***Official Pomona College Class of 2021 ED/EDII/RD Results Thread***

[Eoin17]

**Decision: Waitlisted **

b**

Objective:

• [] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take
  [] ACT (breakdown): 34 (35 E, 33 M, 34R, 34 S)
  [] SAT II: Math II (720), Chem (720)
  [] Unweighted GPA: 4.0
  [] Weighted GPA: 5.227
  [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5% in class of 1000
  [] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Human Geo (5), Lang (5), Seminar (5), Lit (4), Calc BC (4 - AB subscore 5), chem (4), Latin (3)
  [] IB (place score in parenthesis): nope
  [] Senior Year Course Load: Physics C (mechanics and E&M), AP research, honors music class, 3 other science classes
  [] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Medaled at state science Olympiad multiple times, state award for science fair, honors society at school

Subjective:

• [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross country and Indoor/Outdoor track (JV 10th grade, rising varsity 11th, team manager for 12th after injury). Co-Captain varsity science Olympiad. Science Bowl. Environmental club. NHS.
  [] Job/Work Experience: Paid science internship, work in childcare at a local church
  [] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered with another local church (childcare) since 6th grade, selling concessions for high school concerts with proceeds going to humanitarian charities, a lot of stuff through nhs
  [] Summer Activities: Paid science internship, tutoring middle school math
  [] Essays: Common App: Hard to rank honestly… I thought it was pretty good?
  Major: 8? I’m pretty passionate about physics and planetary science.
  Topic I couldn’t stop exploring: 9. I’ve been a nerd for my entire life and I had a good time talking about my geology obsession.
  [] Teacher Recommendation: English teacher and AP Chem teacher (didn’t see either, should be pretty good)
  [] Counselor Rec: I have no idea, but should be positive.
  [] Additional Rec: Professor at the science internship
  [] Interview: none
  [] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): Science portfolio, submitted pdf of presentation from the internship

[ b]Other**
[ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public, selective enrollment
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: f
[] Income Bracket: (I’m probably identifiable by these numbers so I don’t want to post the exact bracket lol- I’m not at either extreme)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Very passionate and committed, I guess.
[/list]

Reflection

• [] Strengths: GPA, ACT, hard classes, passionate about my interests
  [] Weaknesses: SAT II, no particular hooks, no national awards
  [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I was waitlisted, so at least I was close. I probably just didn’t have exactly what they were looking for. They only accepted 8% of applicants this year.
  [] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted: Boston University, CWRU. Waitlisted: WashU. Rejected: Swarthmore.

**General Comments: ** Congrats to everyone who was accepted! It would be awesome to be accepted off the waitlist and meet all of you, but either way, best of luck!

[Eoin17]

I just typed up a post but it disappeared… oh well.

[patertrium]

Posting for S2

**Decision: Rejected **

b**

Objective:

• [] SAT I (breakdown): 1550 - 780M/770CR
  [] ACT (breakdown):NA
  [] SAT II: Math 800 Bio 800
  [] Unweighted GPA: 3.95
  [] Weighted GPA: 4.3
  [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not provide either
  [] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5), Calc BC (5), Phys (5), Eng Lang (5), Psych (5), US Hist (5)
  [] IB (place score in parenthesis):
  [] Senior Year Course Load: 5AP plus orcestra and biotech
  [] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF

Subjective:

• [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Good - voilinist in community orchestra, Scouting leader
  [] Job/Work Experience: None
  [] Volunteer/Community service: A little through scouting
  [] Summer Activities: sea based bio internship
  [] Essays: excellent
  [] Teacher Recommendation:excellent
  [] Counselor Rec: excellent
  [] Additional Rec:
  [] Interview: none
  [] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):NA

Other

• [] Applied for Financial Aid?:Y
  [] State (if domestic applicant):CA
  [] Country (if international applicant):
  [] School Type:Public
  [] Ethnicity:Caucasian
  [] Gender:Male
  [] Income Bracket:140k
  [] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None - life is peachy

{b]Reflection**

• [] Strengths: Excellent academics and well rounded. Good leadership, sports. Strong essays.
  [] Weaknesses:No work experience, no hardships
  [] Why you think you were rejected:Small school - just 400 slots and many are spoken for. e.g. they want one student from each state and other criteria like that.
  [] Where else were you accepted: ucsd, uci, ucd

[Dialona]

**Decision: Accepted **

b**

Objective:

