Wellesley Chances

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Wellesley has been my dream school since I visited as a sophomore when my dad ran the Boston Marathon.
Can you tell me my chances of getting into Wellesley?
I’m planning on applying Regular Decision: Early evaluation

1400 composite SAT score
28 on the ACT
Gpa: 4.0
11/574 in my class

Senior Courses:
Academic Decathlon
AP Language and Literature
Ap Bc Calc
Art 1 Pre-AP
Yearbook
Soccer
Ap Bio

Ap scores
Human Geo: 4
WHap: 5
Apush: 5
Lang and comp:5
Physics 1: 3

Extra Curriculars:
2 year Yearbook Editor-in-chief (3 years of yearbook)
4 years of UIL journalism
3 years of Academic Decathlon (1 year state qualifier)
NHS President
3 years xc ( 2 years varsity)
4 years soccer (2 years varsity)
3 years of Pre-Ap Spanish
2 years as youth group leader at my church
I will also graduate from a 4 year early morning seminary program for my church when I graduate from high school.

If my chances aren’t good, is there anything else I can do to improve them. I’m also retaking the ACT

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Your chances are very good, but you’re not an automatic admit. You have great class rank, GPA, and interesting EC’s, taking a demanding course level. You clearly like to push yourself, and you do well, which is a common trait among accepted Wellesley applicants.

You are also smart enough to understand that Wellesley is harder to get into than ever, with more than 4 out of 5 applicants getting rejected. Your test scores are below the average but not terribly below, so retaking them is a good idea. If you don’t improve your test scores, I think you still may have a good shot.

What part of the country are you from? Do you think your ethnic background helps or hurts your chances? Have other students from your HS gotten into Wellesley?

3

I’m from Texas, but I’m white and both my parents went to college. The only other person I know that went to Wellesley is my sister in law

4

I got in with much lower SAT scores but similar extracurriculars, similar class rank, and a strong GPA (thanks to a lot of AP weighted points. Make sure to request an interview where you can really let your personality shine and work on your essays – write something genuine (they want to know how YOU view the world around you) and Wellesley will see what else you can bring to the admissions table. Best of luck!

5

Thanks! This makes me feel a little better

6

I second the suggestion to make sure you write good essays. My impression is that the admissions office places a lot of emphasis on whether or not a candidate is a good “fit” for the school, and essays play a big role in determining that. If you like Wellesley, you should definitely apply to other women’s college and small liberal arts schools, since they’ll also be a good fit for you.