<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2360 (800 M, 800 W, 670 CR)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 Bio, 800 Math II, 760 US History
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] APs: APUSH 5, AP Calc BC 5, AP Bio 4, AP Chinese 5
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP English Lit, AP Music Theory, AP Physics B, Spanish 4, Gov/econ
[</em>] IBs:
[<em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.875
[</em>] Rank:
[li] Other stats: National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Honors, Various Scholastic Art & Writing awards in photography</p>[/li]
<p>Subjective:
[list]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Singing in choir for 12 years, piano lessons for 10 years (Advanced level CM), around 400 service hours performing at senior centers with a community service organization, Treasurer of school photography club
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: formed and leading a choir with music related community service organization (I’m paid for leading the rehearsals)
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses, and what you think of them):
[</em>] Teacher Recs?:
[<em>] Counselor Rec?:
[</em>] How did you apply (ED? RD?): RD
[<em>] Hook (if any): none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA
[<em>] School Type: Really competitive public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to everyone who got in, Pomona sure is a great school :)! To the people who didn’t, just know that College Confidential’s forums provide a really skewed sample of the applicants, so don’t think that “everyone got accepted” because of the people who are listing their acceptances here. Let us complete this final week of judgment with our heads held high…</p>
<p>Stats:
-SAT I (by section): 2340 superscore, 2300 best in one sitting
-SAT IIs: 800 Bio, 780 US History, 760 Chemistry
-ACT: n/a<br>
-APs: 5’s in Human Geo, Psychology, English Lang, US History; 4’s in Chem, Bio
-IBs: school doesn’t offer
-GPA: 3.93 (unweighted)
-Rank: 1/743 </p>
<p>ECs:
-Lots of music (viola): school chamber orchestra, four years in All-state orchestra, National orchestra, four years in top division of youth symphony, various competitions, lots of community service performing with string quartet
-Placed in State and Nationals for HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America)
-Debate for 3 years
-Various writing awards and publications (Scholastic Arts and Writing, NCTE) </p>
<p>Subjective:
-Essays (subject and responses, and what you think of them): Pretty good
-Teacher Recs: Teachers let me read both of them, both were fantastic and mentioned many specifics </p>
<p>Location/Person:
-School Type: competitive public high school
-Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
-Gender: female</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Really excited! Good luck to everyone ^-^ </p>
<p>Stats:[list]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 690 CR 770 M 740 Wr (8 on the essay )
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 USH 730 Math 2
[<em>] APs: idr
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.92, 5.73
[<em>] Rank: Top 2% /500
[</em>] Other stats: Hispanic scholar on PSAT, questbridge finalist, qualified for nationals FBLA, state for HOSA</p>
<p>[<em>] ECs listed on app: no leadership but I had a lot of volunteering in a lot of different places (church, school, community events, etc.) And a lot of club involvement
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses, and what you think of them): common app was about growing up
[</em>] Teacher Recs?: 9/10 and 7/10. First one really covered all the bases
[<em>] Counselor Rec?: 6/10 generic
[</em>] How did you apply (ED? RD?): RD
[li] Hook (if any): first generation, relatively low income, minority</p>[/li]
<p>[<em>] State or Country: Tx
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[</em>] Gender: Male
[ /list][ b]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: [ /b]</p>
SAT II: Chemistry 780, Literature 800, Math2 770, US History 770
Unweighted GPA: 3.95
Rank: N/A
AP: English Language 5, APUSH 5, Chemistry 4 (self-study)
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP US Government, AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, AP Environmental Science, AP Spanish Language, Computer Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Speech & Debate Team, Student Government, School Gazette
Volunteer/Community service: Film internship, community service organization/service learning travel, tutoring elementary kids
Summer Activities: Film, community service, travel with service group
Essays: Common App: Good – spent several months working on it, and multiple people said that the final draft reflected my personality very well.
Critical Inquiry Essay: Went whole hog on this one – designed a class focusing on how information technology affects the humanities, was four pages long and really showcased my intellectualism.