[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Old: 2210, New: 1530
[] SAT II: US History (770), Literature (730)
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.95
[] Weighted GPA: 4.63
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%, unranked
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Language (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): none
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Government & Politics, AP Literature, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics I, AP Environmental Science, Honors Jazz Band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): All State First Chair on my instrument (and 6th chair last year), Principal player of All New England Band Festival, numerous delegate awards at international MUN conferences, NHS, Tri-M, Scholar Athlete[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

• [] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Team (VP), Climbing Club (President x2), French Club (VP), Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Pep Band, Pit Orchestra, Varsity Soccer (3 years), Club, Ski Club, NHS, Tri-M.
  [] Job/Work Experience: Internship at the Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit, San Francisco
  [] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer work at local community music school, soup kitchen, and other projects through NHS and Tri-M
  [] Summer Activities: Internship at federal court, music camp
  [] Essays: (9/10) Common App essay was very solid, what some might even call exceptional; Pomona supplements were 9/10 and 10/10, with my copy+paste poli-sci major/interest essay for the first question and a Great Debate essay on religion and politics for the second.
  [] Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 and 9/10, AP Lit and APUSH teachers
  [] Counselor Rec: 9/10, good personal relationship and strong advocacy
  [] Additional Rec: staff attorney from the 9th Circuit
  [] Interview: none, wish I had
  [] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): Music application

Other

• [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, none received
  [] State (if domestic applicant): New England
  [] Country (if international applicant): US
  [] School Type: Small, highly competitive public school, ranked top of the state.
  [] Ethnicity: White
  [] Gender: Male
  [] Income Bracket: >$200,000
  [] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): East Coast location? Nothing related to race/gender/income that would give me an edge though.

Reflection

• [] Strengths: High intensity course load/strong academics, a prestigious internship at a high level federal court, strong musical talent (#1 in the state), relatively strong ECs, demonstrated interest in flying out to visit.
  [] Weaknesses: No strong weaknesses besides lack of interview, SATs can always be better if anything. Also, every diversity statistic was stacked against me (haha)
  [] Why you think you were accepted: see strengths^; as far as I can tell, I did everything right when I applied, with maintaining grades, staying on top of supplements that hopefully highlighted my fit, submitting a music app to show off my talent and prove that I’m committed to contributing to their program, and whatever else there can be done to shout to a college that you really want to go there, and think it’s a great fit for you.
  [] Where else were you accepted: So far, accepted into WashU, Colgate, and Reed, waitlisted from Middlebury.

**General Comments: ** Incredibly excited to be accepted into Pomona’s class of 2021!!! Currently waiting on decisions from a bunch of other schools, but Pomona is right at the top of my list, so unless I get into Yale it looks like I’m heading to California. Congratulations to all of my future classmates, and can’t wait to become a Sagehen!

[Untold]

[ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred **[/color]
[ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted **[/color]

b**

Objective:

• [] SAT I (breakdown):
  Old SAT: 2120: 660 R 660 M 800 W (Could not superscore because they changed the format up on us).
  New SAT: 1310: 630 M 680 R&W (1st Attempt) // 1410: 680 M 730 R&W (2nd Attempt).
  [] ACT (breakdown): Did not take.
  [] SAT II: Did not take (wish I had).
  [] Unweighted GPA: 4.0
  [] Weighted GPA: Above 4.0
  [] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%.
  [] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Government and Politics: 5 // AP English Language: 5
  [] IB (place score in parenthesis): Did not take.
  [] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Biology, AP French, AP Calculus AB, Journalism, Mentoring & School Leadership
  [] Awards: Denison Book Award, Williams College Book Award, Cum Laude Society, Ohio Department of Education U.S. Presidential Scholars Program Nominee, National Honor Society.

Subjective:

• [] Extracurriculars: French Club (member 3 years), Korean Club (member 3 years), Journalism (Opinion Editor 2 years), Mentor (2 years), Key Club (member 2 years), Community Band (member 2 years), drum student (7 years).
  
  [] Job/Work Experience: None.
  [] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club (2 years), Camp Invention Counselor (1 year).
  [] Summer Activities: None (visited my dad in Germany).
  [] Essays: Unique and interesting. Spent tons of time on them, and I had my AP English Literature teacher look over them for me. Main Essay: 8/10 // Supplemental Essays: 9/10
  [] Teacher Recommendation: Recommendations from my AP Government & Politics and AP English Language teachers. I exemplified growth in their classes and was friends with them, so their recommendations were most likely excellent (was debarred from reading them).
  [] Counselor Rec: We have gotten to know each other well. Recommendation was most likely great.
  [] Additional Rec: None (wish I had).
  [] Interview: Alumnus Interview in Ohio.
  [] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): None (wish I had).

