Wellesley Class of 2020 EE Results

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Since EE decisions are today, I figured that a results thread would probably be helpful. (This thread should only be used to post results!)

Good luck everyone!! We are all going to be doing great things, no matter what we happens this evening.

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[ size=4][ color=green][ b]Decision: Likely **[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Possible **[/color][/size]
[ size=4][ color=red][ b]Decision: Unlikely **[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT (breakdown):
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA:
[ *] Weighted GPA:
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
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[ b]Subjective:**
[ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):
[/list]

[ b]Other**
[ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?:
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket:
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
[/list]

[ b]Reflection**
[ list]
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
[/list]

[ b]General Comments: **

2

[ color=orange]**Decision: Possible **[/color]

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown):2340 Composite, 780 CR, 800 Math, 760 Writing
    [    ] ACT (breakdown):
    [] SAT II: 730 Math 2, 640 Literature
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 3.92
    [] Weighted GPA:
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/50
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language (5), APUSH (4), AP World (3), AP Physics 1
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis):
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calculus, AP Literature, Honors Philosophy, AP Chemistry, Honors Psychology, Art and Design (drawing)
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit commended, 3 state piano awards, etc

Subjective:
[ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Founded nonprofit for special needs (raised $30,000), special needs cheerleading coach, student senate dance committee coordinator, nhs vice president, concert pianist, private lessons
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: Harvard SSP
[] Essays: Thought Why Wellesley was ok, CA essay was good
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from Harvard Prof, one from counselor (knows me well), one from Lang teacher (knows me well)
[] Counselor Rec: 10/10
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: didn’t have one, missed deadline
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):
[/list]

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): AZ
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: Small, college prep (ranks 10th in country, 3rd in state)
    [] Ethnicity: Asian
    [    ] Gender: F
    [] Income Bracket:~100k
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: SAT, extracurriculars
    [    ] Weaknesses: SAT 2
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: ?
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Harvard SCEA (deferred)

**General Comments: **

3

**Decision: Likely **

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): 34
    [] SAT II: N/A
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 3.85
    [] Weighted GPA: N/A
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 AP Calc, 4 AP French, 5 AP Gov
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Stat, AP English, Orchestra, TA for counselor’s, AP Compsci, and AP Euro
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Top 60 and 30 in nationals debate. That’s basically all haha.

Subjective:

[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): [/li]Debate 3 years
Youth symphony 7 years (concertmistress for 2 years)
Student council 3 years (secretary sophomore yr, VP junior yr, and president of overall stuco senior yr)
HS quartet (played as second violin and first violin for gigs)
NHS 1 year (president)
Piano 13 years
Violin 10 years
I filled all 10 spots but these are basically all haha

[] Job/Work Experience: Waitress at restaurant for 2 years (5 hours/week)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Teen Court (around ~70 hours)
[] Summer Activities: Debate camp and nationals debate tournament!
[] Essays: like 8.5/10 for common app and 7/10 for Why Wellesley
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from English teacher (9/10) and one from gov teacher (7/10)
[] Counselor Rec: Probably generic? 7/10
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: I thought it went really well!! 9/10
[li] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): N/A[/li][/ul]

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): IN
    [] Country (if international applicant): US
    [    ] School Type: Public
    [] Ethnicity: Asian
    [    ] Gender: F (obviously)
    [] Income Bracket: 100k
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: EC’s and essays?
    [    ] Weaknesses: GPA and score in general
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I showed I was really interested in debate in my interview and essay. Also, I think my EC’s are pretty decent?
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred at UChicago, Rejected at Pomona

**General Comments: ** I’m so happy! I cried like twice at Starbucks haha.

4

**Decision: Likely **

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 2110, didn’t send
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): 32 C, 35 E, 35 R, 32 S, 27 M, 36 W
    [] SAT II: 730 french, didn’t send
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: we don’t use those lol
    [] Weighted GPA: 4.10
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5s of French and APUSH, 4 on english lit
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Calc AB, Honors French Lit, honors gov, honors english, physics
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): investment club president, model un, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: camp counselor
    [] Volunteer/Community service: summer of service
    [    ] Summer Activities: LEAD business program
    [] Essays: common app was good maybe 8/10; I really liked my Wellesley supplement 10/10
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t read them but great 8-9/10
    [] Counselor Rec: same as above
    [    ] Additional Rec:
    [] Interview: it went really well! We got along great! I also went to a winter tea party.
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): NA

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: yup
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): OH
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: private college prep
    [] Ethnicity: black
    [    ] Gender: female
    [] Income Bracket: >$100,000
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: good essays, good school
    [    ] Weaknesses: test scores and gpa ehh
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I seemed like a good fit!
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Case Western accepted, the rest are yet to come!

