Pomona ED2 chances?

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<p>Hi there... i was wondering if you think i have any chance at Pomona in the ED 2 round... also... this probably doesn't help much, but my brother graduated from Pomona a couple years ago... thanks in advance for any input you might have </p>

<p>basics:
-CA resident
-attend rigorous private school
-indian (born in US)
-random "extra info": have lived with a total of 29 family members throughout my life </p>

<p>Academics:
-GPA (weighted) - 4.21 (highest in class - no "honors" classes offered); unweighted - 3.96
-taken most rigorous course schedule allowed (7 APs by end of senior year)
-top 10% of class</p>

<p>Academic Awards:
-National Merit Commended Student
-Washington University in St. Louis Book Award
-Cum Laude Society
-AP Scholar with Honor
-Maxima Cum Laude National Latin Exam Award </p>

<p>SAT I Scores:
verbal: 650 (ouch..)
writing: 800
math: 730
(total: 2180) </p>

<p>SAT II Scores:
Biology M: 750
Math IIC: 790 </p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Newspaper: (18 hrs/week - school year)
-editor in chief (12th grade), page editor (11th grade), reporter (10th and 9th)
-won "Excellent" award in national convention for editorial writing
-newspaper won 3rd best in the nation in it's category (8-page papers)</p>

<p>Theatre: (14 hrs/week - year round)
-drama club secretary
-placed in top 24 student-actors in state of California through monologue competition
-won superior awards two years in a row at state thespian convention
-won "Best Dramatic Actor" award (11th grade)
-inducted into the International Thespian Society (100+ hours of theatre) freshman year
-inducted into "Honor Soceity of International Thespian Society (600+ hours of theatre) junior year
-have had leads roles in two major productions
-have acted in a show at a community college
-have stage-managed and assistant-directed a major school play sophomore year
-attended a shakespeare seminar course intensive at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
-worked as a Standardized Patient at UC Davis medical school
-worked as a full-time summer intern at a professional theatre</p>

<p>Literary Magazine:
-production editor (12th grade); assistant production editor (11th grade); copy editor (10th and 9th grades)
-literary magazine won 5th place in the nation at national journalism convention (12th grade) and 10th place last year (11th grade)
-won "Excellent" award in poetry writing </p>

<p>Sports:
-Varsity Skiing: I started the girls' ski team at the school and was captain in 11th grade and 12th grade; placed 10th in league overall
-Indian Dance (Bharatha Natyam): 9 years
Varsity Soccer: 9th, 10th, and 12th</p>

<p>Community Service:
-work as a weekly tutor for "Breakthrough Collaborative," a organization for underprivelaged middle school students
-volunteer work at hospital (100+ hours)</p>

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<p>Personally I think you have a very good shot.</p>

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<p>I agree with jme614. Your GPA is excellent and your test scores are in range, but what will really set you apart is your obvious devotion to theater. The other ECs show that you are also a well rounded person on top of your theatrical talents, something I feel Pomona will like.</p>

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<p>ED2 looks good for this one, I'd say ED2 you're more likely in than deferred, and certainly very unlikely to be denied...versus RD where you are much less likely to gain acceptance</p>

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<p>hey... just a quick question... I know for sure that Pomona is my first choice school out of those I'm applying to RD... however, i was deferred from my ED1 school, and i think that that school would still be my 1st choice over pomona... the problem is i'm also pretty much positive that i won't get accepted in the RD round for that school because the acceptance for deffered students there is like 15 in 240... </p>

<p>anyway, my question is how much difference do you htink it would make between applying ED2 and RD?</p>

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<p>I'm guessing you were deferred from a top LAC like Williams or Amherst ED1, if not an ivy. Applying to Pomona would be a logical choice. However, if you're NOT sure that it's your number one choice overall, it is usually ill-advised to apply binding ED to that school.
Pomona's ED (1 and 2 combined) acceptance rate hovers around 28%, while its regular decision stands around 19% or so. The difference is marginal, especially if you're considering the fact that it may not be your number one choice.
I'd say you could easily go either way, and I wouldn't sway you one way or the other. Just be cognizant of the fact that while it does help, the help is not as significant as Williams or Amherst's benefit (19% RD --> 39% acceptance rate in ED; 20% difference as compared to 9%). And it IS binding: if you get in, you have to go.</p>

<p>Hope that helps. Best of luck :)</p>