申请顶级美国文理学院你需要知道的-新东方前途出国

1870建校 1875年第一个学生报到 私立 女子文理学院

位于波士顿以西 12英里 校园面积500 英亩 学校有一个private lake 校园景色很美，典型东北部学校特点，草坪间 蜿蜒小径

培养出的著名校友：有宋美龄 希拉里克林顿 玛德琳·奥尔布赖特，前美国第一位女国务卿

2344 名在校学生

平均班级人数不足20 师生比1：7

4年本科毕业率81%  70%的学生在校期间可以获得实习机会

卫斯理 与麻省理工学院 布兰迪斯 olin都有学术合作（学校之间可以相互选课，共享图书馆以及教授资源）

不接受国际转学生

国际学生只能申请freshmen

60%的学生能收到奖学金助学金

学费：46550 美金

食宿：14504美金

每年申请人数4500-5000，录取人数1300-1400 大一新生报到人数 595

Register for standardized tests      

Applicants must fulfill one of the following two testing options:
Option A: SAT Reasoning Test and two Subject Tests or Option B: ACT with Writing. If English is not your first language, we strongly recommend you also take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). 

The Common Application essay

Write one personal essay for all the schools to which you apply via the Common App. This essay is important, as it provides you with an excellent opportunity for reflection and for communicating to colleges what they should know about you. As you will have only one major essay to write, we hope it will represent your best efforts. 

Write your Common Application essay in essay format, with a minimum of 250 words and a maximum of 650 words. You may choose one of the five topics listed below:

Choose one of the following Common App topics 2015-16:

Please note these have changed slightly from 2014-15. 

1.    Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
 

2.    The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
 

3.    Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?
 

4.    Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma—anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.
 

5.    Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.

The required Wellesley essay

The required Wellesley “Writing Supplement,” asks you to respond to the following topic in two well-developed paragraphs.
When choosing a college community, you are choosing a place where you believe that you can live, learn, and flourish. Generations of inspiring women have thrived in the Wellesley community, and we want to know what aspects of this community inspire you to consider Wellesley.  We know that there are more than 100 reasons to choose Wellesley, but the “Wellesley 100” is a good place to start. Visit the Wellesley 100 (www.wellesley.edu/admission/100) and let us know, in two well-developed paragraphs, which two items most attract, inspire, or energize you and why.  (PS: “Why” matters to us.)

Helpful tips on writing your essay

The essay is not so hard once you start putting ideas down. It lets you express things that don’t appear elsewhere on your application. We hope that you’ll plunge into it, thoughtfully develop your ideas, be honest, and let us hear your voice. Tell us who you are by writing about topics or in a style that reveals your personality, character, or sense of the world.

Let the Board of Admission discover:

• More about you as a person.
• The side of you not shown by SATs and grades.
• Your history, attitudes, interests, and creativity.
• Your values and goals—what sets you apart.

Some tips on process:

• Start working on your essay early; carve out enough time to write a good one.
• Choose a topic. If possible, write about yourself or something you know, or at least write from your perspective. Be revealing.
• An essay about some small, even insignificant-seeming thing can be more powerful than the "How I'll save the world" essay.
• Write, edit, save. Write your essay in Microsoft® Word or similar software; edit and save the file (often).
• Write several drafts; let it sit for a few days, then tackle it again.
• Get another opinion. Ask: Does it sound like me? Is it interesting from the start? Honest?
• Proofread! Check grammar and spelling, more than once. Don't forget that spell check doesn't catch everything.
• Cut and paste your saved file into the Common Application. This way you will have a separate record of it.

More writing tips:
The essay is an example of your writing ability. Create a strong opening, an interesting middle, and a clear conclusion. What else?

• Narrow your topic and try to be as specific and concrete as possible.
• The essay doesn’t need to be a tome. In about 500 words, you should be able to express who you are or what is important to you.
• You don’t need to have had extraordinary experiences to write an extraordinary essay. You don’t need to have done incomparable things to be interesting.
• Details can be powerful.
• Engage us. Take risks with style. Vary your vocabulary; check for repetition; use descriptive and vivid alternatives.

• Don't pick the most difficult topic just to impress the readers, then handle it poorly.
• Don't exaggerate or try to impress us with what you think we want to hear.
• Don't make statements without supporting them.
• Don't try to write a funny story if you’re really not a comic.
• Don't use language that is unfamiliar to you.
• Don't ramble.

Who reads your essay?

At Wellesley, typically three members of the Board of Admission read your application. The Board includes faculty members, administrators, admission professionals, and current students. We’re music lovers, artists, cyclists, baseball fans, professors, guitar heroes, runners, scientists, dog lovers, poets, beaders, computer techies, and more, thus bringing many perspectives to the admission process.

For all of us, reading your essay is one of the most enjoyable parts of the admission process. Your goal should be to make members of the Board of Admission feel as though we’re sitting down at the table together to discuss your interests and aspirations. We’re keen to know your story.

The bottom line is that we are interested in discovering who you are and how you think, and in assisting you through this process

When to take tests: 

We strongly recommend that Early Decision candidates take standardized tests (either SAT or ACT) no later than October of their senior year. However, it is recommended that you complete the tests before the end of your junior year. Regular Decision applicants should complete standardized tests no later than the December test date in their senior year. See test dates below:

建议：想要做早申请 即 ED/EA的学生，不要晚于高三上学期 10月份考出SAT或者ACT，保险起见，能在高二年级结束时考出来最好。做常规申请，也就是 Regular Decision，最晚高三12月份考出标化分数。

From international colleges or universities: Wellesley admits transfer students from U.S. colleges and universities only. Any student who wishes to apply from an international college or university must apply as a first-year student, not as a transfer student. See first-year students and financial aid for international students.