Chance a totally oblivious kid

Colleges and Universities A-Z Pomona College
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<p>So I have basically NO idea what Pomona is looking for, but hey, gimme a chance :)</p>

<p>Stats
W GPA 3.91
UW GPA 3.61</p>

<p>Upward trend in GPA
Frosh 3.15 (A wreck of Bs, a C+)
Soph 4.14 (All A's)
Jun 4.59 (All A's, 2 B+'s, and a B, yeah I know, sort of sad!!)</p>

<p>SAT Scores
SAT I: 2290 (770 CR, 750 M, 770 W)
SAT II: Bio (760)
USH (740)
Math II (750)
Literature (750)</p>

<p>AP Classes: 5
AP Euro-5
AP Bio- 3
APUSH- 4
AP Lang- 4
AP Stat- 3</p>

<p>AP's senior year: AP Physics B, AP Gov, AP Calc AB, AP Econ, AP Comp Sci, AP Lit</p>

<p>EC's
President of Muslim Student Assoc.
- Hold weekly seminars
Secretary General of Model United Nations
- Won most improved MUN Awards
President of Asian Student Assoc.
VP of Literature Club
Secretary of Math League
National Honor Society
Head Captain of Academic Team
- Won Regional championships
450 Hours volunteered at local Hospital
- Most hours completed by any volunteer</p>

<p>Hook's
In-state kid</p>

<p>Awards
NHS
Academic Team Regional championships
VA Governor's school for Math Science Tech
Youth Salute top 16 Nominee
2 Academic Letters (2 years)
2 Gavels in MUN (1 in IAEA, and another in SOCHUM)
Most hours volunteered at Hospital</p>

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<p>Actually, being in state is in no way a hook for Pomona. If anything, it’s more competitive to apply as a Californian than an out of state student, not less. You can imagine how many people apply from California, but Pomona fills only 1/3 of its class each year with Californians.</p>

<p>Your SATs are good but your GPA is a bit low for Pomona. And those 3’s on the APs aren’t going to look very good. If there were any extenuating circumstances that contributed to your performance during freshman year, I would suggest discussing them in your application (Pomona’s app has a question designed especially for this). Otherwise, your senior year courseload is solid. Try to do your very best this semester - in fact, even this whole year in case you get waitlisted!</p>

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<p>And while you’re at it, definitely look at the east coast SLACS (Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore)- except for less warm weather, these schools are tops in the country and will diversify your chances. All are super selective, but Pomona has a monopoly on the west coast (unless you count CMC, Reed) given the paucity of great LAC’s west of the Mississippi and the huge population on the west coast.</p>