<p>Personal Stats:
Have stayed 2 yrs in U.S. but not an international student.
SAT: Reading 690 Math 780 Writing 650. combined total: 2120.
SAT2: Math 800 Physics 800 Chemistry 780 Chinese 800
Junior year: 5s in 4 AP exams (all science and math)
Senior year: 5-6 AP Courses
GPA: very high
high school courses: all honors and aps besides a regular U.S. history in Junior year.
Class rank: top 10% (school doesn't have exact rank)</p>
<p>Extracurricular activirties: (both in China,my country, and in U.S.)
* don't have an activity that lasts for 4 yrs partly because i have attended 4 high schools in total so far. </p>
<p>3 president leaderships in clubs, 2 other positions(club and academic team).
pretty good community service hours.
2 internships.
in Columbia University Science Honors Program for senior yr.
National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Language Honor Society
1 part-time job. </p>
<p>have quite a lot awards in academics, instrument, as well as sports. but awards are not national level or relativel heavy weighted.</p>
<p>I feel that Wellesley values English a lot...which i don't feel confident about.
i'm kinda science oriented + my relatively short stay in U.S.</p>
<p>I would say you have very good chances of getting in</p>
<p>Your stats are fine. There is a place for scientists at Wellesley, too. I heard that Wellesley ladies take classes at MIT, and MIT students can take classes at Wellesley. I saw Wellesley science building during our tour of the college - it looked very impressive.</p>
<p>You have generally good stats, although your SAT reading and writing are kind of low for the average Wellesley student (still, nothing to sneeze at as they're much higher than the average US student whose native language is English). But you're right--Wellesley, like any other liberal arts college in the United States, highly values English speaking and (especially) writing skills. If you can't properly discuss or describe the abstract concepts and theories in the humanities, social sciences, etc., which you'll inevitably tackle at Wellesley, then you won't succeed.</p>
<p>I'm curious about what exactly it is that appeals to you about Wellesley. Have you considered MIT? MIT is an extremely good, prestigious school devoted to the math and science fields, which are clearly your strengths. And as previous posters mentioned, it's in collaboration with Wellesley so you could take courses there, attend Wellesley social events and organization, be friends with Wellesley women...etcetera. If you really feel that Wellesley is the school for you, then I'd recommend devoting a fair portion of your time in the very near future to English study. Maybe try reading an English-language novel whose author has a rich vocabulary. Off the top of my head I can suggest Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. More so than his other novels, Lolita is easy to read (as in, the plots are not incredibly intricate and thus possibly require multiple reads simply to understand the most basic elements)--but still overflowing with his beautiful handle on the English language (and English was not his first but THIRD language, that should be some inspiration) and full of the nuance and subtlety that could only be created by a master of the language.</p>
<p>In any event, good luck!</p>
<p>I think you have a pretty good shot at getting in. </p>
<p>I actually think your science and math focus might be to your advantage. The school really looks for people concentrating in those subjects. I've heard sciences are actually really good at liberal arts colleges because you get more one-on-one attention, and at women's colleges because the fields are typically male. Also, I don't know how much it affects the departments, but the new president of Wellesley is a scientist and used to be dean of sciences at Yale, so they're definitely making it a priority.</p>
<p>Don't worry, trust me your SAT scores are fine. I got in with a 600 in reading, and since english is not my first language either, these scores would defintly not penalize you in your app.</p>
<p>Yesa ^-^ Wellesley and MIT has cross registration and guys can come to Wellesley to take courses too. Science at Wellesley is pretty good.</p>
<p>a very simple reason not considering MIT is.. MIT is much harder to get in. And since Wellesley is a women's college, i may find more opportunities there, esp in a liberal arts environment. I got defered from Columbia Early Decision, so now i'm worried whether i can get into Wellesley. >.<</p>
<p>To HopefillyLAC: I've read part of Lolita in Chinese version and saw the movie. My English teacher last year said it's a book that we should read when we get older ^_^ haha. interesting. Yes, thank you for your advice, and I'll definitely devote much time into English and humanity areas.</p>
<p>Good that you've read it in Chinese but I suggested that book because it was originally written in English, and although I'm sure it's still quite good in Chinese--much is always lost in translation. Try picking it up and finishing it, in English, it'll be worth it.</p>
<p>And again, good luck!</p>
<p>princessddjie,</p>
<p>The sciences are really strong at Wellesley. I was a biology major and loved it. One of my favorite bio class memories: going out to a stream by the road with the class to take some samples, and having a police officer stop by and question what we were doing! Because of small class sizes and the accessibility to professors, there's a lot of opportunity to do research, if you're interested. All the resources: time, funding, equipment, advice, is available to you without competition from grad students!</p>
<p>Update: Now i have a writing score of 730. combined SAT 2200. higher chances?</p>
<p>To jacinth_ambrose:</p>
<p>that's one of the major reasons i chose to apply to Wellesley. opportunities!</p>
<p>You sound good. Your SAT IIs are great, though the Chinese will probably not help you too much as its (presumably) your native language.</p>