<p>Accepted! 2310 SAT with 2 730s and a 750 for SAT2s. 4.0 UW, 4.35 W. Lots of ECS and leadership. Congrats everyone :)</p>
<p>**Decision: Rejected **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
SAT I (by section): 800 WR, 700 Math, 650 CR [2150 superscore, 2060 one-sitting]
SAT IIs: US History (750), Molecular Bio (690)
ACT: N/A
APs: Every one offered at my school- AP World (3), AP Calc (4), AP Bio (4), AP Lang (5), APUSH (5)
IBs: N/A
GPA (UW, W): 4.0/4.36
Rank: 1/60
Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
ECs listed on app: Year-round USA swimming, played in concerts at Senior homes every month for 6 years, volunteered in Diagnostic Imaging and School for Shriner’s Hospital, taught a 5 year-old amputee how to write, Operation Smile Student Club president, high school swim team captain, League MVP as a Freshman and Junior, CM exempt from level 10 theory, ASB president/secretrary/rep [all 4 years]
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Essays (subject and responses): senior citizen inspiring me to do what I love, not what others require of me
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: good
Applied on (EA?): RD with interview
Hook (if any): recruited athlete for swimming
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
State or Country: Northern California
School Type: Private Christian
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
[/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: ** Somewhat upset. The swim coach really liked me and I ranked top 5 among their sprinters, so I was a bit shocked that I didn’t get into Pomona. Shadowed there during Halloween weekend and fit in really well. Among the applicants (7400) they want only 470 (5% of applicant pool) to enroll, including all the ED1s and ED2s so I understand. Plus, the fact that I’m from California and am an Asian female doesn’t seem to help my cause. No better school to get rejected from than small and good 'ol Pomona. I wish every one of you students who choose Pomona the best of luck. There’s a great thrift store downtown, so go there to find an awesome halloween costume! and Yogurtland gives 30% off to students (: Pomona is really a great school, but I guess it’s not the one for me.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 660 CR, 700 M, 800 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 630 Lit, 680 Chem, 690 US
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] APs: Euro (3), Chem (3), APUSH (4), English Lang. (5)
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): ~3.9 UW, ~4.6 W
[<em>] Rank: 2
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Marching band, Academic decathlon, Journalism club, Peer tutoring, NHS, CSF, Earth club, City recreation and parks commission rep., FHA
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common App was about reading a novel, which sparked my interest in English. Pomona supplement was about a baking party I had with friends.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Ok
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Ok
[</em>] Applied on (EA?): No
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: SoCal
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: ** Didn’t get to interview, but demonstrated lots of interest: Campus visits, overnight stay, filling out a visitor’s form while I was there, emailing my admissions rep. from time to time… yeah. Pomona was my top choice, so I’m really happy! Good luck to everyone waiting, and for those who aren’t too happy–you’ll all end up at amazing places, and you’ll all be having a blast.</p>
<p>D got wait listed.</p>
<p>S accepted here and Carleton…waiting for the rest so he can make a decision.
SAT M800 CR 780 W 780
Ranked 1/457
Nat Merit Finalist
6 APs- all 5s and IB diploma candidate
Numerous national writing awards, president of all clubs he is in…and an obsessive mother who can’t wait for this to be over…glad my older son did ED!</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2340
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math 2, 780 BioM, 780 USH
[<em>] ACT: 36
[</em>] APs: all 5’s (4)
[<em>] GPA (UW, W): 4.0, 4.45
[</em>] Rank:1/171
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Teacher Recs:Excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: ?
