Wellesley Class of 2017 EE decisions thread

berries123
Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:22:59 +0000

Decision: Accepted (Likely)

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 30
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.88
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/370 or something like that
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): Taking tests in May
Senior Year Course Load: IB History HL, IB Chem SL, IB French SL, IB English HL, IB Math SL, IB Business & Management HL, Theory of Knowledge
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): just school and local awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity tennis (Captain senior year), Key Club, NHS, Track
Job/Work Experience: intern/contributing writer for multiple pop culture/fashion websites
Volunteer/Community service: Special Olympics Tennis (coach), Obama Campaign Fellow, assistant teacher/volunteer for underprivileged children, etc
Summer Activities: volunteering, writing
Essays: I really loved my common app essay and I got good feedback on it & I also liked my Why Wellesley (it was very specific)
Teacher Recommendation: assumed they were good, but I didn’t read them
Counselor Rec: good
Additional Rec:
Interview: missed the deadline lol
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public with the IB program
Ethnicity: African American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, some people consider me a 1st gen college student, others don’t
Reflection
Strengths: Rigorous course load & I feel like my essays were what really made me stand out
Weaknesses: my numbers are good, but not super high or anything like that
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, I think my essays stood out the most!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Ohio State, waiting on 8 other schools

General comments: If you get a chance to apply for a travel grant to Discover Wellesley Weekend, do it! You have to apply (not that intense, kind of like a mini college app) and if you get a travel grant, they will fly you out to Wellesley and pay for the flight! That’s where I realized just how much I like the school.