considering

Wellesley is my top choice. I am applying EE.
How do you think I'll do?

I go to a magnet public school in a major US city. The school is very diverse and have 50% low income student. Ranked in top 10 in state, well respected. The top students go to the Harvard, MIT, Princeton, UPenn, UChicago every year.

GPA...low. 3.4 unweighted, 4.3 Weighted.
In all honors and AP courses.... I know, it's low. I would like to think it is not a reflection of my intellect... I am just a slacker.

ACT...low. 26, retook it yesterday, hoping for a 28.

My Current Senior Schedule
AP Literature and Composition
AP Government and Politics: United States
AP Calculus AB
AP Japanese Language and Culture
Honors Advanced Mixed Chorus
Honors Physiology
Honors Engineering

Positions Currently Held 2009-2010
Student Government Association Vice President
Lacrosse Captain (division champs two years)

As a junior I took Cultural Anthropology, Macroeconomics, Political Science in addition to my college prep course load at a well respected university in my city. I also earned As in these.

My sophomore year I won a merit scholarship to study at the University of Pennsylvania studying Japanese for 6 weeks. Earned an A-.

My junior summer, I won another merit based scholarship to study in a US State Department program at a university in Japan in total immersion for 6 weeks.

Presidential Election Judge in November 2008

Volunteering: Appalachian Service Project 2004-2008,
Hunger Walk, AIDS Walk, and soup kitchen work.

Side notes
My grandmother is a Wellesley alumnae.
I will not be applying for any financial or merit assistance.
I am WHITE. Both my parents have post graduate degrees.
My interview went unbelievable well.
I meet with the head admissions counselor, we talked for an hour, she was wowed by my resume (didn't see my grade though!), she said, "You are exactly the kind of girl Wellesley needs." The admissions staff was surprised when they saw her walking me out, and later said that it is very difficult to win her approval.
I was amazed, I've never had that kind of response before.

Do you think the interview will have any effect on my chances?
I am so worried that I will not get in anywhere because of my grades. I did do well in college courses though. I'm just so anxious.

niightingale

i must say i am quite jealous of your interview experience

judging by your encounter with the head admissions counselor, i'd say you have a pretty good chance. there have been many cases where personal achievements transcend something as frivilous as GPA, especially if you've been granted a merit scholarship to upenn and the us state department. your extracurriculars aren't bad at all either !

would you happen to have any tips for the interview? =\