<p>i play piano although not as extensively as danielfelsen haha. those are all artistic things though!</p>
<p>opiv, if it makes you feel any better i have similar stats to you! anyway since this is cc, everybody is much more qualified and i dont believe are representative of the entire applicant pool</p>
<p>I think most people who apply to Wes are looking for a creative and intellectual vibe, so the fact that a lot of us have similar interests is not that surprising.</p>
<p>ahh wes is perfect. most of my friends dont share my interests so thats also why its so appealing</p>
<p>It’s the same for me, which is why the rejection will sting so badly, at least now there is still an ounce of hope.</p>
<p>i really hope you guys get in at least! this thread is really helping me to get past these next 2 weeks. just remember wes looks at you as an entire person. i skimmed through the gatekeepers and it says that at least 3 admissions officers read your app. here is a good summary of the important points: [Ilib4kids</a> (Seattle, WA)'s review of The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College](<a href=“http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/677877117]Ilib4kids”>Ilib4kids’s review of The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College)</p>
<p>I really hope we all get in atlava18241… We all clearly want to get in really badly and it would be amazing if Wes sees that!</p>
<p>yes!! if only there was a “why wes” question…</p>
<p>did you guys have interviews?</p>
<p>Just read this and in response to opiv’s comment, it is a holistic admission process so no one knows who will get accepted. This is a very interesting article on the admissions process and how someone with perfect grades is equal in consideration to someone with subpar grades at Berkeley.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/education/edlife/lifting-the-veil-on-the-holistic-process-at-the-university-of-california-berkeley.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/education/edlife/lifting-the-veil-on-the-holistic-process-at-the-university-of-california-berkeley.html</a></p>
<p>Also yes I interviewed with Andy Ribner during my visit, it was super relaxed and I think it went well! Also I love their postcard thing, makes it feel very personal.</p>
<p>And also in response to atlavas comments on his friends thats funny. I think my friends share similar interests to me but I really am excited to meet new people and I think I am more into philosophical/“understanding life” for lack of a better term. talking about the abstract world is exciting for me haha</p>
<p>I interviewed as well during Homecoming weekend, which was nice because I was also able to talk to students and really get a feel of the population.</p>
<p>great article, thanks for sharing!</p>
<p>thats awesome! the interviews are kinda fun actually. haha oh yeah you go to an artsy school. and you’ll def be able to find a bunch of people who are into philosophical/abstract stuff at wes :)</p>
<p>on my overnight, i was paired with somebody who likes psych and history (my intended majors), it was really great lol</p>
<p>thats awesome. i never got to do an overnight just because of weird scheduling issues. can u elaborate on your experience?</p>
<p>Atlava18241 I feel like I am going to be all over the place in college because I want to major in psych but I am also interested on government, media, film, criminology, law etc… How was the overnight by the way? I never got a chance to arrange one ):</p>
<p>I did an overnight too and it was absolutely amazing</p>
<p>Can you share some of your experience?</p>
<p>atlava, was it part of TAP? and i can share what happened, but what do you guys want to know specifically? i did mention before that one of the things that stood out to me was the fact that the people there were definitely nice and welcoming</p>
<p>I guess I am just curious about anything that stood out in the door rooms at night and just the dynamics in the residence halls.</p>
<p>We made it through another day of waiting for results, congratulations everybody!</p>
<p>Residence life? What people were doing for fun? Food?</p>
<p>Haha this probably can’t all be felt overnight but just whatever you felt.</p>