**General Comments: ** Best of luck to everyone applying to Wellesley! You’ll be great no matter what! :slight_smile:

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**Decision: Possible **

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): did not submit
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): 36 (36 R 35 E 35 M 36 S | 26 W)
    [] SAT II: did not submit
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 4.0
    [] Weighted GPA: 4.67
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/423
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (5), Statistics (5), Lang (5), US Gov (5), Environmental (5), Calc AB (5) US History (4), Literature (4)
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): Psych SL (6)
    [] Senior Year Course Load: IB Math HL, English HL, History of the Americas HL, Physics SL, Spanish SL, Theory of Knowledge, and AP Human Geography, Microeconomics, and Macroeconomics.
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholastic Art&Writing Gold Medal, National Poets Program semi-finalist, AP National Scholar, National Merit Commended.

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Writing, varsity swimming, summer league swimming (junior coach), club swimming, tutoring program (founder), violinist as part of quartet for weddings and as part of second violin section in youth orchestra.
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: AdmitSee intern
    [] Volunteer/Community service: My tutoring program, church orchestra.
    [    ] Summer Activities: Writing, swimming, violin.
    [] Essays: Common App (7/10), I talked about how my height affected swimming but the essay was pretty messy, Supplement (7/10), I talked about the WZLY radio and the seminars.
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: I got them from my 11th grade English teacher and my 11th-12th grade physics teacher. I really don’t know how they were, since they might have written my letter in flowery language, but I talk very little in class but do well on projects/essays. Also, my English teacher seemed very bent on writing down my extracurriculars and accomplishments (when I asked for a rec, he asked a lot about them) rather than my interests.
    [] Counselor Rec: No idea. My counselor does require that we answer some questions and fill out a resumé, and I’ve talked to her from time to time (she seems to like my jokes? lol).
    [    ] Additional Rec: I got one from my 12th grade math teacher because I participated actively in his class and always went to him for help. Don’t know how this went, though.
    [] Interview: Excellent. I really liked talking to her, and we had some laughs, mentions of memes, and a brief discussion of what art is while looking at a painting in her office.
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): N/A.

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): FL
    [] Country (if international applicant): US
    [    ] School Type: Public, dingy
    [] Ethnicity: Asian
    [    ] Gender: F
    [li] Income Bracket: ~100K[/li][ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Anti-hook af

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: Kind of awards, grades, test scores, and EC commitment. Maybe my essays/recs, but they were really hit or miss.
    [    ] Weaknesses: Lack of leadership in ECs
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Who ever will understand the whims of the admissions office
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred Princeton SCEA, accepted Pitt and UF

**General Comments: ** Congrats to the likelies! To the possibles and unlikelies, know that whatever an admissions office “evaluates” of you has no bearing on who you are as a person! You are all fantastic women, and I wish you the best of luck in life.

6

**Decision: Likely **

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 2050
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): 34
    [] SAT II: 780 Lit, 740 Math ll, 560 French
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 3.8ish (My school doesn’t really do GPA)
    [] Weighted GPA: N/A
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [] Senior Year Course Load:
    IB English Lang & Lit HL, IB French SL, IB Economics HL, IB History SL, IB Biology HL, IB Mathematics SL, Theory of Knowledge
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Hahaha

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
    MUN, Varsity Swimming, Irish Dancing (TA), Scuba Diving (Rescue Diver)
    [    ] Job/Work Experience:
    Interned at US Embassy for a month (11th Grade)
    [] Volunteer/Community service:
    Gender Equality service group (Leader/Founder)
    [    ] Summer Activities:
    Swim Training
    [] Essays:
    Common App was probably 8.5/10
    Wellesley 100- which I just re-read - was probably 9/10
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation:
    Teacher Rec #1: Econ teacher, 7/10
    Teacher Rec #2: English teacher, I have no idea but I know she loves me. My counselor said it was good?
    [] Counselor Rec: No idea
    [    ] Additional Rec: No
    [] Interview: Applied, but didn’t receive one
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): No

Other

[ul]
[] Intended Major: International Relations
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): Live overseas
[] Country (if international applicant): US citizen
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Mixed - 0.5 Asian, 0.5 White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No[/li][/ul]

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: Definitely international experience/strong background story & interesting ECs. I also feel like my articulation of why Wellesley is a “fit” for me came across well in my ECs and essays.
    [    ] Weaknesses: Grades, SAT Subject Tests, Lack of awards
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted - Temple. Deferred - Penn, UVA. Applied- Georgetown, Wellesley, American, George Washington, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke.

**General Comments: **

7

**Decision: Possible **

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 (770 CR/680 M/800 W)
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): 35 (35E/33M/34R/36S/12 essay)
    [] SAT II: 760 Literature, 780 Biology, 800 Math II
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 3.43
    [] Weighted GPA: 4.12
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 91/334
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): didn’t send them in
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [] Senior Year Course Load:
    Spanish V AP
    Differential Equations
    Music Theory AP
    Biology AP
    English Lit AP
    Anatomy and Physiology
    Calc C AP
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Active Minds, math team, nhs, science nhs, math nhs, ap scholars
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: none
    [] Volunteer/Community service: Four years with a nonprofit doing work w/ domestic violence and sexual assault, held various positions within that; junior counselor with parks and recreation; student advisory position with major education company
    [    ] Summer Activities: n/a
    [] Essays: Pretty good, they were about my volunteer work
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: one was awesome, the other one was okay
    [] Counselor Rec: probably good, she’s nominated me for a bunch of awards
    [    ] Additional Rec: n/a
    [] Interview: didn’t do one
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): n/a

