Wesleyan Class of 2019 RD results thread

SatSahara
Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:51:39 +0000

[] ACT: 33 (34E 34M 31R 32S 10W)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 8 out of 165
[] Senior Year Course Load: (PSEO) Sem 1- Statistics, College Composition, German 1, Drawing 1, Techniques of Acting | Sem 2 - Physics, Psychology, Playwriting for Stage and Screen, College Composition 2, Techniques of Acting 2
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[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Most of High School: Community Foundation Youth Fund (President), Junior Statesmen of America (President), Art Society (Secretary) | Two Years of High School or Less: LGBT Club (Co-Founder, this is a work in progress still) Community Foundation Board of Directors, Piano, Academic Challenge, Theater (HS doesn’t have consistent drama program so unfortunately I could only participate one year), Swim Team
[] Job/Work Experience: Elementary School Tutor (10th grade only)
[] Volunteer/Community service: Community Foundation, not mentioned on app but I volunteer every summer for my church’s food booth at the county fair
[] Summer Activities: food booth, also not mentioned on app but I help sell my mom’s jewelry at art shows.
[] Essays: Fairly solid, Common App was about how the Mandelbrot set inspired me to study mathematics, Wes Essay “collaboration or conversation” was about LGBT club I’m creating for my HS
[] Teacher Recommendation: solid, my English Teacher from Junior year LOVES me, my Calc professor as well
[] Counselor Rec: I assume good
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[] Applied for Financial Aid? Yes
[] Intended Major: Mathematics
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper class
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[] Strengths: The fact that I took Calculus 1&2 at a college my junior year and got a B and A respectively (that being my only B in HS), being the co-founder of an LGBT club, on the board of one of the most respected philanthropic organizations in my region. I submitted an art portfolio, demonstrated that I didn’t take 4 years of art for nothing.
[] Weaknesses: I was worried how my PSEO courses would be viewed compared to AP classes (HS offers no AP courses). My common app was a bit of a mess, as can be my life. My ECs looked very inconsistent on paper and they only look good now because I’m cleaning them up due to hindsight. My course history is fairly jumbled as well.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: see “strengths”, I live in the middle of nowhere so I feel kinda inadequate next to some others on this site but in a way that just meant I had search deeply to find ways to put my talents to use and give back to my community, which helped me grow. I also have a clear, unrelenting, burning passion to study mathematics.
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected/waiting on: Waitlisted: Lafayette College
Deferred to RD: Princeton
Waiting on: Cornell, Brown, Princeton
[/ul]General Comments:
I’m thankful Wesleyan saw the potential in me which I see. I’m amazed to have made it this far. I was very ambitious in the colleges I applied to and have been worried sick that I wouldn’t make it into a single one. While touring the campus I felt such an intense sense of belonging there; there’s a possibility I might even want to choose them over an ivy.