<p>got the mail today…REJECTED TT</p>
<p>I live in SoCal</p>
<p>I was an ED I admit and depending on where you live determines when you’ll get the snail mail package. If you live in California, you can expect the mail either today or tomorrow; I got the package I assume they send to all admits with some enrollment and housing and tuition information today (I live in So. Cal). If you live on the East Coast or farther out, probably expect it next Monday. There is no email, although if they have an error like last time, it’s possible. They accidentally put on the form to return to them that they were waiving the $500 fee which wasn’t true, so they sent out an email to all the admits to correct this before everyone actually got their letters, but I doubt that will happen again.</p>
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<p>Was that a mistake or a Prank one of the students employed in the Admissions office pulled? :)</p>
<p>accepted
so cal</p>
<p>rejected 
so cal</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>College and Program: Pomona College,</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2290 = Math - 800, Writing - 770, Reading - 720
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II - 790, U.S. History - 780, Chemistry - 770
[<em>] ACT: 35 Cum (36 English, 35 Reading, 35 Science, 33 Math)
[</em>] APs: AP Chem - 5, AP US History - 5, (currently in AP Art History, AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, and AP US Gov)
[<em>] IBs: None
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.94, 4.5
[<em>] Rank: Top 20 out of a class of 330.
[</em>] Other stats: National Merit Finalist, Cum Laude Society 2-year (top 10%),
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: 11 years of Piano (14 recitals), Vice President of a School Club for 2 years, Lectoring for 2 years
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Painting and Landscaping, Summer Volunteer at Habitat for Humanity, Volunteer Tutor (4 different programs, 300 hours over 4 years)
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common App Essay on Lectoring and my faith, it was very very personal. I’ve been told it’s a good essay.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: My teachers loved me and an interviewer told me they were great.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: My counselor loved me, it was probably good.
[</em>] Applied on: RD, 1/2/12
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: CA (Southern)
[<em>] School Type: Jesuit/Catholic/private college-prep, very competitive.
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: ** I really have no idea what was a turn-off about my application. I’ve gotten into 5 other schools, 4 with academic scholarships, and this is my first rejection. I’m guessing I didn’t seem too enthusiastic about Pomona because I applied 10 minutes before the midnight deadline and I didn’t do the optional supplemental essay. Also, being a white male doesnt help anyone get into college, Im sure, but it obviously didnt hurt me at other colleges.
Congratulations to everyone who everybody who was admitted, Im sure you guys deserve it. Have a great time at Pomona!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Too lazy to type everything else.</p>
<p>So Cal and interviewed.</p>
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<p>LOL!!! Just ask an Asian Kid :)</p>
<p>Good Luck to you!!</p>
<p>Being a male helps at Pomona.</p>
<p>Being a white male helps at most LACs.</p>
<p>Decision:Accepted</p>
<p>College and Program:</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
<em>]SAT I (by section):760 CR, 580 M, 700W
[</em>]SAT IIs: 710 Lit, 680 US History
[<em>]APs:APUSH (5)
[</em>]IBs:Last Year: SL Bio (4), This Year: HL Bio, HL History, HL English, HL1 Spanish, SL Math Studies, SL Econ
[<em>]GPA (3.8 UW, 4.0W) 4.5 1st semester SR year
[</em>] Rank:23/130
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]ECs listed on app:Ballet (class), teaching Ballet to Autistic Children, Teen Court, Honor Society, Science tutor, AIDS walk, organized a fundraiser for Heifer Int’l
[</em>]Job/Work Experience:taught summer school, babysitting
[<em>]Essays (subject and responses):Common App about baking a cake tied into my life overall, Supplement about taking an x-static dance class
[</em>]Teacher Recs:Really good I assume (didn’t Read)</p>
<p>[<em>] Counselor Rec:generic
[</em>] Applied on (EA?):RD
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:SoCal
[<em>] School Type:Public, inner city
[</em>] Ethnicity:African American and White
[li] Gender:Female[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: ** So shocked and thrilled I was accepted!</p>
<p>I am out of the country for the next two weeks so I can’t check my mail to see if I got in. Is there anyway to find out besides getting the letter? Does myPomona change? Or will another email come in a couple of days asking me to put my deposit down or something like that?</p>
<p>Accepted in New York!!! So happy. :)</p>
<p>Where do you check for the decision?</p>
<p>Sent from my DROID2 using CC App</p>
<p>It comes via snail mail.</p>
<p>Acceptance letter arrived by US mail yesterday 3/23/2012. I believe one week before end of March is Pomona’s typical response time. If it’s a big envelope - it’s a positive sign. Filling in as best I could from what I remember of S generic application.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College and Program: Pomona, Biology</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2280 first try, 2310 or so best combination of 2 tries. Best scores: 790 math, 720 reading, 800 writing.
