mail yet. :(</p>

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<p>Wow, the 2018 on these threads is throwing me off a bit :slight_smile: excited to have a new class joining us!
Current Wellesley student here, if you guys have any questions, feel free to ask!
Good luck to all of you guys, and congratulations on the positive early evaluation/early decision decisions so far!</p>

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<p>I also did not get anything in the mail, however I did receive a “likely.” I am absolutely dying to get my response and hopefully a financial aid package! For those of you worried about Wellesley not giving out merit scholarships, did you apply for need based financial aid? If you did, they give out very generous need-based scholarships</p>

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<p>Hi guys, I applied EE as well and received a likely ( but i did not get mailed anything haha). I was just wondering if anyone knew when formal decisions will be released? </p>

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<p>^And when will the Spring Open Campus invites come?</p>

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<p>According to college confidential, official notification appears to be on March 27</p>

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