<p>Hey! I've posted on here before a few times (you can see my fin. aid situation below, lol) but I'd love if someone would chance me for Pomona! </p>
<p>I'm a rising senior...</p>
<p>SAT I: 2240 (M 730 CR 750 W 760)
ACT: 32 ...don't remember my sub scores but I'm planning to retake</p>
<p>My SAT 2s were pretty bad (Math2 and USH) and I'm retaking Math2 in Oct along w/ Lit and possibly Bio E</p>
<p>AP English Lang: 5
AP Spanish Lang: 4</p>
<p>GPA W: 5.4 (6.0 scale)
GPA UW: 4.0</p>
<p>I'm a white, liberal, female atheist in Texas. I go to one of the largest and most academically rigorous public highschools in TX, and I'm currently fourth in my class of over 1000 students. I take all honors courses and so far have taken 3 AP classes (4 next yr). I'll be taking Calculus BC as my math for senior yr. Also, Spanish 5 next yr... not a native speaker.</p>
<p>ECs:
-Have been practicing martial arts for over 9 yrs; I'm about 5 months away from my black belt. I won both a gold and a silver medal at the World Championships (of my martial art) for my division. I also won a bronze at the Texas Championships.
-I'm really into sculpture (will be taking it senior yr) and have already made quite a few pieces... I bought my own supplies and clay that I'm working with this summer. Hoping to send in a slide portfolio...?
-National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Spanish Club
-In addition to volunteer hrs req'd by NHS, I volunteer 4 hrs every Sunday at a local hospital (a Memorial Hermann branch, for those of you from TX). I've logged about 150 hrs so far...</p>
<p>I hope this is enough info for you guys to "chance" me on... </p>
<p>Advice is also greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! :) :) :)</p>
<p>Your numbers are in line, just make your essays shine and/or apply ED to ensure that you get the best chances you can</p>
<p>From my perspective, you pretty much have a good chance at getting in.
I actually have similar scores to you, and i got in just fine. and, i'm also an atheist who lives in Texas. I'm not white though. me asian. </p>
<p>SAT: 2260 (M 770 CR 750 W 740)
AP English Lang: 4
US History: 5
Calculus BC: 5
... and a bunch of other AP tests </p>
<p>around 100+ community service (not much, i know)</p>
<p>If i got in....and you basically have a much better EC than i do,
than i think you stand a good chance.</p>
<p>sorry, i meant "then" i think you stand a good chance. aargh! who cares about grammar errors right?</p>
<p>Thanks!!</p>
<p>Ya, I really hope that I get in...</p>
<p>I will be applying ED, so I hope that will help me and not hurt me by pitting me against stronger applicants.</p>
<p>Hi fellow atheist Texan! lol, we're a rare breed, eh? :)</p>
<p>lol. where are ya from? i'm from Carrollton, Tx. I hope you get in.
Maybe we can meet someday if you do get in.</p>
<p>well, I live in a suburb about 25 min from downtown Houston... I'm paranoid that my identity will be discovered (lol) if I get more specific, cuz I probably have classmates on here, who knows.</p>
<p>Ya, that'd be fun! :)</p>
<p>PS: I have no idea where Carrollton is, lol.</p>
<p>Carrollton is in the suburbs of Dallas. so, i guess i live five hours from you.
I've been to Houston quite a few times, and i've even applied to Rice (waitlisted...then eventually rejection) ugh! oh, and i'm a girl. just telling you my gender so you'd feel more comfortable talking to me. and yeah, i saw your FA stuff below and i even replied. =D I'm not afraid of classmates figuring out who i am. i don't think any of my classmates know Pomona. Too bad, such a great school, but no reputation to match (well, at least in my area, it has no reputation).</p>
<p>Hmm, I went to Dallas once... I didn't care for it but I was really downtown... some crazy drivers! ;)
Lol, that's cool. I read the FA post... how much was your loan? jw.
Ya, Pomona's not known around here at all either (good for me! lol)... I'm just paranoid I guess 'cuz I don't want my super-religious friends to find out I'm a heathen and try to convert me! ahahaha!
:)</p>
<p>freshman yr: $2,000
but, from what the school had told me, loans go up every year, and that the aggregate loans sum for all four years will be around $14,000.</p>
<p>oh yeah, how do you do the cool smiley faces?</p>
<p>Well, idk how other ppl do the more complex smileys, but I know those two up there... it's SO simple, just type colon-parenthesis (the actual characters, no space in between) to get this :) And type semi-colon parenthesis for the wink ;)</p>
<p>ooh, $14000 sounds like a lot, but I know it's probably not that bad for a college degree, esp from such a "top" college.</p>
<p>the smileys show up as smileys only after you post them btw.</p>
<p>:) ;)</p>
<p>hmm...just experimenting: ^_^ XP X3 :( :D :B D: ;p</p>
<p>hey, found a few more</p>
<p>purple = colon + left parentheses
green= colon + capital d
pink= colon + small p</p>
<p>lol. glad you think so. i'm gonna sleep now. good night to you.</p>
<p>so what yr are you going to be @ Pomona? (frosh/soph/jr/sr)</p>
<p>jw what you've thought so far...</p>
<p>oh, lol, ok bye! goodnight!</p>