Another chance me..PLEASE!!=P

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<p>I really want to go to Pomona, but I am not sure if I am good enough. Please give me suggestions! Thank you so much</p>

<p>GPA:
3.96</p>

<p>AP: 14 in total
Stats, World History, Chinese, Art History, Computer Science, Photography, Calc, Physics, Chem, Bio, Comparative Gov, Econ, Human Geography, American literature</p>

<p>Honor: 15?
most of my classes in my sophomore and freshman years are honors
Differential equations
Advanced Calc</p>

<p>Tests:
SAT: 2000</p>

<p>ACT: 32</p>

<p>SAT II:
Chinese: 800
Math II: 750</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
JV Swim</p>

<p>School Drill/Dance Team
*super hard to get in
*tons of regional and district competitions
*won first place in state this year
*tons of trophies and awards from Drill
*2 hours of practice every day for the whole entire year!! (including summer)</p>

<p>Business website
*I have my own website and that is how I get my money
*over 2000 customers
*do everything from setting up the website to mailing all the pckages out
*monthly donation to charity</p>

<p>Volunteer: more than 300 hours
*mission trip to Cambodia
*local homeless shelters</p>

<p>Retail Fashion Board
*design clothes
*intern at a fashion show</p>

<p>Church Cell Group Leader</p>

<p>National Honors Society</p>

<p>National History Day Project, went to Regional </p>

<p>Please give me suggestions. I think my extracurriculars are a little weak</p>

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<p>You definitely have a good shot to get into Pomona. Your scores and course rigor are certainly on par, and I’d say your extracurriculars are fine as well (I got in with what I feel is about the same or less). That said, with such high selectivity as at Pomona, you can never really be sure of what to expect. Are you qualified to get in? Definitely. Will you get in? That’s never clear.</p>

<p>Speaking from very recent experience, my suggestion would be to get comfortable knowing that you’re qualified to get in, and you won’t really know more than that until you open your mailbox in March/April and find out. Instead of trying to gauge where you stand, keep your academics strong and involvement consistent, and write some killer essays. Also, show interest in the school. Have you visited/ can you visit? I visited junior year spring break and it helped me to not only in deciding where I wanted to go, but also in being able to express how much I wanted to be there in the short answer questions on Pomona’s supplement. Make sure to schedule an interview, too. I forgot until it was too late, but don’t follow my example there. Pomona looks for kids that fit at the school, so an interview not only shows that you want to be there but that you should be there. </p>

<p>Ok, that’s all for me. Good luck with senior year and the application process!</p>

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<p>^
Thank you so much!!
Would you mind showing me your stats?</p>

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<p>Haha, kinda figured that was the follow-up. Here ya go…</p>

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