WELLESLEY COLLEGE ADMISSION REPORT FALL 2018
Updates for Applicants Support for students facing financial challenges If your students face financial challenges in meeting Wellesley’s standardized testing requirements, they should reach out to the Office of Admission for guidance in submitting their application. In some instances, the Office of Admission may be able to waive a standardized testing requirement due to financial hardship.
Wellesley to consider removing ACT writing requirement In September, Wellesley College faculty will begin conversations to consider removing the writing portion of the ACT requirement for applicants. Once a final outcome is reached by Academic Council, the Office of Admission will circulate notice to school counselors via email.
MyinTuition data analyzed MyinTuition, Wellesley College’s fast and user-friendly tool for estimating costs for a student to attend a four-year college, is continuing to gain traction since launching in 2013. Since its inception, over 30 schools have started using MyinTuition, garnering coverage from New York Times Op-Ed columnist David Leonhardt. The June article, Top Colleges are Cheaper Than You Think (Unless You’re Rich), analyzes data from the calculator and provides a snapshot of what college really costs. The findings are encouraging for families from many socioeconomic backgrounds.
“ ... Top colleges are more affordable than many people realize – not only for poor students but also for those from the middle-class. ”
— David Leonhardt
New admission leadership: Jessica Ricker, Director of Admission The College is excited to welcome Jessica Ricker, the new Director of Admission, who began her role at Wellesley in August. Previously Jessica was the Director of Admission Information & Systems at Connecticut College where she successfully progressed in leadership roles over her 18 year career. At Connecticut College, Jessica was involved with recruitment, admission, enrollment strategy, predictive modeling, budget planning and policy development, and she led the College’s implementation and development of the standard-bearer in admission information systems, Slate. Jessica holds both an undergraduate and graduate degree from Connecticut College. Her master’s thesis in psychology involved the study of qualitative and quantitative predictors and measures for success in a liberal arts college environment. Jessica is a registered yoga instructor and will be moving to the area with her husband and two young children.
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DEC 15
JAN 1
JAN 15
REGULAR DECISION WITH EARLY EVALUATION
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REGULAR DECISION
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WELLESLEY COLLEGE CLASS OF 2022 CLASS SNAPSHOT 6,670
Applicants
1,296
Admitted (19%)
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
614
Enrolling (47%)
45
States represented + District of Columbia
32
Nations of citizenship
48%
Students of color, including two or more races
SECONDARY SCHOOL TYPE
New England
21%
Public and Charter
62%
Pacific & Mountain
22%
Independent
28%
South
20%
Mid-Atlantic
13%
Religious Homeschools
9% 1%
Central International & Americans Abroad
9% 15%
STATES REPRESENTED by location of high school; 45 states + District of Columbia. California Massachusetts Texas New Jersey New York
DEMOGRAPHICS Race/Ethnicity: 7%
CITIZENSHIPS REPRESENTED
Asian American
19%
Latina/Hispanic
15%
Native American
<1%
32 nations of citizenship represented by non-U.S. citizens.
Pacific Islander
<1%
Top countries of citizenship represented:
Two or more races
8%
Other/Not reported
1%
White/Caucasian
37%
International Citizens
14%
Students who come from a home where at least one language other than English is spoken
44%
China India Canada Singapore South Korea
FIRST GENERATION
713 32
17%
RECEIVING AID
Top Ten Percent:
83%
ALUMNAE RELATIVES Alumnae relatives include mothers, grandmothers, aunts, cousins, or sisters. Percent of entering class:
ACCEPTED
14%
PERCENTAGE
1296
19%
806
261
32%
Deferred from Early Decision
[270]
28
10%
Regular Decision with Early Evaluation
1909
519*
27%
Regular Decision
3945
488
12%
10
0
0%
Accelerated Candidates
57%
(Of the 32% who were ranked)
6670
Early Decision I & II
Neither parent has a four-year college degree.
Percent of entering class receiving financial aid award containing grant aid:
702
HIGH SCHOOL RANK
ACCEPTANCE INFORMATION BY ENTRANCE PLAN APPLIED Total
Percent of entering class:
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing SAT Math ACT Composite
Top states represented:
Statistics as of 9.4.2018
African American/Black
MEAN TEST SCORES
* Includes both students who received a Likely Early Evaluation notification and were later admitted, and students who received a Possible Early Evaluation notification and were later admitted.
