Wesleyan Class of 2019 RD results thread

kateheart
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 00:26:45 +0000

Posting for my daughter-

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (M 730, CR 760, W 800)
SAT II: Math II 800, Literature 720
AP Chem- 5
AP English Lang- 5
AP Spanish- 4
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
Senior Year Course Load:
AP CompSci
AP Physics
AP Calc BC
AP Microecon/ AP American Gov.
Sociology
Film Studies (English Class)

Awards: National Merit Finalist

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Student Government (2-year class rep), Peer sex/social living educator (leadership). 2-3 theater productions each year. Leader in local theater teen council- attended national conferences and lobbied for the arts in DC.
Job/Work Experience: paid by school district to teach sex ed. at my high school
Volunteer/Community service: Raised funds and volunteered at local community theatre
Summer Activities: TheatreBridge at Brown, Programming academy, Theater (professional with lead)
Essays: good, but not crazy good
Teacher Recommendation: very good-excellent
Counselor Rec: excellent

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Computer Science, Film
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Urban public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): zip!

Reflection
Strengths: my extracurriculars and test scores.
Weaknesses: GPA- 3.8 hardly cuts it these days, although 4.0 first semester senior. No hooks.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Besides having the test scores, I’m just look like a Wesleyan kind of person and strong in science and the arts. Great in-person interview and attended local alumni sponsored event where after speaking to an alumnus told admissions person I was a fit…
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected/waiting on:
Accepted: Oberlin, Macalester, Grinnell, Bard, Lewis& Clark (all with merit scholarships of $14-19K per year),
Accepted with no merit money: Wes, Barnard, UCSD, UCSB
Waitlisted: Vassar, Columbia
Rejected: Brown, Northwestern, UC-Berkeley

Comments: Deciding between Wes and Barnard- very different schools! No merit money for either but parents willing to foot most of the bill if I can demonstrate the return on investment is better. Wes was “first love” but Brown turned my head.