chance a premed hopeful ?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Pomona College
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<p>i'm interested in premed, but i'm not sure is panoma is the right school for that.
so just to start off, i think my hook will be my future. i plan on joining peace corps after undergrad, and then after my residency, i will join doctors without borders.
maybe become a ob/gyn because they are desperately needed in doctors w/o borders (medecins sans frontiers)</p>

<p>if this has any relevancy, i'm asian (chinese)
but from i've heard, being asian is a disadvantage under affirmative action.</p>

<p>my wgpa is 4.3 but unweighted is 3.6
not too good in my opinion.</p>

<p>sat II's
chemistry 770
i'll take bio this oct/nov and i think i'll get at least 750 on that</p>

<p>studied five years of french at my school, if that's a lang plus?</p>

<p>APs</p>

<p>AP AB Calc- 4
AP Chem- 5
AP gov't and politics-5
AP Psychology- 5</p>

<p>senior year (this year) i will take
AP Human Geography
AP statistics
AP environmental science
AP biology</p>

<p>SATs (i know i need to improve)</p>

<p>math 650
writing 720
critical reading 660
essay 11 (but i heard essays aren't that important)
SAT: 2030</p>

<p>ACTs (i'll raise this to at least a 33)
English 30
Math 27
Reading 33
Science 24
Writing 11
Composite 29</p>

<p>Extracurriculars</p>

<p>Founder of Charity for China (raised $2,000)
Secretary of Technology Honors Society
Treasurer of Fantasy Literature Club
National Honors Society
French Honors Society
Treasurer of Chesapeake Bay Club
Tutoring Club (teach local middle schoolers)
American Red Cross (3 years)</p>

<p>thanks thanks.
i don't know much about panoma, but i love that it's in ca.</p>

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<p>I think you have a decent shot, but do try to raise your test scores (Pomona’s score ranged are among the top 10 in the country).</p>

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<p>Make sure you know how to spell the name of the school even remotely close before applying.</p>

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<p>I would also encourage that you learn more about Pomona (note spelling) to make sure that that’s the best fit for you, other than it’s in California. You might want to see what other schools in California might appeal to you.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Panoma? Interesting :P</p>

<p>Ditto @ lolcats. Pomona’s admitted student test scores this year were insane! That being said, not everyone admitted has super high scores, so don’t get discouraged if you don’t have them.</p>

<p>In case you didn’t know, Pomona doesn’t have a Pre-Med major, so you’d be majoring in something else (Biology? Chemistry?). Pomona has a really high acceptance rate for students applying to Medical School, so in terms of LACs, Pomona is as good as anywhere for pre-med.</p>