*****Wesleyan University RD 2020 Results Thread*****

hayley636
Sat, 26 Mar 2016 16:40:23 +0000

Decision: Waitlisted

SAT I (breakdown): 2190 superscore (750 CR, 680 Math, 760 Writing)
ACT (breakdown): 33 composite (35 English, 35 Reading, 30 Math, 33 Science)
SAT II: 780 Lit, 690 Biology E, 730 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 18/150
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4), English Lang (5), US History (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Psychology, AP Microeconomics, Honors Physics, Honors Spanish 5, CP Precalculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): My only awards were AP Scholar, National Merit Commended Student, and NHS

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Destination Imagination (regional, state, international awards)
Varsity tennis
GSA
Yearbook (section editor)
Tri-M
NHS
Concert band
Musical theater (cast/crew)

Job/Work Experience:
Part-time job at a local restaurant
Tour guide at the Massachusetts State House (unpaid)
Tennis camp coach

Volunteer/Community service:
Church mission trips
Church nursery babysitting
Church youth group service projects

Summer Activities:
CIT at my girl scout camp
People to People Student Ambassador
State house tour guide (mentioned above)

Essays:

Common App- Wrote about my personal connection to a piece of piano music that has carried me throughout my life… I would give it a 9/10 based on feedback I’ve gotten from teachers and peers.
Teacher Recommendation: 9/10 for one, 7/10 for another
Counselor Rec: 8/10
Additional Rec: none

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yeah but it’s a long shot lol
Intended Major: Government
State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $250,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores reflect a higher GPA than I actually have so I think that could have helped
Weaknesses: GPA GPA GPA GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: One weak teacher recommendation, GPA\

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Accepted- UMass Amherst, Syracuse (honors), Northeastern, Hartwick (honors), and UVM (honors).
Rejected- Claremont McKenna
Waitlisted- Colby
Waiting to hear back from GWU, Cornell (deferred ED) and Dartmouth