Chance me to Pitzer

Colleges and Universities A-Z Pitzer College
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Hello, I really like Pitzer but don’t really know much about its admissions. I applied to CMC through QuestBridge, but did not get matched, so guessing admissions might be similar?

Ethnicity: Southeast Asian ( Lao and Thai)
Female
State: GA

GPA: 3.94 (w) (my school does not weight honor classes, only APs)
Rank: 45 out of 698
School: Public school
(Not sending SAT or ACT scores in)
First generation college student
Took 8 AP’s (AP Calc Bc, AP Gov, AP marco econ, AP Lit, AP lang, AP Psych, AP world History, AP us history)
4 years of German

Clubs:
Student Ambassador (2 years)
Beta Club (3 years)
National Honor Society (officer)
Science National Honor Society (2 years)
Social Justice Club (vice president)
German Club (president 2 years), member 4 years
German National Honor Society (president) (3 years)
Principal’s leadership Committee ( 2 years)

Volunteer Work:
Volunteered at a refugees Clothes Closet, (150+ hours) helped sort donated items for refugees in atlanta area and assisted them with choosing clothing.

Volunteered at Kids Club for refugees (100 + hours) Helped lead activities for newly resettled refugee children in a 4 week camp

Volunteered at day care (200+ hours) - helped in classrooms and in the summer camp program

Volunteer at multiple local and cultural events annually (Japanfest, Temple, Asian American walks ect)

Internship: Interned at a health program writing articles targeted to vietnamese community in metro atlanta

I really want to apply but don’t know if I will even it in, and plus I am worried about financial aspects and how I would even pay for this college. Thanks to anyone who replies!

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As a test optional school Pitzer will be looking at the rigor of your course load and the grades you got. I would need to see your UW GPA, in order to chance you, because that is what Pitzer will be using.

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@uclahopefull my school does not do UW GPA but it wouldnt be much different than my weighted one since its only on AP classes. For rigor of courses, I take all AP, honors and gifted classes.

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Then you should be fine, but Pitzer has one of the lowest acceptance rates in the nation so no guarantees

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If you really love Pitzer, you should apply! Don’t let yourself get discouraged and not apply. You seem to have taken a a lot of challenging classes (8 AP’s), you have leadership positions, and interesting extracurriculars. I think you have a good shot at getting admitted! :slight_smile:

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Hello! Back on CC after realizing a year ago, today, I received my Pitzer acceptance letter. Just wanted to calm some of the prospie’s nerves and give them a little insight. First, at the Claremont Colleges, each school has a different persona. Since they accept so few students, you belong there. As such, CMC and Pitzer have very different personas. After being here a semester, and talking to peers about which schools they applied to, where they come from, and their stats, it is clear that Pitzer accepts a certain “type” of person. Now, this isn’t to say your qualifications are invalid, but Pitzer does observe very holistically. (But, your academic achievements seem to be up to par with Pitzer students). I see you have some involvement in social justice. If this is something you are truly passionate about, you should highlight it in your essays and show how you relate to Pitzer’s core values. I believe my extracurriculars relating to the core values, and how I specifically highlighted those in my essays, are what got me in. So, spend some time on your essays and you should have a good shot! Best of luck!

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@typicalfoodie Thank you! I’m actually doubting I should apply to Pitzer. Although I think I would fit in best at Pitzer with the students, I don’t think I’m as passionate as other students who deserve admission. I’m applying to 3 other Claremont schools through Quest Bridge which would guarantee an almost full tuition package. Also, I think my choice of major would be best suited at CMC. But thank you for your advice!