Other

• [] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes. Financial Aid package I am receiving is extremely generous. Applicants should not be afraid to ask for Financial Aid.
  [] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
  [] Country (if international applicant): US
  [] School Type: Public
  [] Ethnicity: White
  [] Gender: Male
  [] Income Bracket: <$100,000
  [] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No conventional hook (Possible hook: Dad living in Germany).

Reflection

• [] Strengths: In order of strength: Grades, Essays, Interviews, Recommendations, Senior Course Load.
  [] Weaknesses: SAT I scores and not taking SAT II. An additional recommendation and a music portfolio would have helped.
  [] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I demonstrated extraordinary interest in Pomona. I sent them my AP scores during my junior year (before I had even applied). I researched Pomona a ton through their website, and I even read The Student Life to show that I was knowledgeable about the College. I did an alumnus interview in Ohio (50 minutes; went acceptably well), and when my regional admissions counselor visited from California, I met him (70 minutes; went well). I wrote thank you emails after every conversation to let them know how much meeting them meant to me. Then I was deferred. I sent my regional admissions counselor an email in which I stated that Pomona was still my first choice. Emails were professional.
  
  My dad’s living in Germany most likely set me apart from other students as well.
  [] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
  Rejected: University of Chicago (deferred, then rejected)
  Waiting for: University of Southern California, Columbia University
  Accepted: Occidental College, Boston University

**General Comments: ** I feel unbelievably fortunate to have been accepted. I’ve wanted to attend Pomona since 10th grade, and I have never been able to envision myself going anywhere else. Pomona was the only application into which I truly put effort, and it paid off. My acceptance exemplifies that deferral is not rejection; it CAN be overcome. Show Pomona that you want them. Show Pomona what you can do for them. Work hard, reach out to them as much as possible (without being a burden), and be courteous. It doesn’t matter if you get deferred or waitlisted; you’re still in the game, and that’s ALL that matters!
Congratulations to those accepted into the Class of 2021!

[wombat150]

**Decision: Accepted RD **

Objective:

[ul]
[] ACT (breakdown): english 32 math 35 reading 33 science 33. Composite 33. Only took once.
[] SAT II: 800 math 2
[] Unweighted GPA: 3.89
[] Weighted GPA: 4.3
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): CS 4, CALC BC 5, Ab subscore 5, art hist 4, lang and comp 4
[] Senior Year Course Load: ap stat, ap physics c, ap lit, ap gov, ap macroecon, media class
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): local mayor student award 2 years of HS ap scholar with honor[/li][/ul]

Subjective:

[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): CS Club (founder&pres, for 2 years), Hack club (vp, 1 year), National Honors society (vp, 3 years), math club, art history club (founding member), summer CS class
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Cooking for homeless every winter, since 4th grade, link crew member (help freshmen integrate in my big school), (see summer TA below)
[] Summer Activities: freshman: took JAVA programming class, Sophomore: TA @ that same class, Junior: camp counselor, went to a lot of museums (see essays below)
[] Essays: 8/10 overall I think
[] Teacher Recommendation: Teacher Rec #1: 10/10, from my CS and calc bc teacher who I’ve had for 3 years (he also nominated me for the 2 mayor awards). He talked about how I was an excellent student who was very advanced in the class, and how I helped him a ton.
Teacher Rec #2: didn’t read, maybe 7-8/10
[] Counselor Rec: didn’t read, but shes known me for a little bit so maybe 8/10
[] Interview: none
[li] Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.): none[/li][/ul]

Other
[ list]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[] State (if domestic applicant): ca
[] School Type: large public HS
[] Ethnicity: Pacific islander
[] Gender: f
[] Income Bracket: 50k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Mom didnt go to HS[/li][/list]

Reflection
[ list]
[] Strengths: essays, lot of CS (my major choice) related activities, calc letter of rec
[] Weaknesses: GPA and test scores. Courseload weak during HS, up until this year.
[] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accept: UCSB, UC davis, UC santa cruz, UCSD,
Reject: USC, scripps, cal
Waitlist: CMC, UCLA
Defer: Stanford… then rejected.
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[IllIlllIIllllll]

@Untold

hey there, its a bit late, but on Pomona’s website it said that they don’t track demonstrated interest. Do you think it was more of your connections to your regional counselor?