Transfer @ Wellesley--Chance me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Wellesley College
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I’d be applying for Spring 2018, I’d be coming in as a 2nd semester sophomore. My “why transfer” essay is about seeking a strong community (I went to an all girls high school and I emphasize that I already know how strong all women’s communities are) and more academic rigor. I very deeply want to go to Wellesley.

COLLEGE INFO
College GPA: 4.0
Activities:

  • Coordinator for the Community Service Learning Office
  • Campus Ambassador for the university (give tours, represent school, very selective job on campus)
  • English as a Second Language tutor for local refugees
  • Research assistant for psych lab
  • Multivariable calculus TA and tutor
  • Outdoors program leader
  • Vice president of a service club on campus
  • Volunteer at local elementary school as a reading mentor
  • Summer internship with San Fransisco startup

HIGH SCHOOL INFO
ACT: 32
High School Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
High School Weighted GPA: 4.5
High School Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC (5), English Lit (5), French Lang (5), Psych (5)
Activities: the only thing I’m talking about from high school is my officership for a theatre club on campus. I’m focusing primarily on my college activities.

Intended Major: Mathematics and Economics
State: California
School Type: Private high school, private college
Ethnicity: White

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Is there serious grade inflation at your HS? A 4.0 UW GPA is only top 10%, and not top 2 or 3%

You have the academic chops with grades and a few AP’s, but your ACT is not overwhelming.

Wellesley does not take all that many transfer students, but you are as qualified as any of them.

Your grades show you are an excellent student - so you should be smart enough to figure out that your chances are way better than most applicants, even among transfers. You are also smart enough to know nothing is a given.

Best of luck to you

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From the Wellesley website: Class of 2020 Mean Test Scores - 31 ACT – so looks like you are fine there.

Despite 3puppies concern about grade inflation at your high school, your AP results are very strong, which in my mind mitigates that concern.

Collegeboard shows a transfer acceptance rate of 18%

My daughter graduated from Wellesley, and we know of at least two students from her high school who transferred in while she was there.

Wellesley seems to like students from my daughter’s high school, so you should look at the history of your high school and Wellesley for some possible encouragement!