A question for all parents and applicants

showtunesguy89
Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:25:32 +0000

Don’t be intimidated at all. Your own uniqueness and sense of identity will definitely get you in. Test scores, GPAs, and other numbers certainly mean a lot to top schools like Wesleyan, but essays, interviews, and more qualitative parts of a person’s application matter so much more. Seriously, I feel that it wasn’t actually my stats that made me stand out, as I’m sure that tons of applicants had scores equal to or higher than mine were. I feel that my essay was what really made me stand out. I talked about something very personal in a very personal manner, and it still defines me today, even at Wes. This sounds really cheesy, but it’s real. I wrote about who I was in my bare essence, and Wesleyan apparently appreciated who I was. Always write positively about yourself and your experiences, and be honest. Write how you would speak (without all of the extra filler words, of course) in an intelligent conversation. Use descriptions, be creative, and just see if words leap off of the page. Visit the campus, and/or definitely talk to a current student. In fact, if any of you are interested in speaking with me about my experience at Wes thus far, I’d be gladly willing to! Just e-mail me on here or contact me on AIM at tamoscaiken. Anyways, good luck! Wes is a fantastic school, once known as “The Independent Ivy,” and there’s obviously a good reason why. :)