<p>I'm in the first month of my sophomore year in high school right now. I visited Wellesley this summer and I absolutely fell in love- the campus is beautiful, I love the all-girls aspect, and they have great programs and culture. I really want to get in (maybe apply early decision?) but I don't know if I could with my grades and ECs-- I was wondering if anyone had advice for what to do starting now to improve my chances?
P.S. I go to an IB school so I'll be starting the diploma program next year.</p>
<p>My GPA is around 3.6 unweighted from last year but I'm getting better grades this year.</p>
<p>I'm an editor of the school newspaper
I'm president of the sailing club (we're working to found our own team)
I sail through the summer at my yacht club and do regattas around my state, and this summer I did a junior olympic-level all-women's event...I also sail in the spring on a sailing team from another school and I did a regatta in Newport for the fall with a fall sailing program.
I'm part of a project to build a boat at the local maritime museum.
I play alto saxophone in the school jazz band, jazz combo, and in the pit orchestra for the school play, and I also play in an adults/teens jazz combo at the local conservatory(I've been playing since fourth grade)
I run a book review/ creative writing blog that I'm trying to build.
I'm figuring out exchange programs for France for maybe a semester and a summer.
I was part of a human rights project at my school last year and I'm on the planning committee for the Human Rights Commission of my county.</p>
<p>I'm looking at these forums for Wellesley and everyone has such great resumes, so I don't know how much of a chance I stand. I really love writing though, and it's something that I've been doing since I was little- I've heard Wellesley really appreciates people that like to write. I want to try to improve my grades and ECs while there's still time.</p>
<p>I'd love to hear thoughts and advice!</p>