[<em>] Applied on (EA?):RD
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country:CA
[</em>] School Type:Religious private
[<em>] Ethnicity:White
[</em>] Gender:Male
[/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Surprised S2 was admitted. No interview or campus visit. Waitlisted at Chicago. Also admitted to USC (Trustee Finalist), Santa Clara (with Presidential Scholarship), UCLA, UCB. **</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted :)</p>
<p>Im so excited!!! Pomona was a bit of a reach for me but was my first choice school by far. Being a questbridge fianlist (not matched) helped a lot. I also think my attending the MSAP weekend and having a good interview helped me show how interested I was in coming here. I was also an EDII deferred applicant. My letters and essays were probobly the strongest part of my applicatinon and helped make up for my SAT I scores.</p>
<p>Congrats to all others who got in and cant wait to meet you in the fall!!</p>
<p>Are acceptances sent priority and rejections sent by regular?</p>
<p>I haven’t received anything yet (Jersey).</p>
<p>I haven’t gotten anything yet, and I’m from norcal.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>College and Program: Pomona College RD</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 800 M&W, 720 CR
[</em>] SAT IIs: …Nope
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] APs: World, Chem, Bio, APUSH, Psych, Mus Theory, and Lang, all 5s except World (4)
[<em>] IBs: …Nope
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): Don’t know weighted, but UW is 3.97
[<em>] Rank: 3/155
[</em>] Other stats: I don’t know what that means.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Marching band, piano, oboe, NHS, youth group…
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: …Nope
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Commonapp diversity essay on living in Mexico, and Pomona essay on a time that was “fun” about being the counterculture at the Indy 500
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Good s’far as I know
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea
[</em>] Applied on (EA?): RD
[<em>] Hook (if any): Nope
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Georgia
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: ** I feel so incredibly lucky right now. 
For my fellow accepteds, I hope we all know that most of the people with red and yellow headers deserved it just as much as we did. 
Love you all!</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>College and Program: Pomona College, Biology? (i don’t remember)</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 1980(one sitting): 700M, 640CR, 640W(essay-9)
[</em>] SAT IIs: Biology-790, Chemistry-780, US History-720 (for fun), Math II-660 (■■■■■)
[<em>] ACT:composite-32(one sitting), English-31,Math-33, Reading -34, Science-30, Combined English/Writing-32, Essay-12
[</em>] APs:Biology(5), World History(5), Chemitry(5), US History(5), English Lang.(4), Statistics(3 LOL)
[<em>] IBs:n/A
[</em>] GPA (UW, W):4.0, 4.4(?)
[<em>] Rank:1/450
[</em>] Other stats:???
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Cross Country, Track and Field, NHS, CSF, volunteer work, UCLA internship, academic competitions (don’t want to list anymore because I want to remain anonymous, PM if you want more info)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:none
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses):common app short essay was about an academic competition, common app main essay was titled “how a book beats the winning ticket” (PM me to find out what it’s about)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: AP Chem Teacher and AP US Teachers, I didn’t read them but very generic
[<em>] Counselor Rec: had another counselor for three years and I doubt the new one who wrote the rec knows anything about me LOL
[</em>] Applied on (EA?):RD
[<em>] Hook (if any):none
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:CA
[<em>] School Type:Public
[</em>] Ethnicity:Asian
[li] Gender:male[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: **</p>
<p>I was immensely surprised upon receiving the acceptance letter in the mail, considering I submitted it a few hours it was due and didn’t write the second essay. I feel so blessed to be granted such an opportunity. My test scores are low and I hope students on this site aren’t discouraged by all of the students who have amazing test scores-DON’T GIVE UP!!! Everyone has their own story and a four hour test on a random Saturday morning is only one aspect of your high school experience. I think Pomona is definitely a great option and I will consider it because of the financial aid package. I hope more good news comes on the 29th!</p>
<p>BTW, I didn’t put up the information about my EC’s, awards, and essays because I want to protect my anonymity, so PM me if you find that your curiosity still lingers.</p>
<p>@seets3000 As far as I can tell, they are all sent regular mail. The wait list letter to N. Cal. came two days after mailing in So. Cal.</p>
<p>Accepted from Chicago, IL. Waiting to hear from Brown, Stanford and Duke.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College and Program: Not really sure… haha</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): didn’t take
[</em>] SAT IIs: not sure I sent them, but they were pretty low and taken in a hurry (730 Lit? 740 US History?)