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: yep
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): MD
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: Public
    [] Ethnicity: Asian
    [    ] Gender: Female (haha)
    [] Income Bracket: ~190k
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: test scores and essay
    [    ] Weaknesses: I didn’t really show much interest in the school, like doing an interview, and my gpa’s super weak
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: gpa honestly
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: I was rejected from UVA, everywhere else I’ve gotten in to mostly safeties

**General Comments: **I got a Wellesley book award! that had less of an impact than I thought it would lmao

8

**Decision: Likely **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):Didn’t send
ACT (breakdown): 33 (35 R, 35 S, 29 M, 35 E)
SAT II: Didn’t send
Unweighted GPA: 3.93
Weighted GPA: 4.4554
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 24/425
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language (4), APUSH (4), AP Stat (3), AP Physics 1 (3), AP Psychology (5), AP Calc AB (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calculus, AP Literature, Honors Chorus, AP Physics 2, AP European History, AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Gov one semester and Honors Gov the second semester
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, local awards, Leader to Ninth Grade Class

Subjective:
[ list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, National English Honors Society, Tri-M, Mu Alpha Theta, Debate Club (President), Girl Scouts since second grade, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Volleyball, Model US Senate, Chorus (Alto Section Leader), High-Q (Varsity Trivia Member), Link Crew, etc.
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scouts, Church, Special Needs Summer Camp
[] Summer Activities: SMILE Camp, NSLC Political Science and Public Policy Camp at American University, Envision Intensive Law and Trial Camp at Stanford University
[] Essays: Thought Why Wellesley was okay, CA essay was great and talked about being biracial and all of the challenges I’ve faced because of it in general and also when I moved to a conservative area, I also submitted an extra essay about health issues I faced junior year and overcoming them
[] Teacher Recommendation: I submitted 3. The one from my AP Lit teacher was a 9/10, one from AP Lang teacher was probably great- she knows me well, I think the one from my AP Econ teacher was probably good
[] Counselor Rec: probably good-- she knew how hard I worked to catch up when I missed a quarter of school due to health issues
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: didn’t have one because I missed deadline
[] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): None
[/list]

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Large public in FL, about 2,000 sudents
Ethnicity: Biracial (black and white)
Gender: F
Income Bracket:~100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM?

Reflection
Strengths: ACT, extracurriculars
Weaknesses: Awards, rank
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think I was accepted because I work very hard and have consistent stats.
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

General Comments: Good luck! I hope that we all get in where we belong and that financial aid works out for us too!

9

**Decision: Possible **

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 2140 (superscore) W:690 M:720 R:730 (2100 one sitting)
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): N/A
    [] SAT II: German with Listening: 700 US History: 580 (had a really awful testing day and did not prepare like I should have which led to cramming and not enough sleep-- didn’t want to send it but didn’t have a choice)
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 98.74
    [] Weighted GPA: 100.471
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/85
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): Not offered at my school
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
    [] Senior Year Course Load: Thomas College English Comp I, Honors Government, German V/TA German I, Psychology, Anthropology, Chamber Singers, Band, UMFK Physics, GT Calc w/extension (took college calc last year), Thomas College Statistics, Thomas College Algebra
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AATG National German Exam Study Trip Award… not sure if this really counts.

Subjective:

[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): All four years unless otherwise noted:
[/li]Student council (Secretary 11,12)
Chamber Singers (Secretary 9-12)
Pep Band/Marching Band (Section leader 11,12)
NHS (11,12)
Fencing (helped found club, secretary 11,12)
Drama (9,10,11)
German Club/GAPP foreign exchange (11,12)

[] Job/Work Experience: Gardening summer 2013,14, Dishwashing summer 2015 (close to 40 hrs/wk)
[] Volunteer/Community service: nothing noteworthy
[] Summer Activities: Maine Fiddle Camp (been playing since I was nine), work, traveling to Germany to study twice
[] Essays: Felt pretty good about these
[] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read them all but probably pretty good
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a
[li] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): n/a[/li][/ul]

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): Maine
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: Public, small
    [] Ethnicity: Caucasian
    [    ] Gender: Female
    [] Income Bracket: <$60,000
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: Class standing, essays and recommendations
    [    ] Weaknesses: SAT scores, no hooks, not great ECs, lack of AP classes
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: See weaknesses above haha
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to UMO w/ presidential scholarship and Smith College

**General Comments: ** Not my top choice but I’m thinking I probably won’t get into my top choice if I can’t get into Wellesley. :confused: I can still dream I guess haha. Congratulations to everyone who got a likely!

