Will you chance me, please?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Wellesley College
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<p>I am an international student from Bulgaria and Wellesley is my top choice :)
I need help with assessing my actual chance to get accepted.
I go to an American high school, the best school in the country. </p>

<p>My GPAw is 3.64, my school doesn't rank, but we study like 13 different required subjects plus electives each year, so it's a pretty hard.</p>

<p>I just got my December SAT Reasoning score:
Critical Reading: 730, 97 percentile
Math: 780, 99 %
Writing: 730, 98%</p>

<p>I took Biology E: 770 and Math 1: 740</p>

<p>APs:
Biology:5
Psychology:5</p>

<p>ECs:
Women Soccer Team: 4 years, this year I'm the captain
Computer Graphics Club: 4 years, 3 of them president
Psychology Club: 2 years
Photography Club: 2 years
American Sign Language: 2 years
I started a Film Production Project this year, with a ton of different activities planned.</p>

<p>I organized the first Day of Silence in my school( actually in the country, too).
I've done some other community service work like Special Olympics volunteering.</p>

<p>I am the only one from my class who chose to do a Senior Independent Honors Project. I am doing a documentary about human trafficking in Bulgaria, which is closely related to what I want to study. I want to get a double major in Cinema Studies and Computer Science. </p>

<p>A Wellesley representative came to the school, and I was the only one interested in applying there, so I had a chance to be interviewed. I think it went pretty well, my counselor said that the rep was pretty impressed by my ECs and etc :)</p>

<p>Well, I've probably missed half of my ECs, but anyway, that's the general picture :)</p>

<p>Thank you in advance. I would be really grateful if you could at least give me an estimation of my chances as I'm a little worried because I'm not that strong a writer :)</p>

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<p>I’d say you have a really strong chance. Good luck :D</p>

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<p>I second Victoria16. Just make sure the essay shows your strong passion and interest in Wellesley.</p>

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<p>Do you need financial aid? Wellesley is not need-blind for international students and this could affect your chances.</p>

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<p>Your strong scores and ECs suggest you have a good chance of being admitted. While your scores indicate you are academically solid, your 4 years on the Women’s Soccer Team including being captain this year, and your 4 years with the Computer Graphics Club including 3 of them as president, show leadership and discipline, on top of your other activities. </p>

<p>Whether or not the need blind status applies to international students, I do recall Wellesley was very generous with some international students in my class, quite a few years ago. They were outstanding scholars who would not have otherwise been able to afford Wellesley. I believe there is limited aid for international students, thus if you distinguish yourself among all the international applicants, I suspect you will be in a good position to be accepted. </p>

<p>Invest quality time writing your application, and let them know why Wellesley is your first choice. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you for the replies :slight_smile: I am applying for aid, though not for full tuition, and I hope that doesn’t prevent me from being accepted.</p>

<p>Btw, I have another question :slight_smile: Do you think it is a good idea to send in a trailer for my Senior Project documentary about human trafficking with my application? I mean that I told the interviewer about the project, and maybe it would be nice to show them what I’ve done so far. I don’t know, and would be interested to hear what you think :)</p>

<p>P.S. Happy New 2010 :smiley: wish you all the best of luck… and to get accepted into your dream schools (if you’re not already) :)</p>

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<p>you have a pretty good chance ^^
my scores were lower than yours (I am an international student) too… and i got in with full aid so good luck to you</p>