Wellesley Hopeful (Students, Please Chance Me!!)

<p>I really, really, really want to go to Wellesley.</p>

<p>Did campus tour, Junior Open Campus, will do overnight and interview all before November</p>

<p>About myself: female, South Asian (Bengali), Canadian/American</p>

<p>Grades: all As except 3 Bs in AP Bio, PreCalc H, American Lit (H)</p>

<p>Ranking: top 10% for sure; last time 22/353</p>

<p>APs: Junior: AP Bio (4) AP SPanish (4) AP Psychology (5)
Senior: AP Physics B, AP Calc AB, AP Stats</p>

<p>All honors except required electives</p>

<p>SATS; am retaking in Oct. CR 650, Writing 700 Essay 12, Math 720</p>

<p>ACT Composite 30; 36 math, 30 Reading, 25 Science (ouch) 27 Writing</p>

<p>will take Math i and iis, Bio M 710, Spanish 680 (probs wont send that one)</p>

<p>Community Service (my strongest interest)
Alzheimers Home volunteer weekly 1 hr
Local Hospital-Pediatrics Volunteer (weekly)
Youth Liasion of Local Town Committee for Kids and Families
Public library former teen advisor and volunteer during summers</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Vice President of Diversity Awareness Club (11, 12)
National Honor Society (11, 12)
Wrote for lit. magazine and Newspaper (9, 10)
Freshman Peer Mentor (11, 12)
Tutored (10, 11)
Worked as waitress in elderly home for two months
Some Bengali singing (9, 10)</p>

<p>Tell me whether it would be a good idea to apply ED; my family is middle class (100,000<x< 120,000), negative home equity, one younger sister...I heard wellesley financial aid is really good but don't know how good....if I got accepted, don't know how the $$ would work out...unless you can reassure me :)</p>

<p>Thanks :)</p>