10

**Decision: Possible **

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (800 W, 700 M, 800 CR)
[] SAT II: 790 Math II, 780 US History, 770 Spanish with listening
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.94
[] Weighted GPA: 4.74
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5: AP Human Geo, Euro, Psych, Spanish, US History 3: Physics
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): Spanish SL (7)
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Bio HL, AP Calculus AB, IB English HL, IB 20th Century History HL, IB Music SL, IB Philosophy SL
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Honors[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Minor local government branch teen council, Model UN (secretary-treasurer, treasurer–although I’m not an officer this year), Mock trial 2 years, GSA, World Languages Club, (VP), Piano 12+ years with Certificate of Merit
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: N/A
    [] Volunteer/Community service: Local community center volunteer, tutoring, TA at an art class
    [    ] Summer Activities: NSLI-Y one year, volunteering
    [] Essays: Common App: (7/10) I talked about NSLI-Y and how it related to my major/goals and what I love
    Why Wellesley: (8/10) I talked about Wellesley’s traditions and how I thought they created a sense of community. I really liked it at the time
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: One from my English teacher–pretty good, the other from my physics teacher was probably generic
    [] Counselor Rec: Probably average? (5-6/10) Each counselor has hundreds of students
    [    ] Additional Rec: n/a
    [] Interview: It wasn’t good or bad, although my interviewer told me the interview has no effect on admissions
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): n/a

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: It’s a secret
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li][/ul]

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: My grades/test scores
    [    ] Weaknesses: My ecs? Letters of recommendations were probably decent but not fantastic.
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: ECs and physics lor
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred Georgetown SFS EA

**General Comments: **
Congratulations to everyone who got in!
I’m really bummed out. Wellesley is the only private college I applied to that I felt I had a decent chance of getting into.

11

**Decision: Unlikely **

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown):1990 (700R, 600M, 690 W)
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): did not take
    [] SAT II:
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 3.5 (with mid year report)
    [ ] Weighted GPA: 3.8 (with mid year report)
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis):
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis):
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish Literature, AP Biology, AP European History, Honors English 12, Trigonometry
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock trial witness (9, 12), Volunteer Coordinator of Student Outreach
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: Hostess and crew at breakfast restaurant (9-10), cashier and baker at pretzel place (10-11), cashier and crew member at fast food place (11), cashier and crew member at very popular fast food place (12-present); worked about 35-45 hours per week for my entire high school career, as it was necessary to support my family
    [] Volunteer/Community service:
    [    ] Summer Activities: Summer College Program studying science and math, working every summer
    [] Essays: Common App 10/10! Was amazing!!
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation:
    1st: AMAZING. 1000/10 Talked about my curiosity as a human being and was just so wonderful
    2nd: WONDERUL!! 10/10; this teacher thinks I’m a star student, has had me for there years
    [] Counselor Rec: can’t even rate this. My GC LOVES me and is like a best friend. Was the longest one she has ever written for a student, talked about my potential to succeed despite obstacles, a disadvantaged background, etc.
    [    ] Additional Rec:
    [] Interview:
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):9/10/ talked about the brain and tied it all in; major was neuroscience

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?:yes
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant):NJ
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: public
    [] Ethnicity: half black
    [    ] Gender: hahahha
    [] Income Bracket: low
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM, first gen

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: I guess I have an interesting life story. I mean with all of the the things that happened, I shouldn’t not be here today filling out a college application or writing to you about having filled one out here on CC. My essays were great and I told my story. The fact that it didn’t garner an acceptance doesn’t make my story less significant and it doesn’t make me weaker. The same goes for anyone who didn’t receive a likely: Wellesley is not the end all be all, it’s the means to an end. If a rejection detracts you from your goals, reevaluate your priorities.
    [    ] Weaknesses: GPA, SAT for sure
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: low GPA and SAT for sure. I mean no top college is truly holistic. If they were, perhaps you wouldn’t see such high SATs or GPAs and you’d see more of the outliers. It doesn’t matter how much you’ve gone through or how much everyone believes in you in your community, if your SAT and GPA aren’t at a certain cut, you’re not going to get in.
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: maybe a lack of ECs, while it was out of my control, it doesn’t mean that they don’t prefer someone who is more involved with their school.

**General Comments: ** lol now I kind of have a taste of how late March is going to be, as I have applied to many reach schools. Rejections are coming my way. I mean there are really two ways to look at this. I can either mope about it (surprisingly I haven’t show emotion) or I can move and realize that a rejection doesn’t mean the poverty cycle continues or whatever. But this sets the stage for tops schools lol

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**Decision: Likely **

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 2100 (CR: 770 M: 610 W:720)
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): N/A
    [] SAT II: Lit (700), French w/ Listening (670)
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 3.78
    [] Weighted GPA: 4.92
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (4), APUSH (5)
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AICE Global Perspectives, Newspaper, AP Art History, AP Gov, AP Lit, APES
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (Managing Editor), Class Officers (VP), Model U.N. (Co-Founder and Co-President), City Teen Advisory Board Member
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: Senate Page for one week…that’s it
    [] Volunteer/Community service: Odd things here and there, currently a volunteer usher
    [    ] Summer Activities: Odd things here and there like volunteering or little leadership summits
    [] Essays: 8.5-9/10: I really enjoyed writing my Wellesley 100 paragraphs (I wrote about Nancy Drew and the Honor Code). It was one of the first supplements that I really felt embodied who I am as a person.
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: I never read it
    [] Counselor Rec: 9/10
    [    ] Additional Rec: I never read it
    [] Interview: I had this whole complicated thing where I requested an interview back in October and the communication from the alumnae was weird and confusing and at the end nonexistent. Wellesley itself was amazing during the process and went out of their way to help me schedule an interview (and they did it really quickly), but for some reason the alumnae I was trying to schedule the interviews with just weren’t great. In the end I gave up and ended up without one.
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): N/A

