QuestBridge
Students
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Thank you for your interest in Wellesley College, and congratulations
on being recognized for your outstanding academic and personal
accomplishments by the QuestBridge program.
The
process of researching and applying to colleges is both exciting
and challenging at times. We understand this, and hope
the information on our website makes navigating the process
a bit easier. We appreciate how hard you've been working
to prepare for college, and we want you to feel confident
about the decisions you'll be making the next several months.
Please realize that we're here to provide answers to your
questions and to assist you as well. Above all, we want you
to be successful!
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Discover
why students choose Wellesley |
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Learn
more about Wellesley by visiting in person or virtually |
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Get
to know our students and their interests |
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Apply
to Wellesley |
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Apply
for financial aid |
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Applying
for 2008-09 Academic Year
To
apply for regular admission (post-Match) to Wellesley,
please complete the following steps.
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1. Please submit the Common
Application*
and Wellesley College Supplemental Form. The application
fee is waived for all QuestBridge candidates
who apply to Wellesley online through the CommonApp.org.
2. Wellesley requires first-year applicants
to submit either the SAT Reasoning Test and two SAT Subject
Tests, or the ACT with Writing Test. You must send official
copies of your test scores and take tests by December of your senior year.
See Test
Dates and Deadlines.
3. Please submit official copies
of your high school transcripts. Transcripts submitted
to QuestBridge are
not official. Please also note that Wellesley requires
all students to submit midyear or first and second trimester grades as well.
4. Please submit two academic teacher recommendations
and one guidance counselor recommendation.
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If you have no plans to complete the Common Application, you
may request to have your QuestBridge application, official test
scores, and transcripts reviewed by the Board of Admission. To
make this request, please write to Monica DelToro at mdeltoro@wellesley.edu. Once
your request is approved, we ask that you also submit the Wellesley
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| The
Financial Aid Process |
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To
apply for financial aid, please do the following: |
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Mail
or fax the QuestBridge
Information Form with a copy of your parents’ 2006
federal income tax return and 2006 W2s. You do not need to send
the Wellesley College Entering Student Financial Aid Application
at this time. |
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Complete
and electronically submit the CSS/Financial
Aid PROFILE to the College Board. Wellesley’s school
code is 3957. |
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If
your parents are self-employed, they should complete the Business/Farm
Supplement and mail or fax it directly to us (address below).
If we need additional information, we will be in touch. |
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If
your parents are divorced, separated, or never married, your
noncustodial parent should mail or fax his or her tax return,
W2s, and the Noncustodial
Parent’s Statement directly to us (address below). |
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In
January, electronically submit the federal FAFSA at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Wellesley’s school code is 002224. |
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After
March 1, send 2007 tax material to the College Board’s
IDOC service (no charge). The College Board will contact you
in advance with instructions.
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Wellesley
College
Student Financial Services
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481
Tel: 781-283-2360
FAX: 781-283-3946
finaid@wellesley.edu |
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why students choose Wellesley. |
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One
of the most diverse colleges in the United
States, Wellesley provides its 2,300 students with an outstanding
liberal arts and sciences education. Wellesley is widely known
for its role in promoting leadership models of women and commitment
to academic excellence. Wellesley's beautiful campus and exceptional
resources enable the College to attract the most talented
students from communities across the country and around the
world and top professors who are passionate about teaching. Visit Academic
Programs for more information about the courses offered
at Wellesley and Academic
Departments for further details and information about student-faculty
collaboration at Wellesley.
Wellesley
uses its resources to provide students with exciting
opportunities to connect with the world through
initiatives in community-based and global education. See
the Center
for Work and Service, the Office
of International Studies, and highlights of the Tanner
Conference which celebrates the relationship between
the liberal arts classroom and student participation in an
increasingly diverse and interdependent world.
Wellesley
students also have access to the most up-to-date educational
and research technologies and training that
places them on the cutting edge of academic disciplines.
For examples of student research, browse through abstracts
of prior Ruhlman
Conference presentations.
Finally,
Wellesley's resources make it possible for the College to
remain need blind in admission and to meet
100% of each student's need as determined by our financial
aid policies. Learn more about Student
Financial Services at Wellesley.
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more about visiting Wellesley. |
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We're
delighted that you've discovered Wellesley and look forward
to getting to know you as you become more familiar with this
exceptional educational community for women. One of the best
ways to do this is by visiting our beautiful campus, located
12 miles from Boston. Learn more about visiting
Wellesley.
If
you're unable to schedule a visit and would like to connect
with a current Wellesley student or alumnae in your area,
please feel free to contact Monica Del Toro, Assistant Director
of Admission. She can be reached by phone at (781) 283-2287
or by email at mdeltoro@wellesley.edu.
Unable
to visit campus in person? We invite you to take a virtual
tour.
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to know our students and their interests. |
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Visit About
Wellesley for more information about Wellesley; and go
to Why
Wellesley? for perspectives from current students.
To
learn about our students and their interests and activities
on and off campus, visit the following sites:
Student
Organizations
Social Life and Friendships
Activities
Calendar for on-campus events
Boston.com for information about Boston events
Clubs
and Organizations on the Wellesley campus
Davis Museum and Cultural Center Calendar on the Wellesley campus
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Office
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Last Modified on
October 22, 2007
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