Class of 2016 Regular Decision Results!

ADsecretagent99
Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:20:21 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800w, 790r, 730m
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II: 770 bio, 770 chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school doesn’t officially rank but I have the highest weighted GPA out of 350ish
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): bio(5), euro (5), chem (5), lang and comp (5), french (4), us (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: ap psych, ap calc ab (I signed up for bc but it didn’t fit in my schedule, which my counselor explained in her rec), ap physics, ap lit, ap art history (online)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national merit, national honor society, national french honor society, top 10% on national french exam, maximum honors every semester, ap scholar w/ distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): figure skating (senior level), dance (highest level), school newspaper
[] Job/Work Experience: ice cream shop (1 ½ yrs), learn-to-skate coach, babysitting
[] Volunteer/Community service: Children’s hospital, Camp Care, Symphony on Ice, give 2 the troops
[] Summer Activities: mostly the same as during the school year
[] Essays: I think it’s good, I worked really hard on it
[] Teacher Recommendation: very good
[] Counselor Rec: very good
[] Additional Rec: very good
[] Interview: good
[/ul][ b]Other**[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes, got $40,000 for my first year (we have a weird situation and it probably won’t be anywhere near as much next year)
[] Intended Major: bio, physics, or engineering w/ a minor in french
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
[] Country (if international applicant): n/a
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket: changed a lot over the past couple of years
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing really
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: I think I came across in my interview as really interested in the school. I’ve been skating for eight years I’m really dedicated to it, which most people think is a strength. also, I’ve had the same job at an ice cream shop since last October
[] Weaknesses: not that many extracurriculars (because I’ve been so busy with skating), SATIIs aren’t as high as I wanted them to be
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: I made it clear that Wesleyan was one of my top choices and I think I had a strong essay
[/ul]General Comments: I’m not sure if I’m going to go to Wesleyan because it’s only 45 minutes from my house (my parents are thrilled about this, but I’m not so sure) and I might not get a good aid package next year. But I’m super excited to have gotten in since I haven’t gotten the answer I wanted from some of my other schools.