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): FL
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: Charter
    [] Ethnicity: Black
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: Possibly my supplement and interest (I visited and did Discover Wellesley Weekend)
    [    ] Weaknesses: I think I’m a pretty average applicant. I’m pretty good at everything, but nothing really stands out in terms of ECs or rigor or scores. I think my writing really gave me a boost.
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I’m thinking my supplement but honestly, I have no clue.
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: State schools: FIU, UM, UCF, UF

**General Comments: ** Congrats to all the ladies who got their likely tonight! To future Wellesley applicants: don’t spend too much time looking at other people’s numbers and stressing (like I did) and just work on making your personality shine through in any way you can :slight_smile:

13

**Decision: Likely **

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): Highest single sitting: 2350 (800CR/800M/750W). Superscored: 2400
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): None
    [] SAT II: 800 Spanish, 750 Math II
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 4.05 out of 4.2
    [] Weighted GPA: None
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): None
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): Spanish Lang and English Lang, both 5s
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP English Lit, Honors Chemistry, Spanish 5 Independent Study, US History, Acting 4, Voice 4, Movement 4, Audition Lab (I attend an arts high school for theater. This was the most advanced courseload available.)
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad Semifinalist, US Presidential Scholars Candidate, National Merit Finalist. Also received Princeton Book Award and School’s Dean’s List.

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
    Various theater productions with school. My school doesn’t have traditional clubs, but we spend half our time in arts classes and it eats up most of our time. (stage manager, props manager) (4 years)
    Creative writing group (2 years)
    Internship at a local nonprofit (2 years)
    [    ] Job/Work Experience:
    Counselor at a theater summer camp (3 years)
    Babysitting (4 years)
    [] Volunteer/Community service:
    Tutoring at a Hebrew school (3 years)
    Tutoring as member of NHS (president) (1 year)
    Service trip over spring break (1 year)
    [    ] Summer Activities: See Job/Work Experience!
    [] Essays: Won’t give these a number, because I have no idea how one can do that! I tried to emphasize my passion for linguistics and my intellectual curiosity/general nerdiness.
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: Can’t really rate these either. One from my Spanish teacher and one from my English teacher.
    [] Counselor Rec: Can’t rate.
    [    ] Additional Rec: None
    [] Interview: Went very well. She was very enthusiastic. (It was also her first interview ever, so idk how that affected things.)
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): I submitted a five-page scene I wrote as a theater supplement. My acting teacher told me it was strong.

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): Mid-Atlantic
    [] Country (if international applicant): USA
    [    ] School Type: Small, public, performing arts high school
    [] Ethnicity: White
    [    ] Gender: …F :stuck_out_tongue:
    [] Income Bracket: 150 K
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: SAT I and SAT II Spanish scores, performing arts high school background
    [    ] Weaknesses: lack of impressive ECs besides acting
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: My acting background is unique and I want to major in linguistics, which is relatively rare!
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to UMass Amherst Honors College and Hampshire. Still waiting for Swarthmore, Haverford, URochester, Yale, and Brown.

**General Comments: **
So incredibly honored to have been accepted. I’m unsure what my top choice is for now, so I’m waiting on the rest of my decisions to see!
Advice to future applicants: Make your essays about what YOU want to say, not the thing you think will be most impressive or fit your narrative the best. I had an essay about theater for a long time and it just wasn’t working, but I refused to change it for a while because I felt I needed to try to play up the theater ‘hook’ in any way I could. When I finally changed it to be about languages, my true passion and what I want to pursue in college, I felt so much happier about my writing. Have confidence that the thing that makes you feel the most like ‘you’ will be what the admissions officers will most want to read!

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**Decision: Likely **

Objective:

  • [] ACT (breakdown): 34 - 32 S, 33 M, 35 R, 35 E
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: ~3.8
    [] Weighted GPA: 5.35
    [    ] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro - 5; AP English Lang - 5; AP Macro - 4; APUSH - 4; AP Seminar - 4; AP Spanish Lang - 4
    [] Senior Year Course Load: Chamber choir, AP music theory, AP art history, AP Psych, AP Bio, AP calc AB, AP Research
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar with distinction, honor roll

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theatre (student director, awards for business, T-Fest performer), choir (student officer, part of auditioned groups), independent art study, senior mentor, NHS, SHS, key club
[] Job/Work Experience: intern at school of performing arts
[] Volunteer/Community service: pollinator activist, library volunteer, facepainting
[] Summer Activities: community theatre, Wellesley italian online, Brown pre-college leadership online, class at the school of the art institute of chicago
[] Essays: common app - cool essay about synesthesia and understanding the perspectives of others, wellesley 100 - ok paragraphs about alumna (met this amazing woman there once), and big projects (being able to explore different cultures and artifacts studying art history or anthropology)
[] Teacher Recommendation: probably good (physics teacher, english teacher, and seminar teacher)
[] Counselor Rec: probably good but impersonal
[] Interview: no interview
[li] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): included visual arts portfolio[/li][/ul]

