I’m a Junior and I was wondering what my chances are like for being admitted to Wesleyan University! I visited the campus recently and Wesleyan rose to the top of my current college list. I love the flexibility of the curriculum and the positive vibe I felt from the students.
GPA:
- Unweighted 3.9
- Weighted 4.2
Sat I:
- Composite - 2080
- CR- 750, MA- 640, W, 690 w/ an 11 on the essay
- ( I plan on retaking and getting math and writing up to a 700 and possibly an 800 on CR)
APs - I took AP World History as a Sophomore and got a 4
- This year I took AP United States History and AP Language, haven’t gotten my scores back yet.
Sat II :
US History - 690
Literature - 740
Senior Course Load
- AP Literature, AP Government, AP Art, MCP Humanities (college level class), Calculus Honors, Environmental Science
Award/Recognition
- Scholastic Art Award Honorable Mention for Mixed Media
- Spanish National Honors Society
- State Semi-Finals Tennis
- High/Highest Honors all 4 years
EC’s:
(9-12) PACT club - Stands for Peer Leaders for Cresskill Teens
- This is a club that the school selects you to join and we educate the middle school about bullying, stereotyping, drugs & alcohol and what to expect in high school. We also run 6th grade orientation.
(9-12) Varsity Tennis Team - I played second doubles as a sophomore and second singles as a junior
- I will most likely be first singles as a Senior and there is a possibility that I will be captain or co-captain
(11,12) Newspaper Writer - Have written several articles for the school paper. Ex. of articles : What is the PARCC?, The Great White Paper Shortage
(11) Russian Club - Vice President
- Practice w/ peers and do cultural activities
(11-12) Creative Writing Club - Founder and President
- We have monthly meetings where we discuss writing
- I organize monthly prompts, interesting videos, writing resources and encourage members to enter writing into contests and the website teen ink.
(11) Volunteer at the Tolstoy Foundation
(11) Volunteer at St. Judes Gala - Helped organize and run a charity auction
- 15 hrs
(9-12) Class Officer - Fundraise for the class of 2016
- Address Student Issues
(9-12) BambooMoves Yoga - Take 3 to 5 classes a week, 4-6 hrs.
- Plan on doing my teacher certification senior year
Other
- I’ll have an art portfolio
- I speak fluent Russian
Summer programs:
Freshmen: Summer Camp Junior Counselor
Sophomore: Oxbridge Academic Program
- ‘Majored’ in Literature and the Fantastic and got an A+ grade
- ‘Minored’ in Art History and got an A final grade.
Junior: - Hiking Tour of Israel
- 24 hrs. of volunteering and historic exploration of Jerusalem, Red Sea, Dead Sea etc.
Teacher Recs: I think they will be very good because I participate a lot in class.
Essays: They will be very good
Gender: Female