OFFICIAL Pomona 2016 Decisions

Colleges and Universities A-Z Pomona College
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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>College and Program: Pomona RD - Biology</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 2320, 780 M, 800 W, 740 CR
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 Bio(E), 750 Spanish, 800 Math II, 780 US History, 780 Chem
[<em>] ACT: 35
[</em>] APs: Bio 5, Euro 4, Spanish 4, Eng Lang&Comp 5, Physics C 5, US History 5, Chem 5, and 7 more this year
[<em>] IBs: No
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 4.00 UW, 4.82 W
[<em>] Rank: Top 10% (School does decile)
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Internship at Emory for two summers (coauthor of research paper), COSMOS, Internship in Shanghai Hospital, Varsity Tennis Team Captain (4 Years Varsity with some state tennis awards sprinkled in), Piano 10+ years (some regional piano awards), some club positions here and there
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Tutoring :)? Nothing substantial.
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Common App essays on internship at Emory and tennis, Pomona one on all my pre-health oriented activities (and volunteering). I’d say they were all decent essays.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Probably extremely generic but my teachers and I were pretty good friends
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I swear I talked to him once in my life and proceeded to rub him the wrong way. But, maybe not :).
[</em>] Applied on (EA?): RD
[<em>] Hook (if any): Negative.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: SoCal
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Male (I didn’t make this account, I promise)[/ul][/li]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I feel somewhat lucky to have been accepted since a lot of my friends who are equally accomplished did not get in. I also didn’t interview despite living in SoCal since I called a tad bit late (oops). I wish the best to everyone regardless of acceptance or rejection. As of now, near the top of my choices.</p>

102

<p>Your mail arrived today?</p>

103

<p>@alacky
I live in SoCal so I got it Friday but I was out on Spring Break so I just got it yesterday at like midnight.</p>

104

<p>Oh i see. When do you think mine will arrive (I live in New Jersey)?</p>

105

<p>@alacky
Probably should be there in the next few days.</p>

106

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>College and Program: RD</p>

<p>Stats:[ list]
SAT I (by section):2210 first sitting 690 CR, 750 M, 770 W
SAT IIs: Literature 750, Italian 790
ACT: 34
APs: none, studied abroad junior year
IBs:n/a
GPA (UW, W): 3.9+, 4.44
Rank: 17/365
Other stats:
[/list][ b]Subjective:[ list]
ECs listed on app: Sports (2 years varsity crosscountry, 1 year varsity track, 2 years jv soccer, 1 year jv and 1 year varsity swim), music (harmonica, guitar, ukulele), studied abroad junior year in Italy, asb secretary freshman year, international club
Job/Work Experience: 1 summer as junior lifeguards instructor
Essays (subject and responses): common app was about playing on a boys’ soccer team in Italy because they didn’t have a girls team. I’ve been told it was really good. Supplement was average.
Teacher Recs: never read them, probably ok
Counselor Rec: not sure
Applied on (EA?): RD
Hook (if any): none
[/list][ b]Location/Person:[ list]
State or Country: CA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: F</p>

<p>[/list]**General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: **</p>

<p>I feel like I was qualified but with so many applicants I guess I shouldn’t have been so hopeful. I think my lack of AP classes due to studying abroad probably hurt me and I had no community service and my ECs were mostly sports. So far I’ve been accepted at UCSB, UCSD, Lewis and Clark, and Whitman, waitlisted at UCLA, and I’m waiting on Berkeley, Claremont Mckenna, and a few ivies.</p>

107

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>College and Program: Pomona College</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 780 Reading, 790 Math, 800 Writing (2370 composite)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Lit, 800 U.S. History, 800 Math II, 790 Chemistry
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] APs: 5 on U.S. History, Psychology, World History, Chemistry, English Language, Statistics; 4 on Spanish Language<br>
[<em>] IBs: N/A
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.98 UW, 4.58 W
[<em>] Rank: 1/191
[</em>] Other stats: National Merit Finalist, 2 national 1st place awards for HOSA
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: I forget what I put on the QB app, but this wasn’t a weak point
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): QB essays might have been weaker because they were due so early compared to CommonApp essays. Did not turn in supplement because Pomona does not ask for it for QB RD.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Rushed, I decided to do QB the week it was due and did not give my recommenders much time.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Rushed
[</em>] Applied on (EA?): RD
[<em>] Hook (if any): Not that I am aware of
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: TX
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: F[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Congratulations to everyone who got accepted! I wish you all the best luck.</p>