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[] School Type: suburban public
[] Ethnicity: hispanic
[] Gender: female (duh)
[] Income Bracket: pretty high I guess
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, legacy[/li][/ul]

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: essay, course load, extracurriculars
    [    ] Weaknesses: gpa, no interview
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: portrayed myself as unique, and my hooks helped
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred: Yale scea; Accepted: UVM, UMassAmherst, UIUC

**General Comments: ** Congratulations to likelies, good luck to everyone! I’m new to CC and don’t post a lot, but y’all seem like cool people

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**Decision: Likely **
Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): did not send 2120 (700 math 630 reading 790 writing)
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): 34 one sitting (35 english 34 math 34 science 34 reading 9 essay)
    [] SAT II: 730 Chem ones I did not send: Math I 720 Math II 690
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 3.884
    [] Weighted GPA: 4.05 out of 4.5 scale
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): does not rank
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5) Chemistry (4) US Government & Politics (4) ones I did not send: APUSH (2) AP Lang (3)
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis):
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Calculus BC, AP Spanish, AP Computer Science, AP Psychology, Science Research & Applications, Voices of Inspiration and Rebellion
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government (Vice President), Chemistry For Kids (leader), Yearbook (editor in chief), Empty Bowls club, tutor for AP Chem, feminist coalition, track 3 years, made iPhone app, research in lab at state university
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: none
    [] Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours of science summer camp volunteer
    [    ] Summer Activities: see above volunteer experience
    [] Essays: commonapp 9.5 about my background (living in Vietnam) and horrible family situation, how I had to grow up at a very young age. Wellesley supplements were very good, first paragraph was about my struggle with sexism during my campaign for President and relating it to not many monuments being named after women. Second paragraph was about being able to dual-enroll with MIT.
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read but one from AP Lang teacher was probably 9, other from AP Chem was maybe 8.5/9
    [] Counselor Rec: again, didn’t read but probably 8.5/9, large-ish school so not a ton of contact with her
    [    ] Additional Rec: none
    [] Interview: none
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): none

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): CT
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: Public
    [] Ethnicity: Asian American
    [    ] Gender: Female
    [] Income Bracket: <20,000
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lived in Vietnam for 8 years,

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: ECs, test scores, essays, HS course load
    [    ] Weaknesses: GPA, no awards
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I honestly don’t know, I think my essays swayed it. I didn’t think that I would get a likely
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Deferred from Duke ED, deferred from Michigan EA, accepted to Northeastern Honors, accepted to UVM honors

**General Comments: **
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**Decision: Possible **

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): 35 (E35, M35, R36, S34, W36)
    [] SAT II: 720 Bio M, 720 Math II
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 3.50 (yikes)
    [] Weighted GPA: N/A
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro History, US History, Physics, Biology, Chinese (4s on all – lol)
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Calc BC, AP Stats, AP Chem, Philosophy, Lit 12
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar w/ distinction

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 3rd and 2nd for some history competition, Invited by to present research at some fancy history conference, Chamber Orchestra (first chair cello), Service Club (Pres), Theater (stage manager), Varsity Soccer, Music honor society (officer)
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: Interned at a hotel
    [] Volunteer/Community service: Helped organize vacation bible school (VBS) for my church (6 years), taught music and art to underprivileged children, taught English to burn victims
    [    ] Summer Activities: Awarded 14 credits at JHU
    [] Essays: Common app - 8/10, Why Wellesley - 7/10 could have been better
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: Never saw them but I think they were okay
    [] Counselor Rec: Only ever talked to him two or three times. Generic probably
    [    ] Additional Rec: N/A
    [] Interview: N/A
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: No
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
    [] Country (if international applicant): China
    [    ] School Type: International
    [] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
    [    ] Gender: F
    [] Income Bracket: Somewhere up there I guess
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: test scores, ECs (???)
    [    ] Weaknesses: GPA, SAT II, lack of interest, no awards
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA, lack of interest, no awards
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: nothing yet!

**General Comments: ** Congrats to all the likely people! Best of luck to all the possible/unlikely people! I’m cheering for us all!

