Wesleyan with low scores?

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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>I am a US-citizen living in Asia and I am applying to Wesleyan through its ED1 program.</p>

<p>Like what the title says, my numbers are pretty below-average for a Wesleyan student.</p>

<p>GPA: 3.66 (most advanced classes)
SAT 2050 Reading 650 Math 700 Writing 700
SAT2 Chinese 800 (not my native language, although my ethnicity is chinese) and World History 600</p>

<p>A nationally ranked junior archer, a summer research intern at a uni, very involved in Mock Trial, Newspaper editor, etc...and Im guessing that my essay and rec letters are ok... </p>

<p>What I'm trying to say is, is there anything I can do in order to maximize my chance of acceptance? I think I have shown my commitment through ED, but I really want Wesleyan to know that it is my first school and a good fit. Thanks for reading all this.</p>

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<p>You can request an interview with a Wesleyan alumnus in your country. Wesleyan is one of the colleges that does give some weight in an evaluative way to interviews. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Morganhil, thank you for responding. Do you know how I am supposed to get a WesID for an alumnus interview? I sent an email to the Wesleyan admission office asking for one a few days ago, but did not get a response yet…</p>

<p>And beside, is there anything special that the interviewer asks to the applicant? Or is it pretty straightforward like “Why Wesleyan?”.</p>

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<p>I don’t know about Wesleyan but from what I’ve read the test scores are not as important to college admissions officers as your transcripts (Rigor of classes, GPA and placement in class.)</p>