Wellesley Class of 2017 EE decisions thread

awkwardpenguin13
Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:47:52 +0000

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Likely**[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:[ list]
[ ] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] SAT I superscore (breakdown):
[ *] ACT (breakdown): 28C, 26R, 30E, 21S, 33M, 10E.
[ *] ACT superscore (breakdown): 26R, 30E, 27S, 33M, 10E
[ *] SAT II: 730 Chemistry, 630 Math Level I
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.7 (93.02 average)
[ *] Weighted GPA:
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 21/241
[ *] AP (place score in parentheses): 3 Chemistry (self-study)
[ *] IB (place score in parentheses):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov’t, AP Calc AB, Spanish 4, Psychology, Sociology, AP English Lit, Robotics.
[ *] Number of other EA applicants in your school: 0
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list] [ b]Subjective:[ list] QuestBridge National Finalist is the only significant one.
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Science Technology Entry Program (Science Bowl Captain 12, Student Ambassador 12), Robotics Club (President 11,12), FIRST robotics (Student Rep 11, 12), Science Club (President 11,12), Marching Band (Treasurer 11), Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (President 12), Masterminds
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Just babysitting :3
[ *] Summer Programs: E2@MIT, CURIE Academy at Cornell
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:[/list] [ b]Writing (Write a brief description and Rate Quality on 1-10 Scale; 10 as Best):**[ list]
[ *] Essays (Include Subjects):[ list]
[ *] Common App Main: Wrote about my mother going blind my freshman year, and how it led me to want to pursue computational biology ~8.5
[ *] EC Short Answer: Wrote about STEP. ~7
[ *] Why Wellesley: Wrote about the community and learning environment, and connected it to my EC’s/personal interests. ~7
[ *] Other:[/list][ *] Teacher Recommendation #1: Physics Teacher. Pretty Good!!
[ *] Teacher Recommendation #2: USH Teacher. Also pretty good :’)
[ ] Counselor Rec: didn’t read, but i know it wasn’t generic; she knows me really well
[ ] Additional Rec: N/A
[ ] Interview: Went pretty great! She seemed impressed Although I did have this awkward moment afterwards that I just never want to talk about again.
[ ] Art Supplement:[/list] [ b]Other[ list]
[ *] Date Submitted App: 1/1
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NY (Upstate though)
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic (Puerto Rican)
[ *] Gender: lol female, obviously
[ ] Income Bracket: <30K
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/list] [ b]Reflection[ list] URM, female in science? QuestBridge
[ ] Strengths: my common app I think was pretty good… + subjective stuff like recs and activities.
[ ] Weaknesses: Numbers in general.
[ ] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I thought I’d get a possible! I really don’t know. o.o
[ ] What would you have done differently?:[/list][/list][ b]Other Factors:
[ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc:
I was so happy! Literally yelled and cried! haha. GO WELLESLEY! <3

darn formatting -_- ah well