<p>I'm a rising senior living in Maine. Wellesley is one of my top choices for colleges and I would love to go there. I have a 4.0 uw gpa, but I need to raise my SATs.... I've taken them once and got: 690 cr, 670 w, 590 m.... The math part is weird b/c I took AP calc my junior year and I'm pretty sure I did well on the AP test.... Anyways, I'm going to take a lot of practice tests this summer and take the SAT again in October. How high do you think my scores need to be in order for me to get in. (btw, I would be a competetive runner for the school).</p>
<p>Also, how is Wellesley in the fin. aid dept. ? Early this spring, the mill that my Dad worked as a manager for closed down. He made well over $100k a year, and now our sole income is my stepmom, a preschool director, and several apartment houses we own. This abrupt loss of employment will lead this year's tax forms to be false because they will show an income that we do not have. Would Wellesley be flexible with the financial aid.</p>
<p>With the math thing, I have a friend who is excellent at math and took AP CAlc as a junior and thought she would do fine but the thing is, you don't need to know calc to do well on the math portion. She had been focused so much on her calc she forgot how to do some of the things she did years ago.</p>
<p>I think you have a decent chance at Wellesley, you should apply ED if you ever decide it's your #1.</p>
<p>I turned in all of my aid stuff late, most of it after I enrolled and Wellesley filled my full need and then a bit more.</p>
<p>Since you'll be running, I guess your scores don't need to be as high :P
Take the sat once or twice and get the score as high as possible, but please, don't bother taking the sat more than two times! It's OKAY! No need to put yourself through that much torture.</p>
<p>Financial aid- Wellesley was wayyy generous with the aid. They met our needs based on our Expected Family Contribution and then some. One of the reasons I came to wellesley was because they had the best money offer out of all the other schools I got into, so I think you should be fine. If you have need, Wellesley will definitely meet it, based on my experience!</p>
<p>While your finanical aid eligibility would be iffy otherwise with the income you mentined, you officially have an extenuating cicumstance that allows special consideration, otherwise known as "My dad lost his job!!! ):". I remember my mother complaining about Wellesley's financial aid, because there were many more questions asked than at other schools.</p>
<p>Dunno how the apartment houses income will count. I'd say you'd get aid but the way you said "several apartment houses" makes me beg the questions, what do you mean by "apartment house", where are they, and just how many comprise several? Wellesley looks at assets as well as income. My uncle, who is rather not well off, bought a second house when he remarried, but rents still out the first floor of the old one like he did when he actually live there. It's one apartment, in a bad section of town, but I guess you could say he has income from "an apartment house he owns". His son is 14 years too young for college, but he would most cetainly be getting his entire eduation paid for in spite of that "extra" house. I have a Wellesley friend whose mother owns a large amount of property, some of which she rents, but this friend is also very much on finaid. You probably know what kind of income these apt. generate, so having them as assets may not count against you so badly.
Also I'm not sure what Preschool directors make.
As for the income tax froms, the mill is closed, therefore your father is no longer being paid (?)- hence half as much (maybe less) income from your dad already in 2006, which is what will be looked at.</p>
<p>If you've taken AP Calc as a junior, the Math SAT score means you're better at math than that test shows. I'm not familliar with the new math SAT. With the old one, the math portion was actually fun for the type who likes that sort of thing. Being that person and treating the test that way, I did will. But they've changed it so who knows how I'd do these days. Try treating the test as fun, old math. </p>
<p>Just so you know I'm pretty much zero for all at chances thread because Wellesley has become rapidly more competitive and difficult to get into. I would, however say to aim for mid to upper 600s with the math and that the other scores aren't uncommon for Wellesley.</p>
<p>Wellesley has an admissions chart on their website showing the percentage of admits at different SAT levels. So ... on the one hand the admissions people say test scores don't really matter all that much, and on the other hand ...you'll see they seem to (or maybe very high SAT scores just correlate well with other stellar qualities?). Anyway, not to be discouraging, but Wellesley was my first choice and they knew it, I also had a 4.0 UW GPA, good recs, good essays, fairly good ECs (artsy, not competitive), and 2170 SATs. No go. I got waitlisted. I keep wondering whether I should have swallowed my principles, taken that SAT prep course, and pulled up my scores. I guess I'll never know. But I do intend to do well where I am going to college, make a difference in the world, and show those Wellesley folks what a big mistake they made :)</p>
<p>wellesley is very science geared and perfers "ethnics" rather than whites. It also helps if u live far away. ( Maine is good) Basically if you are white and live in MA/very close to wellesley they won't seiously look at you if you are a "border line" applicant.</p>
<p>good luck! Your stats seem good. Just hype up any Ecs and def. take an interview at some point. Showing A LOT of interest in the school will help if you are the "type" of person they are look for that year.</p>
<p>I got in with a combined 2070 SAT, ~4.3 weighted GPA (not sure what it is unweighted). I also applied RD. Like any other college, getting in can be a crapshoot, I guess. There's people with higher SATs than me who got rejected, and people with lower who got in. Apply ED if you're sure Wellesley's what you want.</p>
<p>I found Wellesley to be VERY good with financial aid. They gave me more money than anyone (they have like a $1.2 billion endowment or something). It's costing me less to go to Wellesley than my state school. On Wellesley's own financial aid form, they have a spot where you can write about any extenuating financial circumstances... So they do work with more than just your numbers, I think.</p>
<p>I have good ECs. I'm a member of National Honor Society. I'm a two year captain of the Cross Country team (we have a good chance of winning states). I am a captain of indoor and outdoor track. I have qualified for New Englands all three seasons my junior year. I love art and take advanced art classes. I am a member of the Envirothon team. I played saxophone for 7 years. Plus-- I don't know if this counts for anything: I have a three year old brother and a one year old brother. ;)</p>
<p>Don't think Wellesley has a criteria for admission. Here is the stats.</p>
<ol>
<li>SAT (2170 --730, 730, 710, the first and only)</li>
<li>ACT 33 (writing 11)</li>
<li>GPA 4.0 Weighted</li>
<li>Ranking: 81 over 1250</li>
<li>MN Commeded Scholars</li>
<li>V. President of debate team, and of Animate club for last 3 yrs</li>
<li>Semifinalist of National Debate Events ( more than 70 high schools) at ASU.</li>
<li>Finalist of National Policy Debate at NYU for High School Students.</li>
<li>A number of Regional/State Debate Championships/Rewards</li>
<li>Good Rec letters, Good essay.
No interview due to the busy shcedule of debate events.
Visited Wellesley and Applied ED, but no go and be on the waitlist. Where is the problem?</li>
</ol>
<p>Runningmoose- you kind of sound like me, but with running, where mine was swimming/water polo. My SAT scores were a little higher, so I'd bump them if you can, but I think you have a good shot. I also take AP art, and have two younger brothers. I think that as long as you can raise your SATs, you can do it! Good luck! Also- do you have any community service?</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I haven't done much community service, but am involved in community programs (I work in a daycare, babysit by 3 &1-year old brothers, run 3 seasons, etc.). I do the community service with National Honor Society and I volunteer for library functions. BittenF, we really do sound alike!</p>