Victoliya,
Wellesley
B.A., Comparative Literature
Born in Los Angeles, CA, I moved to China as a child and then spent the next ten years before college living in Shenzhen, Xiamen, and then Shanghai. I love travel, culture, literature, tea, and dark chocolate.
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Background
Hometown
Los Angeles, California
GenderFemale
EthnicityAsian
AdmissionEarly Decision
Class of2016
First Gen College StudentNo
English First Language
Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken
Mandarin
Results, Essays, and Advice
Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
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Wellesley College (Wellesley, MA)
Applied for a B.A. in Comparative Literature
Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: NoSchool Specific Essays
Personal Statement612 WordsCreative personal story, Embracing your heritage, International background, Story central to identityIn 2002, my identity divorced: Chinese-American became Chinese | American. Oblivious of the situation, I followed Mom to China for the summer, and packed a few of Sir English’s books into my suitcase as usual. Except, Mom left me there…for two years. Under whose care? Someone I love and hate—the one and only Lady Chinese. 余莉娅. The sharp lines danced before me, taunting. I flinched. Arrogant cold woman, why must you hurt me so? I cannot let her laugh at...Read more...Supplemental Essay: “Why us” school essay375 WordsThe sound of the whistling kettle warns me to turn off the stove. I carefully take the handle and pour the contents into the celadon teapot. The dry, shriveled tealeaves darken and condense as a thin stream of water circulates the pot. I watch the leaves as they unfold, sacrificing part of themselves to the water, growing and expanding: The Agony of the Leaves. I hear the water bubble as the leaves breathe, our breaths in harmony. A light aroma...Read more...School Specific Advice
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Why I ultimately chose my school112 WordsWellesley is a woman's college and in the end, I opted for the unique experience of being in an environment of women over the typical co-ed experience based on how much I enjoyed the...Read more...My extracurricular activities in college, and why I chose them108 WordsWellesley encourages students to experiment and like any typical student, I am involved in multiple orgs. I'm the Vice President of the International Student Body through the Slater International Student Org. I...Read more...5 adjectives that describe a typical student at my school (Feel free to elaborate!)161 WordsAmbitious: A running joke is "Haven't you seen my LinkedIn? I'm doing A, B, C, D, I don't have time for boys!" Passionate: My big took time off from Wellesley to return to their local community to learn about indigenous local culture, empower the community, and...Read more...List of schools I interviewed with and my interview experience226 WordsI had a Skype interview with Bryn Mawr while I was still in Shanghai and while the connection wasn't always great, we had a standard 15-30min interview with all the basic questions. It was semi-formal, but there was a certain distance between us. Maybe it was due to the screen. The Columbia University interview was a catastrophe. A few weeks before, I had just had my...Read more...How I chose schools to apply to106 WordsI chose schools based on location, campus culture, and student body. My family is based in California, so to save money, I applied to the UCs so that I could pay state...Read more...High School Performance
GPA3.60(no specification of weighting)RankTop 50%
Academic Performance in High School Some good some bad
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Highest SAT1410on 1600 scaleHighest SAT2000SAT Score Details
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Details4 classes and scoresSports
SportsBadminton
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ActivitiesBroadcast Journalism / Media / Television, School Theater/Plays, Choir
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