108

<p>do they send emails to internationals?</p>

109

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>College and Program: Pomona RD, Pre-Med/Biology</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (by section): 2320, 730 M, 770 W, 780 CR
SAT IIs: 730 Bio(E), 780 US History
ACT: Didn’t take
APs: Took 13. Don’t feel like listing. Two 3’s in Physics B and Physics C Mechanics. The rest 4’s and 5’s.
IBs: No
GPA (UW, W): UW:3.84
Rank: Doesn’t rank
Other stats:National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>ECs listed on app: Yearbook editor all 4 years of high school, chess club, film club, Relay for Life, summer school at Harvard, community service…
Job/Work Experience: None
Essays (subject and responses): Common App essay discussing the connection between the morals of Batman and a psychiatrist (it was good, trust me) and Pomona essay discussing risk taking, math, logic and fun in poker
Teacher Recs: One was very good, the other I didn’t get to read
Counselor Rec: Probably good
Applied on (EA?): RD
Hook (if any): Parents didn’t go to 4 year college, kind of low income
</code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>State or Country: AZ
School Type: Charter (Public with it’s own curriculum)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
</code></pre>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
I thought I had a strong interview. It was my third and I had really gotten a style to them at that point. However, I had no expectation of acceptance. All I can really say is it’s a pleasant surprise. I also got accepted to Swarthmore, and I’m waiting on Harvard and Princeton. If I don’t get in to either of the latter, I’ll go to Pomona, as it’s closer to my home state.</p>

110

<p>Are accepted students given priority in the mailing of letters?</p>

111

<p>International student here from Southeast Asia. They sent my letter through FedEx, it arrived in about 3 days, not counting the weekend.</p>

112

<p>@wcherry, re: Princeton and Harvard – watch out for those TA’s, especially those who speak tortured English.</p>

113

<p>Does a thin envelope mean rejected?</p>

114

<p>A large envelope will be an acceptance. Otherwise, it’s a waitlist or rejection.</p>

115

<p>…well, the accepted envelopes have “Pomona Class of 2016” on the front…</p>

116

<p>Can someone post a picture? :)</p>

117

<p>When I get home I’ll post pictures of my ED acceptance envelope and my enrollment envelope (which I believe looks just like the acceptance letter).</p>

118

<p>Rejected. 3.7 UW GPA, 2340 SAT.</p>

119

<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
SAT I superscore (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 33C/35E/33R/32M/33S Essay 12
ACT superscore (breakdown):
SAT II: 750 Chem, 710 Physics, 680 Math 1
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
AP (place score in parentheses): N/A
IB (place score in parentheses): IBH Physics, Chemistry, English, Italian, IBS Math, Psychology (7)
Senior Year Course Load: IBH Physics, Chemistry, English, Italian, IBS Math, Independent Studies in Roman History
Number of other applicants in your school: 5-ish</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): </p>

<ol>
<li> Soccer, Club and Varsity level (Captain)</li>
<li> Research</li>
<li> Doctor Shadowing (Neurosurgeons and radiologists)</li>
<li> Sports Council at my school (President)</li>
<li> A bunch of clubs</li>
<li> Competitive sailing</li>
<li> Hiking, skiing, painting are all some hobbies.
Job/Work Experience: Referee in an indoor soccer league.
Volunteer/Community service: over 150 hours of community service.</li>
</ol>

<p>Writing (Write a brief description and rate quality on 1-10 Scale):
Essays (include subjects):
What You Do For Pleasure: 8/10 About soccer and how it has built me as a player and a person.
Department at MIT: 9/10 Wrote about a famous MIT scientist who really made me interested in the school and spurred me to enjoy the research I was doing.
Of What Trait are You Most Proud: 9/10 About my interest in the meticulous.
World You Come From: 10/10 Honest and humble.
Significant Challenge: 10/10 About my lab mentor who has a speech impediment. I would say it was pretty powerful.
Other:
Teacher Recommendation #1: 9/10 Not fluent in English, but I am like the child he didn’t have (he has said this). Didn’t see it though.
Teacher Recommendation #2:7-8/10 Not really sure, didn’t see it either but this teacher loved me.
Counselor Rec: 10/10 Amazing.
Additional Rec: 10/10 From my lab, apparently extremely good.
Interview: 8/10 Started a little shaky, but ended on a very good note.
Art Supplement: Didn’t submit, probably will since I got waitlisted.</p>

<p>Other
Date Submitted App: Late November
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: High
Hooks: None</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Athletic resume, vehement passions, and skills both in and out of the sciences.
Weaknesses: Scores in math.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Scores and math
What would you have done differently?: Thought about the importance of math and the standardized tests in Freshman/Sophomore year and prepared more for it. Probably would have tried to take HL math too.</p>

<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations, etc: Didn’t expect anything, will not stay on the waitlist. Congrats to all who were accepted and wish to attend.</p>

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<p>@Alacky. I’m ****ed.</p>