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**Decision: Likely **

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 2110 (CR: 760, M: 630, W: 720)
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): didn’t take
    [] SAT II: French: 760, Math I: 680, World History: 650? (it was around that)
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: I don’t even wanna know tbh
    [] Weighted GPA: 3.54
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Like, top 25% according to my counselor
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): French (5), Chemistry (3), World History (3), English Lang (5)
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stats, AP Human Geo, student aide, Italian 4, Research Practicum (basically a year long senior project, mine is about trees and climate change lol), AP Bio
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I got a Wellesley Book award (!!!) and an AP Scholars with Honor thing but that’s it

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Rugby for four years and I’m sort of a captain now, VP of Italian Honor Society, I used to translate songs from French to English and vice versa online, I took an online Italian course that Wellesley offered last summer… I think those are the big ones, I think I had some other language related ones though and Linguistics was one of my intended majors
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: A summer job at Six Flags for one summer
    [] Volunteer/Community service: I helped with fundraisers to raise money for my class and I’ve volunteered at elementary schools in the area
    [    ] Summer Activities: none
    [] Essays: My common app essay was honestly so good like 9.5/10. I wrote about being a rugby player and how I never planned to be one but it’s literally changed my life for the better. It really showed my voice and I’ve been told that I’m a pretty good writer. My Wellesley essay was pretty good, like 8/10. I wrote about sisterhood and how going to a women’s college would be the best thing to ever happen to me and Mayrah Udvardi who is basically the biggest Wellesley Wendy ever and how I totally aspire to be just like her
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: My rugby coach and AP Lang teacher wrote me an amazing essay, I didn’t get the chance to see it but she knows me very well and we’re close. My AP World History teacher wrote my second one and we’re not very close but we have similar music tastes and have talked about it before. I think his letter was probably okay. Never saw it though.
    [] Counselor Rec: Never saw it. Might have been generic because my school is huge but I had to fill out a questionnaire so maybe that helped
    [    ] Additional Rec: N/A
    [] Interview: I didn’t do one BUT Danielle Wells (an associate admissions director) came to my school and I got to talk to her one on one so maybe that factored in? I was really shy during that meeting but I was def enthusiastic about the school. And I was the only one who signed up to talk to her so.
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): N/A

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: yep
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: Magnet, Public
    [] Ethnicity: African American
    [    ] Gender: Female
    [] Income Bracket: $150,000+
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, also I put compsci as my intended major and there aren’t many black chicks in their compsci program so maybe? The admissions director said major doesn’t factor in but you never know

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: My SAT score is okay and my passion for language definitely showed in my application. I think that made me unique. My CommonApp essay showed a lot of personality, like I said, and I think it was a huge factor. I’ve also taken 8 APs and all of my other classes have been honors because I’m in a special program at my school.
    [    ] Weaknesses: My GPA def sucks compared to most of you guys and I don’t have many extracurriculars or big awards.
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: PASSION!!! I’ve visited, I’ve talked to current students, I’ve emailed the admissions counselors, I got a book award, I took their online summer class and in my essay I made sure they knew how bad I wanted it, I did everything I could to make them know that I want to go to Wellesley and that I wouldn’t waste the chance if I got in and I guess it paid off. Honestly, I keep refreshing my evaluation to make sure it doesn’t change or anything. At best I was expecting a possible so I’m so surprised but excited about a likely.
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted to UMD, Fordham, and Pace but those were all safeties. Still waiting on Barnard, Smith and NYU.

**General Comments: ** I just wanted to post this so people know that GPA isn’t everything. If you’re extremely passionate and can show it, I think it makes a big difference!! To all the possibles, good luck and I hope to see you on campus this fal!!

18

**Decision: Likely **

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M, 790 CR, 740 W (second try)
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): 35 (first and only sitting)
    [] SAT II: 800 Math II, 750 Chem
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 3.97
    [] Weighted GPA: 4.56
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 1% in class of 1000 (my school doesn’t do official ranking)
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5: Chinese, World History, Euro, Chem, AP Lang, Calc BC; 4: World History
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis):
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Compsci, Orchestra, Calc III, AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Macro, AP Micro
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not too much, I won first place in one of my Science Olympiad Events at State, school awards (summa cum laude), National Merit finalist, exchange club awards, AP Scholar with Distinction, volunteer awards

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Olympiad (Captain), Worship team leader in youth group, small group leader in youth group, cross country (varsity), track, a leadership academy at my school (mentor)
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: private violin teacher (self employed)
    [] Volunteer/Community service: the leadership opportunities at church mentioned above, as well as summer activities listed below (around 500 service hours)
    [    ] Summer Activities: I’ve been going to the same summer camp every year in middle school and high school. This was so impactful that the past two years I have been a volunteer there.
    [] Essays: Common App - 9/10, I wrote about my summer camp, and how it’s more than just a fun place, its impact on me, and the challenges I faced as a counselor. Wellesley supplement: 9/10, the only point off on these essays were probably that I didn’t connect the two paragraphs, which is something i’ve seen people doing on these forums. I wrote about the honor code (I have an honor code sticker on my Nalgene!) and the Women who Make You Want To Be a Scientist video.
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 for both (AP Lit and AP Calc BC teachers)
    [] Counselor Rec: 10/10, she loves me!
    for the prospective students reading through these, one great benefit is getting to KNOW YOUR GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AND TEACHERS!!! My counselor has over 300 students, but by getting to know her and spending more time with her, she was really able to write a powerful rec for me, which especially helps when adcoms see you come from a huge school. Plus, the staff is usually super cool and funny when you get to know them as people! Talk in class! Participate!
    [    ] Additional Rec:
    [] Interview: missed the EE deadline, lolz
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):

Other

[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Large public, 4000 students
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Income Bracket: 200000+ (no aid for me :frowning: )
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Idk if this is something, but my sister is a wellesley alum? [/li][/ul]

