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

JordyTod
Sun, 27 Mar 2016 04:49:53 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

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[] SAT I: 2260 770M 740R 750W
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 800 Math II, 730 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): unavailable
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): BC Calc (5), AP USH (4), AP Gov, AP Macro, AP Micro
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariate Calc, Differential Equations, AP Macro, AP Micro
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Best Narrative Film - Tribeca Film Festival, 3rd Place Audience Favorite Film - BRIC Media Festival, Cinematic Arts Winner, Gold Key + Silver Medal - Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, National Merit, ARISTA
Subjective:

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[] Extracurriculars: Professional Filmmaker, Varisty Football, Track & Field Sprinter, Ultimate Frisbee, ARISTA
[] Job/Work Experience: Hired for many commercials and advertisements
[] Volunteer/Community service: ARISTA volunteering & tutoring, NYU Tisch Mentor
[] Essays: Talked about an award winning short film I made. I was a little skeptical because the essay mainly focused on the film rather than me as a person.

[] Teacher Recommendations: Wasn’t able to read 8/10
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t really know my GC that well because I go to a school with 4000 students 7/10
[] Additional Rec: NYU Tisch Professor 10/10
[] Interview:[/ul] Was not offered an interview
Other

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[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant): USA
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian American
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] Professional Filmmaker, Good Looking ;), Parents were both immigrants
Reflection

[ul] Of the colleges I applied to, including ivy leagues, I was particularly worried about Wesleyan due to their “minimum requirement” of 4 years of a foreign language. I only took 3 years of spanish and instead decided to take other classes senior year like Differential Equations.

[] Strengths: High SAT? I would’ve liked a 2300+ (I was horrified at the 770M) but I decided to just take my SAT once, Extracurriculars, Additional Rec, Awards
[] Weaknesses: Low SAT II’s, Low GPA (94.6), Asian, only took 5 AP’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My filmmaking - I also visited Wesleyan a couple weeks ago to view their film studies program.

[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted: UC Berkeley, Macaulay Honors Baruch, Boston U, Bing, Stony
Waitlisted: Yale (EA Deferral), Wash U, American U
Rejected: None
General Comments:
I wish everyone waitlisted the best of luck. If you were rejected, keep fighting - the right college will find you!