Wesleyan Class of 2019 RD results thread

prepremed15
Wed, 25 Mar 2015 23:20:53 +0000

Pick one:
Decision: Accepted (early write)

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2000 (superscore out of two tests) M:610 CR:720 W:670
[] ACT: 29 Composite
[] SAT II: Bio: 730 Literature: 640
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/376
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio: 5 Psych: 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load:
AP Chemistry
AP Statistics and Probability
AP Spanish
AP Government and Politics
Honors Calculus
Honors English
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]Hispanic Student Recognition Program: winner in STEM category for my region

[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience: n/a
[] Volunteer/Community service: Over 250 hours at local children’s hospital, volunteer at public library during the summer, consistent volunteer for school activities, departments, and events.
[] Summer Activities: Volunteer work
[] Essays: 8/10?
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably very good if not great.
[] Counselor Rec: Average
[] Additional Rec: Coach wrote very personal rec letter, it was excellent.
[li] Interview: Didn’t interview.[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] Intended Major: Biochemistry
[] State (if domestic applicant): DE
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: Less than 80k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM and first gen.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Hooks, essays.
[] Weaknesses: Standardized test score.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Essay? I didn’t think it was anything too special.
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected/waiting on:
Accepted: Brandeis, Boston College, UConn, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, Swarthmore College
Defferred: Yale. Waiting on: Brown, Penn, Lafayette College

[/ul]General Comments:
Honestly I am very surprised to be accepted, and to be accepted early.