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: test scores, my extracurriculars are not extensive, but the ones I do participate in, I am very invested with. Essays, recs
    [    ] Weaknesses: not many really prestigious awards or notable achievements, no interview
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: my essays were pretty strong. Since I’ve visited Wellesley man times and actually have stayed with my sister for over a week during the school year, I really got to experience some of what Wellesley was really like, sitting in on classes, eating in dining halls, living in dorms, the whole package.
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: so far, just UIUC for computer science

**General Comments: **
good luck everyone!! congrats to those who also received likely letters, and for those who didn’t, best of luck! :slight_smile:

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**Decision: Likely **

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800 CR / 750 M / 800 W / 11 E)
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): 36 (35 E / 35 M / 36 R / 36 S / 10 W)
    [] SAT II: 780 Literature, 780 U.S History, 760 Math II
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 4.00
    [] Weighted GPA: School doesn’t weight
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/~375
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus AB (4), U.S. History (4), English Language (5)
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Literature, AP Chemistry, French IV, Anatomy, Chem 1080 at the University of Utah…also stuff like choir and seminary
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Wendy’s High School Heisman National Finalist, NMS Finalist, Regional Mathematics Sterling Scholar (a Utah competition), Academic All-State, AP Scholar

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country and Track (captain, All-State, etc…definitely my strongest extracurricular. Wellesley coach contacted my counselor about me?? good stuff I guess), NHS (President), Show Choir (Alto section leader), Girls’ State delegate
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: Correspondent for city newspaper
    [] Volunteer/Community service: NHS, PTSA, math tutoring for local elementary school students
    [    ] Summer Activities: Honestly a TON of running, some online high school classes to free up my schedule for AP’s, Girls’ State
    [] Essays: Common App (8.5/10, I really like it) Why Wellesley (6/10, re-read it last week and started cringing/panicking)
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: Both great! One was my APUSH teacher and NHS advisor and the other was from my XC coach/freshman bio teacher/surrogate second father.
    [] Counselor Rec: 7/10?? We’re not especially close but I’m p sure she likes me
    [    ] Additional Rec: N/A
    [] Interview: N/A :frowning: No interviewers in the SLC area, unfortunately
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): N/A

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: ohhhhh yes
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): Utah…
    [] Country (if international applicant):

    [    ] School Type: public, would not describe it as competitive
    [] Ethnicity: white
    [    ] Gender: F
    [] Income Bracket: 200K? idk, I have five siblings
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): maybe underrepresented state, maybe a semi-recruited athlete bonus

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: Test scores, GPA, the Wendy’s award
    [    ] Weaknesses: School doesn’t have many APs, “Why Wellesley” could have definitely been refined more
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Academically strong, showed interest by visiting campus
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted @ Utah State University, Westminster College, Mills College, Deferred EA Tulane (?? idk man)

**General Comments: ** I’m still kind of shaking?? I LOVE Wellesley and would definitely be so so proud to come here. I hope to see a lot of you there; this academic environment truly seems too good to be true. My best friend also applied EE, I haven’t talked to her yet but I’m hoping she’s accepted as well :slight_smile:

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**Decision: Likely **

Objective:

  • [] SAT I (breakdown): none
    [    ] ACT (breakdown): English 35, Science 35, Reading 35, Math 29 (YEET)
    [] SAT II: none
    [    ] Unweighted GPA: 3.95
    [] Weighted GPA: 4.2
    [    ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school does not rank but probably top 10%
    [] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP French (4) AP Bio (3) AP English (haven’t taken yet) AP Calc (haven’t taken yet) AP Physics (haven’t taken)
    [    ] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
    [] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, French at a local university, AP Calculus, AP Physics 2, Chamber Orchestra, Political Theory
    [    ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): no major awards, lots of local/school awards

Subjective:

  • [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (president), Women’s health club (president), Cross Country (Captain), Track (Captain), Basketball (Captain), Model UN, Student Newspaper (Business Manager).
    [    ] Job/Work Experience: Hostess at Applebee’s
    [] Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at local children’s museum
    [    ] Summer Activities: Counselor at a summer camp
    [] Essays: Pretty good I think. I wrote about “women who will make you want to become a scientist,” and “traditions.”
    [    ] Teacher Recommendation: Great!
    [] Counselor Rec: Great!
    [    ] Additional Rec: XC Coach- Great!
    [] Interview: I think it went well
    [    ] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): none

Other

  • [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
    [    ] State (if domestic applicant): WI
    [] Country (if international applicant):
    [    ] School Type: Public
    [] Ethnicity: Caucasian
    [    ] Gender: Female
    [] Income Bracket: ~100,000
    [    ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not sure

Reflection

  • [] Strengths: GPA, test scores, leadership in extracurricular activities
    [    ] Weaknesses: AP scores
    [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think my GPA and test scores along with my extra curriculars were enough to do the trick :slight_smile:
    [    ] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: UW-Madison, UMN-Twin Cities, College of Wooster, Northeastern, Smith Deferred: Georgetown Still Waiting: Tufts, Carleton, Oberlin, Macalester