Please chance this male applicant from India.

giajale
Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:05:04 +0000

Don’t quote me on this, but I think Wesleyan allots a certain number of scholarships for international students every year. My dad’s friend’s niece got a full ride there, but ended up choosing Wellesley (and she is from India as well).

I also went to high school in India (but was born and raised partially in the US). You really need to work hard on making your mid-term scores higher (by the time you get notifications of decisions, you’ll just be finishing up your exams). If you’ve already applied to Wesleyan - and it seems like you have, because you mention your 12th standard - then there is nothing to do but sit and wait.

Your SAT scores are lower than the 25-75th percentile of students at Wesleyan. Your ECs, if presented properly, may supplement your percentage and SAT scores.

Also, it is really hard for colleges to offer such large scholarships to international students. It is a very, very competitive pool of students from all over the world and you will be at a disadvantage because you have applied for aid. They may accept you but not offer you the aid you need. Because of this, I hope you have back-ups that offer more financial aid to internationals.

I am a Wesleyan transfer.