I am head over heels in love with wesleyan, but it just feels so out of reach. would i be silly to apply ED1/apply at all with these stats? (i have other schools i love like kenyon, oberlin and skidmore, but i love wesleyan the most. i’m scared i won’t get into kenyon, oberlin, or skidmore without ED.)
here’s some info about me!
white female from NY
GPA (Unweighted) - 3.85 (will be between a 93 and 94 avg)
ACT - 33 (might retake)
36 in Reading
36 in English
29 in Math (I know)
32 in Science
SAT II - World History, 740
(will take Lit)
APs - AP Human Geography: 4
AP World History: 4
(both self-study)
Course Load In School: (my high school offers no honors/ap to underclassmen besides honors math, which I wasn’t capable of taking)
-8th Grade (on HS Transcript) Accelerated Algebra I, Accelerated Earth Science, French I
-Freshman Year: Theater Arts, Chorus, Biology, World History I, Geometry, English 9, PE, French II
-Sophomore Year: Self-Studied AP Human Geo and AP world, took Chorus for credit outside of school, Anthropology, Intro to Psychology, Chemistry, Algebra II/Trig, World History II, English 10, Health, PE, and French III
-Junior Year: English 11 Honors, AP Environmental Science, Pre-calculus, French IV Honors, SUPA (Dual Credit with Syracuse University) American History, Science Research, Self-studied AP Comp Gov and AP US gov, PE, taking Chorus for credit outside of school, digital photography
-Senior year projected courseload: AP Bio, Science Research, AP Euro, AP Psych, SUPA English, Economics (my school doesn’t have AP Macro or AP Micro but I’m planning on taking the Johns Hopkins online AP micro accredited course), Chorus outside of school, Calculus (Also trying to find an online accredited physics class)
Extracurriculars
-Founder and editor-in-chief of Stop the Silence, Stop the Stigma, a website where musicians and other creative people are interviewed about mental health to propel an active and inclusive conversation on the topic
-100 hours of community service, volunteer tutor and peer mentor with the special education department
-Singer-songwriter with a single on Spotify
-President of Academic Challenge/Quiz Bowl Team
-Treasurer of Hexadecimal Society of America
-Secretary of Do Something Club, a charity outreach club
-Intern at a local music venue
-Involved with school and local theater
-Helps with a middle school geography education program
-Member of select choir (10th grade-present)
-Doing psych research about visual crowding and ADHD
Thanks 