chances?

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<p>So, what do you think are my chances? Any advice for me? Any help would be amazing, thank you!</p>

<p>Academic:
4.2 gpa (3.98 unweighted)
28 act
President's Award for Academic Excellence
Summa Cum Laude
NHS
Short story published in literary magazine</p>

<p>ECs:
VP and co-founder of creativity club
President of Diversity Club/GSA
Competitive artistic roller skating (with this i have won 10 national/regional metals, 3 awards for national excellence, i practice 3 hours a day, 6 days per week, and i am 2007 michigan skater of the year)
PR manager and entertainment editor and co-editor-in-chief of school paper</p>

<p>Community Service:
teach roller skating classes to beginners and advanced skaters (3 hours per week)
Michigan Humane Society (1 hr/week)
Hospital (4 hours/week)
Tutor French to elementary schoolers (6 hours/week, only during the summer)
Assist in a chemistry lab (1 hr/week, school year only)</p>

<p>summer experiences:
Medical related summer programs at Michigan Technical University and the University of Maryland Medical School (National Student Leadership Conference)</p>

<p>Classes:
AP US history sophomore year
Junior year: AP Gov, Acc English, French 3, Alg 2, Genetics, Independent Study (A LOT of research involved, will hopefully get it published) in anatomy, Advanced Journalism
Senior year: AP English, AP Bio, French 4, Pre Calc/Trig, epidemiology, advanced journalism, psychology</p>

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<p>Your ACT scores seem a bit low for Pomona. You might want to consider retaking it or giving the SAT a try.
Your extracurriculars seem good. You have a unique combination, which I think Pomona tends to go for.
In my experience, however (I’m a current Pomona freshman) a lot of emphasis goes on the essay and anything else that gives them an idea of who you are. Pomona is so selective that it’s a given that they’ll get more than enough academically qualified students, so they look to who you are. Admissions officers want to know you, they want to imagine you as someone they’d like to see on campus, someone with a personality, a voice, a story. I think that the things you can do to improve you chances are: retake act/sat, kick ass on your essays, and demonstrate interest (eg, interview, etc.). </p>

<p>Good luck! Maybe I’ll meet you next year.</p>