Just thought I’d make a thread for us regular decision folks! Good luck everyone B-)
Have you guys finished your essay yet?
WOW!.
Did anyone here take the physics subject test? How much did you get?
I didn’t take that one…
I hate the supplement essay prompts so much. They’re really difficult to write and don’t give us a chance to talk about ourselves.
I actually really enjoyed writing the supplement prompt lol
Good luck everyone! Super nervous here, since my test scores are way below average. However I do have a pretty decent gpa, and good amount of extracurricular activities. I’m also involved in a program called upward bound that takes place in Harvey Mudd, one of the neighboring schools. I’m also a first generation, latino. What do you guys think about my chances. I personally feel like it’s a long shot.
@evensteven i think admissions officers really appreciate the obstacles involved in being first generation to go to college. i’d say if pomona is your top choice, make sure your counselor really strongly advocates for you there. the midyear report offers leeway in terms of what a counselor can submit – maybe s/he could submit an extra recommendation/vote of confidence based on your first semester/trimester? good luck! (~parent of 2020 applicant)
Thank you so much. Your words are definitely encouraging.
@parrie While I agree, it’s hard to say you really want to go to a school when you apply RD and the school offers ED1 and ED2. But a strong mid-year report should help.
A lot of the time, students can’t apply ED to their top school for the fear of not receiving adequate financial aid to make going to said top school feasible.
According to pomonajoel’s twitter, the RD committee started today :((
@coconutproponent What does it mean that the RD committee started today?
@gummiboba84 I think it means the admission committee starts voting on who they admit
@coconutproponent oh ok I get it. Thanks!
@coconutproponent Thanks for posting PomonaJoel’s tweet. If history tells us anything about when Pomona will release decisions, I would bet on March 25, with smaller chances on March 18 or April 1.
Anyone know when decisions come out?
end of march hopefully
does Pomona do early writes by any chance?
^I don’t believe so, but I’m not sure to be honest.
Hopefully @PomonaJoel will tweet relatively soon regarding when Pomona plans to release decisions.