Wesleyan Class of 2015 ED Results

GreatKidsMom
Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:09:55 +0000

I’m going to post this for my son because I know these posts, overall, really do help find kids find a school where their stats might be a fit. So here we go, but I’m leaving out some in-depth details for S’ privacy.

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 760 M 740 CR 690 W
ACT: None
SAT II: 790 Chem 760 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3,55/ over 4.0 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): took 2; a 4 and a 3
IB (place score in parenthesis): Full IB student
Senior Year Course Load: Full IB
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): In depth-multi year EC with leadership; additonal strong ECs
Job/Work Experience: Part-time job
Volunteer/Community service: some
Summer Activities: 2 summer programs away from home; 1 overseas and 1 at a college
Essays: Extremely good common app essay that told who he really was.
Teacher Recommendation: 1 exceptionally good; other good
Counselor Rec: Probably not much help…new counselor
Additional Rec:
Interview: Oddly, he thought his interview here was one of the weakest ones he did…I think he was just really nervous because he wanted to attend here so much!
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Not northeast
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Cauc
Gender: M
Income Bracket: Not disclosing
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, passion in ECs, IB program
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred: See strengths
Where else were you accepted/deferred: S accepted Bard IDP. All other applications withdrawn.
General Comments: Congrats to everyone accepted! Hugs to those deferred or rejected. My S is so so thrilled. Once finals are over I’ll see if I can get him to come over here and say hello.