Could anybody chance me?

jasmp99
Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:17:49 +0000

I really want to go to Wesleyan, and was hoping somebody would be willing to gauge my chances.

Statistics:
-Male living 30-60 minutes outside New York City
-Senior in a public high school
-GPA: 4.0 (95+ is 4.0 at my school); my grades have a very good upward trend throughout high school – from about 92 in 9th grade to over 100 in twelfth.
-Class Rank: about 50/600 – I should be able to raise that significantly soon, though that won’t matter right away since I’m applying ED.
-SAT Reasoning Test:
CR: 770
M: 700
W: 800
Overall: 2270
-SAT Subject Tests:
Lit: 710
Math IIC: 740
US History: 710
-AP Classes/ Tests:
AP Literature – 4
AP Spanish – 4
AP US History – 4
AP Language – Currently in
AP BC Calculus – Currently in
AP Physics – Currently in

Awards:
-AMC 12 second place among juniors and seniors in my school.
Extracurricular Activities/Interests:
-Play trombone in the high school band; am currently first chair in my section of the Wind Ensemble
-Have played in the Jazz Band since seventh grade (until it was cut this year ); I was first chair.
-Have played on the High School Tennis Team since tenth grade, but played since early middle school before then.
-I am a member of the National, World Language, English, Social Studies, and Math Honor Societies.
-Have played guitar since I was ten and built my own furniture (though I’m not so sure they’ll care about that).

Other:
-Will be applying to Wesleyan ED – I’ve heard that that has significantly higher acceptance rates.
-Have gotten very good feedback on my essay
-I have good relationships with the teachers I asked recommendations of, so I’d assume them to be good (or at least hope).
-I plan on entering the film studies program if I get in, and film had a high presence in my essay.

I would really appreciate any and all feedback. Please, be as honest as possible. Thanks a lot!