From Colgate to Wesleyan?

Oceanz
Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:11:07 +0000

Hi All!

I’m currently a Freshman at Colgate University and am definitely considering (read: definitely going to) submit a transfer application to Wesleyan, as well as a couple of other schools. I have plenty of reasons: mainly the lack of an artistic presence on campus, the dominating frat scene, the lack of an LGBT community, the lack of anything in the surrounding area (Hamilton…what are you going to do?), the lack of any kind of diversity in the students here, and the fact that every day, I wake up knowing that this is not the best place for me. I’m an aspiring actor/entertainer/performer (whatever you’d like to call me :3) and I wish with all of my heart that I had applied to Wesleyan last year when I was looking at colleges. Don’t get me wrong, Colgate’s not all bad, and the friends I’ve made here aren’t my reason for wanting to leave at all, and the professors and the classes are all wonderful, but…yeah…at the end of the day, I just know there’s somewhere better for me.

I got a 30 on my ACT’s (not super great, I know) and I have two 700 SAT II subject test scores (Lit and Bio E), I graduated in the top 5% of my high school class (either 5 or 7 out of 150). I’m also the first person in my family to go to college (if that even matters). This semester, I’m currently taking:

Intro to Psych
Elementary Spanish I
Basic Acting
and one of our CORE classes called “Legacies of the Ancient World.” (Basically, a classical literature class).

At the worst, I’m hoping I won’t have anything less than a B in any of these courses. Do you guys think I’d have a chance as a transfer application to Wesleyan? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much!