Wesleyan Class of 2019 RD results thread

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Sat, 28 Mar 2015 14:51:29 +0000

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I: 2120, math:670 reading:680 writing:770 (chose not to send)
[ *] ACT: n/a
[ *] SAT II: world history: 660, US history: 720 (chose not to send)
[ *] GPA: weighted GPA is 4.0, unweighted unknown.
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school does not rank students, but I am on top of the class.
[ *] AP: English language 5; world history 4; US history 5.
[ *] IB: n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 5 AP classes which are calculus, biology, English lit, government & politics, macroeconomics. Plus gym, health, journalism intro, and ancient Greek.
[ *] Major Awards: I have no major awards except some school awards such as English & history departments’ awards and honors rolls.

[ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): environmental club (representative), key club, national honor society, moot court, yearbook club, magazine club (editor in chief), tennis club, library club
[ *] Job/Work Experience: worked in a middle school in the summer before junior year
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: a bunch of service hours from all the clubs & also a volunteer at a nursing home.
[ *] Essays: I can’t judge my own essay, but I spent tons of hours on my CA essay which is straightforward, simple, and genuine. Wesleyan essay similarly shows my character.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: two are amazing (from AP English and AP biology teachers, both of whom I’ve known since freshman & sophomore years)
[ *] Counselor Rec: generic but sweet
[ *] Additional Rec: n/a
[ *] Interview: n/a

[ b]Other**
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[ *] Applied for Financial Aid? Yes and received great financial aid.
[ *] Intended Major: history
[ *] State: New York
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket: low
[ *] Hooks: first generation college student, potential valedictorian
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[ b]Reflection**
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[ *] Strengths: upward trends of my GPA, consistency of activities
[ *] Weaknesses: few leadership roles, few awards, SAT scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: love is mutual.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted by 7 decent safeties, U of Rochester, Brandeis, & Middlebury.
Waitlisted by Bowdoin & Lehigh.
Rejected by Northeastern, Carleton, Vassar, & Swarthmore.

[ b]General Comments: I was struggling between sending and not sending my test scores. In retrospect, test scores probably wouldn’t have made a big difference.
Wesleyan is one of my top choices; I am very happy and grateful.