Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Pomona College
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<p>Hello everyone!
As you can see, I'm pretty new to this daunting forum, but I am really leaning toward pomona and wanted to know if i have a good chance of getting in? </p>

<p>General:
GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.75
School type: Public Magnet school
Rank: 2/280
SAT: 2150 (770, 730, 650W lol) (will take again in Oct)
SAT IIs: 800 math, 750 lit, 700 chem
ACT: 34
Aps: stats (5), AB (5), BC (4), Enviro (4), Lit (5), Chem (4)
Residence: Louisiana
Ethnicity: Asian</p>

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<p>Senior Schedule:
Multivar Calc at LSU (local university)
Euro AP
Eng AP
Bio AP
Physics H (didn't take before due to scheduling circumstances)
I've been pretty much taking only Honors and AP classes since Freshman year, never gotten below an A</p>

<p>EC's:
Beta Club - Member (10), VP (11), President (12)
Mu Alpha Theta - Member (9, 10, 11), Executive Board (11)
National Honors Society - member
Korean Students Association - member (10, 11, 12), Historian (12)
Amensty International - member (10, 12)
International Cultural association - member (9, 10, 11)
Potpourri - editor (11, 12)
Talented Art - 10 years (plan to submit portfolio :x)
Piano - 8 years (also plays the yun, violin, double bass) </p>

<p>Work Experience:
babysitting (ahah does that count?)
Carousel operator - 16hr/week</p>

<p>Volunteer:
Volunteered 100 hours in Research Center
Volunteered 100 hours at local hospital
Volunteered 150+ with Beta </p>

<p>Financial Aid Needed?:
would be very nice.</p>

<p>Thank you very much!</p>

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<p>You have the numbers. The real question is, do you have the personality or talent? </p>

<p>Now that you’ve got the requisite test scores (might want to retake that SAT)/grades/rank, you’re going to need to differentiate yourself from the hundreds of similarly accomplished candidates. I recommend emphasizing your musical and artistic talents; use them to portray your personality and put yourself above the competition.</p>

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<p>Really “wow” them with your essay. In the essay, show them the creative side of you as well as the part of you that isn’t just a stellar student (looks like you are). I feel Pomona likes to admit stellar students who can still maintain a “normal” life.</p>

<p>Keep up the good work and have fun too!</p>

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<p>Thank you very much lolcats4 and west coast mom!</p>

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<p>I second the emphasis on the essays. I met the very nice lady :slight_smile: who accepted me a year after my admissions, and she recalled all the essays I wrote. If that doesn’t tell you what Pomona is looking for, I don’t know what will.</p>

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<p>Being from Louisiana probably helps (forget it from New York, etc.). Pomona has the west coast tied up as the dominant SLAC west of the Mississippi, and admissions can be quite capricious. You would be well served by seriously looking at top midwestern and east coast LAC’s (Carlton, Swarthmore/Williams/Amherst, Midd, etc.) as well- all are potential stretches but diversification of your list is a good strategy.</p>