<p>Hi... Pomona is my #1 choice and I really want to know if I will have a good chance or not. Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>About Me!
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Location: California
School Type: Small Public (1400 students), Very uncompetitve (only about 1/2 even goes onto college, most of those are Community College)
Income: $80,000/year, both parents over 50 working full time (my mom will stop working soon due to disease dropping out income down 20,000/year)</p>
<p>I'm a first-generation college student who has 2 parents who didn't finish High School.</p>
<p>GPA:
Un-weighted: 3.9ish
Weighted: 4.4
Rank: Top 5% (10 out of 350+)</p>
<p>SAT I:
1970: 760M, 630 CR, 580W (9 essay)
These are probably my weakest points, I'm assuming. Hoping to raise these, I was out until midnight then had the tests 7 hours later, hoping not to do this again :P.</p>
<p>SAT II:
750: Math 2C
710: Biology</p>
<p>Classes
9 AP planned
-Biology (4)
-Statistics (5, only me and 1 other person got a 5)
-Calculus BC (5)
-Chemistry (5)
-English Language (3)
-US History (4)
-English Composition (Next year)
-US Government (Next year, Independent Study)
-Possibly more, this is all my school offers</p>
<p>Community College Courses
-Finite Mathematics (A)
-Sociology 101 (A)
-Pyshchology 101 (A)
-Art 101 (A)
-Cultural Anthropology (A)
-Calculus 101C (third-year Calc, Next year)
-More classes, not sure yet</p>
<p>My class schedule is weird because our school has a block schedule. Similar to another poster, who I am also friends with and goes to my school hahaha.</p>
<p>Frosh:
Bio H A/A
Spanish 1 A/A
Spanish 2 A/A
Health/Geography A/A
Computer Basics A/A
Algebra II/Trig H A/A
Pre-Calculus H A/A
English 9H A/A
P.E. A/A</p>
<p>Soph Term1:
AP Stats A/A
AP Bio B/B
Digital Photo B/A
Psychology A/A
P.E. A/A
English 10H B/A
Geometry H A/A
World History H A/A</p>
<p>Junior:
AP English Language B/A
AP History A/A
AP Calculus AB A/A
AP Calculus BC A/A
Chemistry Honors A/A
AP Chemistry A/A
Psychology 101 A (local community college course offered at my high school)
Sociology 100 A (local community college course offered at my high school)</p>
<p>Senior Schedule: AP English Literature, Goverment/Economics H, Physics H, Leadership, Spanish 3, Spanish 4 AP, Calculus 101C/Calculus 3 (another college course at my HS)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Basketball:
-Frosh Year, got "Academic Award"
-Soph Year, got "Most Valuable Player Award"
-Junior Year, got "Academic Award"
-Planned to play Senior Year, <b>possibly will play in college? (Will that help???)</b></p>
<p>I've done about 200+ hours of community service so far.</p>
<p>DOD Math and Science Bowl or Academic League:
Played in this for three years on the Main/starting team. Hoping to do better the fourth.</p>
<p>World Affair Challenge:
Two years, helped start this at my school. My Junior year, our team won "Best Team Overall" and I got second or third best in the Quiz portion of the competition as well.</p>
<p>Tutoring:
I've tutored, for free, at my school for math after school my freshman and junior years... about 50+ hours total.</p>
<p>Kids Breakfast Club:
I volunteer at the KBC, a program that gives meals and education to poorer families on a reduced or free lunch at elementary schools.</p>
<p>LEO Club:
I am officer of the LEO club, an organization that helps in things like AIDS walk, breast cancer walks, seniors nights, ect.</p>
<p>CSF:
I am the President of CSF, a nationally-recognized scholarship organization.</p>
<p><b>Other Questions</b>:
Can anyone tell me about the Neurology Major at Pomona? Is it good? I am hoping to into research on either Neurological disease or possibly neurological/psychological disorders. My mother suffers from MS so I want to be able to possibly find a cure for this disease...</p>
<p>Community college classes: How will Pomona view all my community college classes? Will they help me a lot? Will I get credit for them?</p>
<p>Thank you very much!!! :D</p>