A “Village of Sciences” for the next generation of Wellesley women
Wellesley Pre-College Programs continue to grow
Full renovation plans have been announced in collaboration with the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merill LLP for the area of Wellesley campus affectionately known as Science Hill. Science Hill, comprised of the Science Center, Global Flora greenhouses, and Observatory, is currently under construction to create an inviting, sustainable hub of integrated, flexible instruction and research. Among the updates are a new observatory telescope, highly-sustainable teaching and research greenhouses, studio teaching and lab spaces, a maker space, a horticulture and ecology lab, and much more. The new building complex, to be completed by Fall of 2021, will draw students from around campus and across disciplines to Science Hill. The goal of the project is to create a space that enhances the College’s pedagogy and becomes the gold standard of environments for teaching in STEM.
This summer Wellesley welcomed a diverse group of 236 rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors from around the world to participate in Pre-College Residential Programs. Students chose either the four-week Immersive Program that included a college-credit writing course and elective course or a one-week Exploratory Workshop in subjects including the humanities, STEM, and sports education. Both programs gave attendees a chance to become members of the Wellesley community, learn in women’s college environment, study with Wellesley faculty, experience residential life on campus, and explore the Boston area. According to some attendees, the programs have been life changing—providing them with a better sense of their potential and how they might become leaders in their own communities. Visit wellesley.edu/summer for more information.
Rendering courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)
Impressive outcomes from Career Education Wellesley’s new Career Education model for the liberal arts is designed to prepare and inspire every Wellesley student to craft a lifetime of opportunity and reach her full potential. Through an individually tailored, holistic approach to career education, Wellesley students develop strategies to pursue their goals in any field, and receive continued support through all stages of their lives and all stages of the career development process. The Wellesley career education model illuminates the strengths of the liberal arts education and encourages active participation of the full College ecosystem in order to support every Wellesley woman from the moment she arrives on-campus through her alumnae years. Connections and communities form the heart of the model. Students proactively engage in the process of exploring the intersection between self and society, engaging and testing their curiosities, and forming meaningful connections within career communities that cover a broad array of industries and career fields.
86% 96%
of recent graduates participated in at least one internship while at Wellesley
of last year’s class were employed, accepted to graduate school, participating in a service/ volunteer program, or serving in the military within 6 months of graduation
270+ 37,000+
Career Education events held on campus last year job, internship, fellowship, and volunteer opportunities posted
Top employers include: Massachusetts General Hospital, Microsoft, Fulbright, MIT, Google, Teach for America, Deutsche Bank, Accenture, Stanford University, NIH, Analysis Group, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Inclusive excellence at Wellesley Wellesley faculty from a variety of departments recently participated in a retreat planned by the College’s Inclusive Excellence Working Group. The retreat built upon recent town hall discussions where students shared their suggestions for ways the College could better support underrepresented students. In a range of workshops, faculty reviewed inclusive pedagogy and considered research-based strategies from Wellesley and other institutions. The College’s work is based on the “ ... conviction that excellence requires equity and inclusion in every aspect of life at Wellesley, and that academic and personal success is animated by students feeling empowered, valued, and challenged,” said President Paula A. Johnson, in her opening remarks. To improve the education and experience of a diverse student population, she said, she fully supports the faculty’s search for “new and effective ways to promote the success of all of our students—and at the same time maintain the most rigorous standards for a liberal arts education.”
Dean of Admission & Financial Aid Joy St. John jstjohn@wellesley.edu Director of Admission Jessica Ricker jricker@wellesley.edu Associate Director Milena Mareva ’01 mmareva@wellesley.edu Associate Director Lucy Pelham lpelham@wellesley.edu Associate Director Anna L. Young ayoung@wellesley.edu Associate Director of Marketing & Communication Deanna Doughty ddoughty@wellesley.edu Senior Assistant Director Molly Morrow ’10 mmorrow@wellesley.edu
“ ... Excellence requires equity and inclusion in every aspect of life at Wellesley ...
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—Paula A. Johnson
Senior Assistant Director Natasha Robinson nrobins5@wellesley.edu Assistant Director Claire Devlin cdevlin@wellesley.edu Assistant Director Cody Riggers criggers@wellesley.edu Assistant Director Jake Sisco jsisco@wellesley.edu
WELLESLEY COLLEGE 106 Central Street Wellesley, MA 02481 www.wellesley.edu Office of Admission 781-283-2270 admission@wellesley.edu wellesley.edu/admission
Student Financial Services 781-283-2360 sfs@wellesley.edu wellesley.edu/sfs
Assistant Director Lisa Summergrad lsummerg@wellesley.edu Assistant Director of Marketing & Communication Carlee Shults cshults@wellesley.edu
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