<p>It is not impossible to be a competitive candidate even though Wellesley has a deflated grading system. Many girls get into very competitive programs each year (this year, I know people who have gotten into Harvard, MIT, Columbia, Stanford, Caltech, Berkeley, UCSD, UChicago, UPenn, and many many others). </p>
<p>Wellesley sends schools information on our grading system and graduate schools take that into account when looking at applications.</p>