<p>I have gotten lots of B's, through stupid mistakes, and although most are B+, I have three B-'s (and one in AP bio...). Is Wellesley still in my reach? Sorry if people have seen the below before, but just trying again. </p>
<p>GPA:~4.0 weighted (I know, I told you I was a slacker, but my public HS is one of the best in CA so I hope that weighs in?)</p>
<p>APUS: 5
AP Bio: 4 (I thought this was okay until I looked at the AP forums!)</p>
<p>I will take AP Calc AB, AP Lit, and AP Spanish Senior year.</p>
<p>SAT I: (only taken once in March, retake in Oct): w: 740 cr: 800 m: 670
SAT II:
Lit: 760
US Hist: 730 (May) 770 (June)
Math IC: 580 (ouch, long story) should I take the IIC so as not to leave this blemish on my record? my math is shaky at best.
Writing: 790</p>
<p>Extracurrics: (I'm getting this from my resume thing so sorry if it sounds really detailed and stupid)
School newspaper (Section Editor)
National magazine:Served as political correspondent by attending New Hampshire primaries and writing articles on politics)
Soundings School Literary Magazine
ASB (Head Commissioner of Newsletter)
Mosaic Newspaper
Cupertino Historical Society
Stanford Sociology/Psychology intern
Childrens Discovery Museum
Sedgwick Autistic Program (Received Outstanding Service Award)
Yang-Ching Chinese Percussion
Studio 10 Dance
Fong Art Studio
Grail Family services (Illustrated childrens novel to promote literacy)
Villa Montalvo (Received Exceptional Service Award )
Key Club
Chinese School</p>
<p>Honors/Awards:
1st prize, Third New Century International Youth Fine Art Contest Committee
Your Magazinewon essay contest; invited to write for the magazine and website, covering the primary elections in New Hampshire
Ladies Home Journal; Wrote article that was published on primary election visit
1st place winner, World Journal International Art Contest (11); Published in newspaper
Poetic Power-in Celebrations of Young Poets book
TeenInk Poetry Journal
Mosaic Journalism workshop-Most Accurate Reporting, accepted into the workshop (only 20 from Bay Area). Work appeared in Nuevo Mundo and San Jose Mercury News</p>
<p>Nice awards... VERY NICE Sat II (maybe except the 580.) I think that you may have a shot, but you should apply ED if your heart is set on it. I think you should set your sights on one college, because certain colleges are pretty random with their admissions. As you probably know, a good essay can reealllly make a difference. Spend like two-three days writing an essay. Retake the 580, keep the SAT I score. Try Cornell, Villanova, Vanderbuilt, Dartmouth, Boston College, USC, Berkley, and SUNY Bingimhamton (perfect school for you I think)</p>
<p>I'm against ED. You limit your chances and probably will regret it. You apply in November and you go next September. Senior year is a year of maturing and growing up - especially changing. I know a lot of people who regret applying ED unless it was to a place like Harvard.</p>
<p>Don't forget, Wellesley is all girls. And even though they say you can go to other school or to Boston - my friend told me it takes about an hour to go anywhere that's populated with guys.</p>
<p>But as for your stats, as I said in the other topic. My friend who attended public school in California told me the way your grades are weighted are totally skewed. There is no way you could get a ~4.0 in my county with B's and B-'s. We don't even have B-'s. Your math SAT also needs work but your SAT2s are generally solid. And you have a lot of EC's but those don't mean anything unless you're actually doing things in them. Anyone can list a list of EC's. </p>
<p>I think generally - NYU is better. Not only is it in the city but you're not isolated. Plus, NYU has an amazing business program. Your chances at NYU are also probably higher. You could EA at NYU and EV at Wellesley. Or who knows, probably by the time all your friends are applying regular - you'll find a new school you really love. It happens to the best of us, just don't limit your choices. There's so many great schools out there. Plus you live in CA which means you definitely get perks for UC schools - why not Berkley? Or UCLA?</p>
<p>If you really love Wellesley and are 100% sure that you want to go there, by all means, apply ED. And while it's true that the thought of an all girls school can make many people a little uneasy, most of the women who end up there say that they absolutely loved their experience and didn't find a single-sex environment to be uncomfortable at all.</p>
<p>really? how is the CA weighted different? For us, honors and APs are +1 point. and that's all. is that different for other states? i took a lot of APs and honors so that's why I have a ~4.0 despite B's and B-'s.</p>
<p>My county only gives .5 for APs and nothing for honors or GT courses. Our grading system is 94-100 A, 90-93 B+, 84-89 B.. and so on so forth. It's impossible for students in my school to get any where near a 4.0 with B's and B-'s.</p>
<p>I didn't mean to be offensive. But I'm just trying to be honest. I think your stats are good but in my personal opinion NYU would be a better pick. Especially if you got into their Stern business program which is rated top 5 in the nation.</p>
<p>you weren't offensive...did i sound defensive? anyways, is that what it's like for most states? i was under the impression that as a rule, APs and certain honors count as extra points. thanks aal0ha</p>
<p>The cons of communicating online. No problem! But in all honesty, your stats are good. But if you're really into Wellesley, I'd suggest EV for Wellesley. And EA for NYU. Are these the only two you are debating over?</p>
<p>those are my top choices. also considering pomona (reach, reach, reach) boston univ and some UCs. what exactly is the difference between EA, EV, and ED? acronyms are starting to confuse me.</p>
The cons of communicating online. No problem! But in all honesty, your stats are good. But if you're really into Wellesley, I'd suggest EV for Wellesley. And EA for NYU. Are these the only two you are debating over?
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<p>What?! NYU offers ED, not EA. Check to see if Wellesley offers ED-II. If it does, apply to NYU ED-I and Wellesley ED-II.</p>
<p>I must warn you though, NYU has no standing campus, meaning there's no brick and ivy to restrain its campus that's spread all throughout NYC. Wellesley does have that sense of community spirit, from what I've heard.</p>
<p>Having visited with my D, we were told that the high school record was critical. I thinkthe unweighted GPA should be over 3.5. They'll look at that first, then difficulty of classes, then SAT scores, lastly awards.</p>
<p>my gpa unweighted isn't good...3.68 but i take as many honors and aps as my school allows which isn't a lot since trying to scale back on competition, they only allow us to take aps during junior year.</p>
<p>My friend got into Pomona. I think that school relies more on how much you want to go there. I think you should reserve your reach of all your reaches as ED. Or don't ED at all... And leave NYU as regular and Wellesley as EV. But as tlaktan said NYU has no real campus, but in a sense it's better. It's got a sense of reality to it, and most of my friends who attend there really enjoy it. It's the city life and it's never boring - besides not only that, NYU has great programs academically and is very well rounded. But if you're into Pomona, definitely apply ED. My friend said that he regretted wasting his ED because he had to endure so much stress when he was applying regularly- and your chances are definitely a lot higher if you ED there.</p>
<p>i don't know about pomona, it's not one of my top top choices as wellsley is. not having a real sense of campus is fine for me, the environment there alone sounds great. is there a reason you're so against ED if i really want to go to wells? (this isn't meant to be defensive).</p>
<p>The EV through me off. Wellesley has an EE program, commonly (but mistakenly) referred to as EV. Early Eval is basically Early Action with a due date of January 1st. What is your interest of study?</p>
<p>aal0ha: There are other universities besides NYU which offer a city life and an actual campus with boundaries. Although considering the fact that the OP wants to go to Wellesley, I don't think that the urban factor is of major concern.</p>