[<em>] ACT: 35 (35 E, 34 M, 34 R, 35 S, 11 W)
[</em>] APs: English Language 5, US History 5, Macroeconomics 4
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.83ish UW, 4.79/5 W
[<em>] Rank: we don’t do rank, but top 5% for sure
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: 2 years Spanish Honor Society (president), 3 years Mock Trial team (captain), 4 years debate (vice-president), student-tutoring, 3 years school newspaper (editor senior year), 2 years MUN, and some other scattered activites
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Spent last summer working two jobs
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Applied through questbridge so didn’t have to do anything for my Pomona app beyond a written agreement “forwarding” my questbridge essays to Pomona. Wrote one about my challenges growing up (which might be one of the most beautiful pieces I’ve written), one about an extreme weight loss, and another about a passion.<br>
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Outstanding, I’m guessing.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: As good as a counselor can write.
[</em>] Applied on (EA?): RD
[<em>] Hook (if any): Questbridge Finalist!!!
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: IL
[<em>] School Type: Suburban mid-sized public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Pakistani
[li] Gender:F[/li][/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: ** Pomona offered me a full ride. I don’t know how this happened. Just shocked. Thank God. Congratulations to all the other acceptees! And good luck to everyone else–I genuinely believe that everyone will realize their dreams if they believe stubbornly in them. :)</p>
<p>Hey, so the article and the letter have different numbers in terms of who’s accepted… so exactly how lucky are we? The number in the letter seems to be 5%, but the article is 12-13%…</p>
<p>OH WAIT, were they saying that 400 people will accept?</p>
<p>Yes, the class size should be 400.</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted!!! **</p>
<p>**College and Program: Pomona **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2310 (breakdown 790 CR, 760 M, 760 W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: APUSH 800, Math 2 770, World 800
[<em>] ACT:
[</em>] APs: US History (5) English lang (5), World History (5), five more on the way
[<em>] IBs:
[</em>] GPA (UW, W):UW 4.0
[<em>] Rank: top 5%
[</em>] Other stats:</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: founded things, led class to new accomplishments, generally showed my passions
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: four years of paid work
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses):life-of-the-mind territory
[</em>] Teacher Recs: one science teacher, one humanities teacher, both beyond enthusiastic
[<em>] Counselor Rec: had a great rapport with her, so I think very supportive
[</em>] Applied on (EA?): ED 1
[li] Hook (if any): No</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender:M
[/ul]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: ** So excited to be going to Pomona! I considered a lot of schools, but ultimately felt that Pomona’s emphasis on close faculty/student interaction and cooperative community was exactly what I wanted. Feel very lucky that Admissions has given me a chance to be part of this community. CONGRATULATIONS to all accepted!!! Can’t wait to meet the Class of 2016!!! Good luck to all waitlisted!!! To those rejected, I’m hoping you’ll have a fantastic experience wherever you matriculate!</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>College and Program: Pomona College, Biology</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2200 [800 CR, 660 M, 740 W]
[li] SAT IIs: 780 Bio M, 690 USH, 740 Lit[/li][</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] APs: Biology (5), US (5), Lang (5), Chem, Lit, Psych, Gov
[</em>] IBs: none
[<em>] GPA (UW, W): 4.0 UW, 4.29 W
[</em>] Rank: 3/238
[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: The usual… 4 years of swimming, 2 of polo, student council, newspaper, reading at church, science olympiad coach, etc
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common App was about my ethnicities - it sounds really bad, but it was a decent essay. Pomona was the “fun” one and I wrote about surfing.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Amazing, according to my interviewers at LMU. I haven’t read them personally.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: No idea.
[</em>] Applied on (EA?): Regular.
[li] Hook (if any): Family ties, kind of? Not directly.[/li][/ul]</p>
<p>Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] School Type: Small, parochial
[<em>] Ethnicity: Japanese/Australian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’ve pretty much already made my decision, so I don’t care! Congrats to all you guys who got in though (:</p>