Teacher Recommendation: Probably good – I spent a long time working with both of the teachers inside and outside of class.
Counselor Rec: Very good – he knows me well, and we have a rapport.
Interview: Great
Other:
State: CA
School Type: Small, diverse charter school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks: None
Reflection:
Strengths: GPA, subject test scores, supplement
Weaknesses: Math SAT, lack of distinctive extracurricular achievement
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nerded out on the critical inquiry essay.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far, accepted to Willamette University, Grinnell College, UC Davis, and UC Santa Cruz. Waitlisted at Carleton, Reed, and Bowdoin. Rejected at UCLA.
General Comments: </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 790 CR, 740 M, 800 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 770 Bio M
[<em>] ACT: 34 (didn’t send)
[</em>] APs: APUSH (5), Comp Sci (4), Psych (5), Calc BC (4; AB=5), Biology (4), US GOPO (4)
[<em>] IBs: None
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.89, 4.51
[<em>] Rank: 4/448 (top 1%)
[</em>] Other stats: National Merit Finalist, Distinguished AP Scholar, research program over summer - sent in research abstract for admissions consideration
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Varsity tennis, President of Tutoring club, Vice and Co-Founder of Young Liberals club, Quiz Bowl, Student Council, Ping Pong Club, Student Teacher at Religious Group
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Teaching Assistant at local Kumon Center
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses, and what you think of them):
[</em>] Teacher Recs?: 8, teacher loved having me; known me since freshman year
8 biology teacher liked having me
[<em>] Counselor Rec?: 7, good and expressed qualities, but seemed a bit generic
[</em>] How did you apply (ED? RD?): RD
[<em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Michigan
[<em>] School Type:
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I am disappointed but not very surprised. I figured the competition of applicants would be very high this year, since the school itself has gained a bit of footing in the college popularity game. It would have been great if I was accepted, but I don’t think there was a large chance I would’ve attended anyways. Congratulations to those who were admitted, though! You clearly will succeed while receiving the amazing education provided here. To the waitlisted applicants, I wish you luck and hope you achieve the news the want to hear. And lastly, to the other rejected applicants, I have to say that we shouldn’t dwell on this for too long. I see that many of us are still waiting to hear back from a number of colleges, and I’m sure we’ll get results there. Can’t wait to see what comes up in the remainder of this eventful week lol. **</p>
<p>That will remain a secret. But I will tell you I am somewhere in Europe or Asia. (maybe somewhere in the middle ) But that is irrelevant because colleges send acceptance packages through priority mail, and it should get to you within 4 days, regardless of your location. Therefore, everyone here should have hope until tomorrow! Good luck! I really liked Pomona, but I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.</p>
<p>@international95 Depends on alot of things, 3-4 days is just an estimate. I wouldn’t give up hope completely. I think they sent out some on Saturday as well.</p>
<p>Being an environmentalist and a prospective environmental major, I feel obliged to comment on the fact that Pomona wastes paper and increases its carbon footprint by sending paper mail to all applicants. Although snail mail does have its allure and comes off as “classy”, it really is a waste of resources when they could just post the decisions online and send additional material to those accepted. Save time, save paper, save everyone unnecessary stress….I’m surprised that this hasn’t been suggested to the adcoms yet. And if it has, then I’d like to know the reasoning behind this practice.</p>
<p>That being said, Pomona is an awesome place, but, there’s always room for improvement!</p>
<p>*not meant to be offensive. Just an observation/suggestion.</p>
<p>Earlyaction95 has a good point, hope you get in and can attempt some changes from within. Not only are acceptance decisions sent by paper, all billing statements, etc, are also, including the letter we got today stating what tuition and fees will be for next year. An e-mail would have sufficed. Good luck to all those still waiting, my D is extremely happy at Pomona.</p>
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) But that is irrelevant because colleges send acceptance packages through priority mail, and it should get to you within 4 days, regardless of your location. Therefore, everyone here should have hope until tomorrow! Good luck! I really liked Pomona, but I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.</p>