ED to Wesleyan or Pomona, where do i have more chance?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Residence: India
HS Class: 2010</p>

<p>GPA: 3.6 UW (no weighted)
High School: International School & IB Diploma
Rank: School doesnt do it</p>

<p>SAT: M-660 CR-710 W-630 (retaking in October)</p>

<p>SAT II- Math II: 790 Physics: (taking in november)</p>

<p>AP: maybe Economics</p>

<p>IB Classes:
SL Spanish
SL Psychology
HL Math
HL Physics
HL Economics
HL English
AWARDS AND HONORS
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (2010)
High School Spanish distinction award(2006-2007)
Award for continuous inquiry(2007-2008, 2008-2009)
Award for courage and following dreams(2008-2009)
High School History Excellence award(2007-2008)</p>

<p>LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
THIMUN, DAIMUN,YLC (Delegate,Deputy chair, Chair)
Fuschia magazine (editor position)
Student Tech crew (3 years)
ECs
Concert Band (2007 - 2010)
Play saxophone
SAISA Soccer (2007-2010)
NHS Member (2007 - 2010)</p>

<p>Student Tech Crew Member (2007 - 2010)
Helps with laptops laptops at my laptop school. Helped at ASB Unplugged, a technology conference.
SAISA Track and Field(2006—2007)
MUWCI conflict management conference- focused on techniques in high pressure conflict regions
Attended Vienna Advent Sing
Community Service and Work Experience:
Time in Rural India (2009)
Spent 3 weeks with mentally challenged adults in rural India focusing primarily in
teaching basic computer skills and interacting with patients.
Save the Children(2008-2010)
Created and taught a curriculum helping children to swim
Internship at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) (2009)
Self taught Python programming language in order to complete several projects.
Was accepted into Dalai Llama's program..could not attend
Habitat for Humanity (2008)
Worked at Sujaya foundation helping high school dropouts understand english and apply for jobs
Attended Vienna Advent Sing </p>

<p>There are three people in my school applying to wesleyan. No one is applying to Pomona. What should i do?</p>

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<p>Your magazine was named “Fuschia”? Surely you mean “Fuchsia”? And you’re editor? Editors are supposed to have extraordinary copy-editing skills, you know. If you’re going to make a laundry list of ECs, at least make them sound realistic.</p>

<p>(If your magazine was really named Fuschia, then I apologize)</p>

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<p>ya it is named fuchsia. Why are the EC’s unrealistic…any chancing?</p>

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<p>Unrealistic was incorrect. It’s a laundry list. Show me your passion. What makes you stand out from the crowd. Your GPA is fine, SAT II is fine. SAT I could be better and you have a whole bunch of ECs. But so do thousands of other candidates.
I’d say Pomona is a bit tougher to get into that Wesleyan, but I’m only judging by reputation. I can’t chance accurately though, I’m not experienced enough. You’ll have to wait for some of the more experienced members.</p>

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<p>Your ECs don’t sound bad at all. An American with similar volunteer work and travel to poorer areas would present a very interesting candidacy. Maybe, because we think of international students as more “worldly”, we hold them to different standards? Anyway, the key here is whether you will need financial aid. Wesleyan is not need-blind for Intels. I’m not sure about Pomona. It means, you’re really competing for grant money and the chances are less than one in ten.</p>

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<p>i dont need financial aid…i wouldnt mind any but there is no need</p>