evanlehmann1

Can I make it into Wesleyan with these stats? I feel like I would fit right into the community. I absolutely love the people and the school as a whole.

Missouri, Public, medium size high school

GPA UW/W: Weighted is moderately bad because i rarely got H's (5.0) in honors/AP, only A's (4.5)
3.83/4.05-4.1 at the end of Junior year (the gpa colleges will see)
The weighting system is odd...
(3.64 Weighted first semester of Frosh year is weighing me down)

for honors/AP classes the criteria is this
H (97 or higher) - 5.0
A - 4.5
B - 3.5
C - 2.5, etc.

Honors/AP:
Honors English 1
Honors Bio 1 and 2
Honors Modern US History
Honors English 2
AP World History
Honors Bio 3
AP EUro History
AP Bio
AP Lit Comp
AP Stat
AP Calc AB
AP Psych
mostely 4's, some 5's, one 3


ACT
Composite - 31
MAth - 32
English - 30
Not Superscore

EC's:
Soccer - all 4 years, Varsity JR and SR
Tennis - all 4 years, Varsity SR
Chess Club - Soph through SR
Mu Alpha Theta - Soph through SR
Key Club - Soph through SR
NHS - JR and SR
90 hrs Volunteer at local library
Mens Room Acapella group - Soph through SR
Jazz ensemble group - Soph through SR

Class Rank:
8%-11% (not completely sure yet) out of ~390 - pretty competitive
although I'm not sure if they're including it in our transcript

My essay will probably be a very well written essay about my vegetarianism and/or about being adopted.

I'm an adopted Caucasian Male (adopted from Russia)

Not first Generation

Be realistic; do i have a chance?

Pickwick

Of course you have a chance. Top 10% (I can't make heads or tails of your grading system) with a 31 ACT, I would say that in regular admission you are part of a large pack of kids who all have a reasonable shot -- but within that pack its unpredictable as you know. My guess is you are coming from an less represented state, so that is good. If come fall Wes is your clear first choice, you ought to consider improving your odds with ED.

evanlehmann1

@pickwick
does applying ED actually improve your chances?

Pickwick

I have no inside scoop from the Adcom, however if you look at the stats I think it clearly does. Qualified people who have committed to Wes as their first choice are attractive candidates, no doubt about it. If you are not qualified, you are not getting admitted just because you apply ED. In the RD process there are just a lot more qualified applicants you are competing with; from the school's perspective I'm sure RD admissions aren't random, but from the applicants perspective they often seem so because the school just is juggling their criteria within a large pool. Having said this, ED is not for the faint of heart. Its a real committment (that is why it is so meaningful to the schools with ED tracks) and don't do it just because of a admissions lift. Do it because you are sure of your first choice.

ivyhopeful13

"Do I have any chance at all?" - Not with that attitude you don't! You need to think positively. Of course you have a chance to be admitted; you are a strong well-rounded student.

Regarding ED: if your desire to attend any other school is equal to or nearly equal to that of your desire to attend Wesleyan, DO NOT choose this option. As Pickwick said, ED is a real commitment. You have to be positive.

ALSO, if you choose to apply ED anywhere, make sure you've finished up essays and supplements for at least a few other schools. Nothing is worse than being deferred or denied and having two weeks to complete essays for ten other schools with disappointment weighing down on you.