chances at pomona?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm asking this because I asked before but didn't really get my question answered. I'm a Korean male living in California. </p>

<p>I have a 3.5 9-12 gpa uw, w i don't really know
I have a 3.7 UC gpa uw, 3.9 weighted</p>

<p>Aps:
European History: 4
US History: 5
Biology: 5
English Language: 3
World History: 3 (took just the test w/o studying)
US Government: taking right now
Chemistry: taking right now
Calculus AB: taking right now
Literature: taking right now
Psychology: taking right now</p>

<p>SAT:
2010 (in one sitting) 700 reading, 640 math, and 670 writing
2060 with best from each section: 720 CR, 640 math, 700 writing
SAT II:
World History 750
Math 2C 660 (considering retaking)
Biology M 700 (retaking in dec)
Literature (took in Nov)
*taking the ACT in Dec, hoping for 34+ because i've been getting consistent 32/33 on practice tests</p>

<p>ECs
Track and XC for 3 years
Volunteer with key club, animal shelter, library, science summer programs
First degree black belt
MUN: Got a couple of awards here but dropped out of the program because I wanted to take AP European History (I'm a history buff) and I could only choose one or the other.
Internship at ADP, an accounting company where I intern with the tech support crew
Whos Who among high school students for 3 years (should i put this, i hear from people that it's a scam)
National Honor Roll
Received an award in French from the "National Association of French Teachers" or something similar to that, can't tell from the crest
AP Scholar with Distinction
Was offered an internship at UCSBs marine science institute because I kept asking but could not go because it was too far away
Wanted to take summer programs in marine biology (my intended major) or molecular biology (other intended major) but my family was going through a family crisis and could not afford to</p>

<p>I'm hoping to get good recs from my AP English and AP Biology teacher and from my counselor.</p>

<p>Pomona is my dream school, I really want to go there!</p>

<p>Forgot to add that I'm Asian, from a low income family, and the first generation to go to college (my sister was the first in our family), parents didn't graduate from high school in Korea. </p>

<p>I also took Oceanography at local community college and I along with a few of my friends started our schools first ocean science bowl team.</p>

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<p>hmm to me it looks like you have a good chance!
Good luck! =)</p>

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<p>seriously? Because from what I hear average SATs are 2200+ for Pomona..</p>

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<p>Yeah you look good overall except for your sat scores - you should still give it a shot though, everything else is solid</p>

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<p>If you are refering to Cal Poly Pamona, I can't see how in the world you would be rejected. My cousin goes there and your ststs are laps better than his. He is not the only case. While he is a smart kid, I know a couple of people who are practically braindead who go there. Not that its a bad school, but its not difficult to get into. You'll get in.</p>

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<p>actually i'm talking about Pomona College</p>

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<p>pomona's board scores are insanely high - i believe 730 median for verbal and 720 for math.</p>

<p>while your sat scores are below their usual range of admitted students, it's an LAC so they're concentrate more on your essays, recs, ec's, etc. also, i don't know how the adcoms are going to be looking at your ORM status + first generation to go to college from a low income family. from what i can tell, it's a slight reach/reach depending on how well you present the rest of your application in lieu of your test scores. also, express interest. pomona loves that.</p>