[</em>] SAT IIs: 700+
[<em>] APs: Multiple, scores mostly 4-5
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 4.65
[<em>] Rank: Top 5 of class of about 100
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] ECs listed on app: University of California Cosmos Research Program (very highly recommended), school “newspaper,” photography. Not really a long list but I think the Cosmos experience stands out.
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Hospital volunteer, community service at local school.
[</em>] Essays (subject and responses): S is a decent writer. Did not let me help with his college essays (all his cousins did, but not him!) but I would assume that it’s good.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: 2, very likely exceptional.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent but probably generic.
[<em>] Applied on (EA?): No
[</em>] Hook (if any): None. His interview went well, so I am sure that was a factor.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Southern California
[</em>] School Type: Small private ($$$).
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: He seems very happy; his parents are ecstatic.</p>
<p>Does anyone know what the acceptance rate is? The letter says 7000 applied, 400 were accepted, putting it at around 6 percent Can that be right?</p>
<p>**Decision: Waitlisted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 800 M, 800 CR, 780 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math2, 800 BioE
[<em>] ACT: none
[</em>] APs: six 5s
[<em>] IBs: none
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 4.0, 5.3
[li] Rank: top 3% of more than 650</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: President of an academic competition club and nationally ranked in it, several orchestras and chamber groups with leadership positions, a summer science program, tutoring
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): common app was very good, supplement was fine
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Didn’t see, should be good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: doesn’t know me
[</em>] Applied on (EA?): RD
[<em>] Hook (if any): none
[</em>] Interview: Not good. It was the first interview for both me and my interviewer, and we didn’t connect at all. I sounded like a really boring person.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NC
[</em>] School Type: Large competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: ** Kind of expecting a waitlist but it’s still disappointing. The interview probably hurt, and my supplementary essay was probably the worst of all the colleges I applied to. 5 acceptances and 2 WL so far, waiting for the rest next Thurs. Congratulations to everyone who was accepted!</p>
<p>@ tommymore2012 Here is what the last couple of sentences on the website say:
“The deadline for admitted students to let Pomona know if they will attend is May 1. Soon thereafter, the Admissions Office will know which of the 956 admitted students will be the approximately 400 members of the Class of 2016.”</p>
<p>Acceptance rate = 956/7,457 = 12.82%</p>
<p>Of the 956, they only expect 42%, which is 400 to accept their offer and join the school.</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: Superscore: 2260: Writing: 750; Math: 750; Critical Reading/Verbal: 760
(ACT: 32)
SAT IIs: Biology: 800; Math 2: 750; US History: 730
GPA: 3.98 (unweighted); 4.26 (weighted)
Rank: Not figured
AP: English (AP Test Score 5), Biology (Test Score 5), History (Test Score 4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ, AP Physics, AP Calculus B/C
Awards, etc.: Scholar-athlete, Best Speaker at Junior State
Subjective:
Essays: Good
ECs: Baseball (2 JV, 1 varsity), Cross-country (JV), Student representative, Advanced Drama, Red Cross Club, Usual scholar groups</p>
<p>Teacher Recs: Don’t know, but probably very good.
Counselor Rec: Probably generic
Hook (if any): Legacy
Location/Person:
State or Country: California
School Type: Large semi-urban public
Ethnicity: White Gender: M
Other Factors:
General Comments:
Little surprised because scores are definitely above the median (e.g., median SAT this year is 2220, 40 points lower) and had legacy and other connections to the school. If it’s any consolation to others in this situation, here’s something I didn’t realize until glancing again at the USN&WR rankings for last year - Pomona has the highest middle percentile SAT acceptance scores of** any** liberal arts school in the country: 2070 - 2330. </p>
<p>In the past, others have surmised that Pomona is overloaded with California applicants. Among top seniors in California, it’s the go-to private dream school behind Stanford and the Ivies. While the number of applicants is only 3.5% higher, I’m wondering if the quality went up. Probably needed stronger EC’s and volunteer work to stand out. Good luck to those who got in; it’s a great school and Claremont is a nice (if quiet) little town.</p>