Chance Me

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Applied ED to Pomona

Major: International Relations

Full I.B.

Classes Junior Year (First and Second Semester Grades)

  1. IB Bio HL 1- A
  2. IB English HL 1- A
  3. AP/IB Chemistry- A
  4. French 3/4-A
  5. AP Stats- A
  6. AP US History- A
  7. Theory of Knowledge- A

GPA first semester: 4.67 (highest in school)
GPA second semester: 4.57 (again, highest in the school, only brought down because TOK is unweighted)

Classes Senior Year

  1. IB Bio HL 2
  2. IB English HL 2
  3. AP Calculus
  4. IB French 4 SL
  5. IB Euro HL 2
  6. IB Math SL
  7. TOK

Extracurriculars
1.J.V. Field Hockey (2 years and captain)
2. Varsity Field Hockey (1 yr)
3. Varsity Lacrosse (4 years and captain)
4. Cross Country
5. Bernie Sanders Club Treasurer
6. Volunteer at Democratic HQ
7. Civic Engagement looking to grow local Mock Trial
4. CSF ( V.P., lifetime)
5. AfriPeace (traveled to Ethiopia for a month for community service)
6. Mock Trial (3 years, captain)
7. World Traveler
8. Other small volunteering projects

Scores ( I’ve decided to focus on ACT)

English: 33
Math: 29
Reading: 31
Science: 26

Writing: 7

Composite: 30

Letters of Rec:
One from English teacher was amazing
One from AP Chem teacher was basic, just describe my accomplishments
Optional from Mock Trial coach, haven’t read but am sure it is very good

Interview: Went very well. Talked for 1.5 hrs

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I’m an IB student too! Also that’s cool that you have a Bernie Sanders Club. Your ECs look really good to me, as do your GPA and class rank. The ACT scores might be low-ish, but the rest of your app should compensate. I think you probably have above average chances, but its super iffy.

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Thanks @shamrocks for your input! Are you a junior or senior IBer? If you’re a junior, I can provide some of my wisdom I’ve gathered through suffering. The Bernie Sanders club was started by one of my friends this year and is pretty cool although we’re still gaining momentum. My ACT scores have been my biggest concern, but I did interview with a previous admissions officer who was something similar to the assistant to dean of admissions and he emphasized that Pomona’s admissions are very holistic, so I’m hoping I can somehow make it.

4

If you are planning on continuing LAX in college, make sure you contact the coach ASAP.

5

@otisp I love lacrosse and during my sophomore year looked at pursuing it in college, but since then, I have done little for recruitment and such, so I am currently not planning on playing anything higher than club.