Chance an international applying for ED1!!!!!Please!

flying_pig319
Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:32:32 +0000

I have NO idea how being international affects chances of admission (at Wes or anywhere), but if you were a non-international applicant I’d say Wes would be a match for you:

Your academic stats look really good (and remember, you can make a composite SAT score so even if you score lower on math and writing this time, if your reading score goes up that could help you a lot). Also, Wesleyan only needs 2 SAT II scores, so I dont’ think they’ll count your World History score. Lots of APs and the GPA looks solid.
Your ECs show commitment/passion but lack leadership roles, so I’m not sure how Wesleyan will balance that.

Your cheerleading essay, while I haven’t read it, sounds a little like a diatribe of high school drama. Maybe you’re painting it in a very philosophical, interesting light, or the story has some other angle that I’m not aware of, but I’d be careful about writing an essay about friends/cheerleading.
A lot of the community service you did sounds really interesting (playing the Korean traditional instrument sounds really exotic and interesting to me as an American), so maybe you could incorporate that into your essay? I don’t know, to me that sounds like better essay material than cheerleading, but go with your gut.

Good luck!!