A question for all parents and applicants

krongman
Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:46:37 +0000

yeah, keep in mind that statistics on both the wesleyan sit and on CC are totally distorted by hundreds of factors. the stats posted above are better than mine, strictly speaking; on the other hand, I had a more unique combination of ECs. my SATs were much more skewed, 800 v/620 m; most of my hallmates’ stats were like that, as well. yesterday we were talking about SAT scores and there was another girl with almost identical stats as mine, while there were 2 other people with stats oriented in the opposite direction, but also clearly polarized, high math/low verbal. i was an AP scholar with distinction, with 8 total AP courses taken; others only took 2 or 3 ap’s, others took IB courses, while still others, I’m sure, took no AP/IB courses at all. So in the end the only fact you should get from viewing stats on both CC and the Wesleyan website is that students who apply here are good students. That’s it! Some have better stats, some have worse stats, but in the end they’re all good students. The only way to really learn about if you’re a good fit for a college is to visit and, if possible, overnight there; if this is financially out of the question, then read as much of the college’s literature as you possibly can and talk to others at your school who have similar plans in terms of college and selectivity. I also found talking to my actual high school teachers to be INCREDIBLY useful when it came to deciding which colleges I was going to apply to.

Good luck to all of you!