Wesleyan Class of 2019 RD results thread

rhinemem
Sat, 28 Mar 2015 03:37:32 +0000

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (750 CR + 750 M + 670 W) - didn’t send
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: Biology M (760), Math 2 (710)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not calculated
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Unknown
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Calculus BC (5), AP Biology (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load:
First Trimester
British Literature to 1603
Modeling with Differential Equations
Immunology
AP Chemistry with Advanced Topics
AP Computer Science A

Second Trimester
Combinatorics and Game Theory
Anatomy and Physiology I
AP Chemistry with Advanced Topics
AP Computer Science A
AP Psychology

Third Trimester
Latin America II
Anatomy and Physiology II
Advanced Programming (continuation of AP Comp Sci)
AP Psychology
Forensic Science
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, 1st place at Regional Science Olympiad, 2nd place at Regional Algebra II competition, 3rd place at Regional Geometry Competition
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Flute (1st chair, 4th chair), Dance Marathon (Publicity Committee Junior Head, Senior Head), Art and Writing Club (Writing Committee Head), Winter Guard, Science Club, AP Biology TA, KWave (kpop dance group), Bhangra (Indian dance group)
[] Job/Work Experience: None
[] Volunteer/Community service: 60 hours at food bank, 40 hours at high school marching band camp
[] Summer Activities: Summer research program at Duke
[] Essays: Common App was about winterguard, supplement was about a Rosie the Riveter photo set and feminism. They were probably pretty solid if they got me into college!
[] Teacher Recommendation: Probably decent. I TA for my AP Biology teacher, so we’re pretty friendly and close, and I was pretty lively in the class that I took with my English teacher.
[] Counselor Rec: Probably very impersonal. I haven’t gotten to know my counselor that well.
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None
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[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Computer Science/Biology
[] State (if domestic applicant): NC
[] School Type: Top residential high school
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $80,000-$100,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None. In fact, I have the antihook of being an ORM.
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[] Strengths: Those essays were probably my best ones. I also come from a small town, but in my sophomore year, I applied to the top high school in my state, so that displayed determination.
[] Weaknesses: Not enough meaningful leadership positions or summer activities, could’ve had bigger major awards. My grades have also been dipping a bit. Also, my ethnicity and the fact that I didn’t know my counselor that well.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My essays. The six colleges I heard back from before Wesleyan were all rejections, and I have a feeling it was because my essays weren’t great, and because my scores were a better match for Wesleyan. Also my views on feminism.
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected/waiting on:
Rejected: Rice, Duke, WUSTL, MIT, Emory, Harvey Mudd, Swarthmore
Accepted: UNC, Arizona State
[/ul]General Comments: Wesleyan is one of my top choices. Even if I don’t end attending Wesleyan because of financial reasons, I’ll always remember the moment of my first acceptance, after being rejected by every single one of the six schools I’d heard back from before Wesleyan. I went into my decision letter, sure that I was going to be rejected again, only to see the words “Congratulations!” (Although next time, when I apply for graduate school, I’m definitely going to apply to a lot more matches/safeties)