Pomona Sagehen ED Chances?

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<p>I'm a junior, going to competitive IB school in Oregon (public)</p>

<p>SCHOOL STATS:
GPA - 3.99 unweighted/ 4.2 weighted (all As in AP US last year)
- I am an IB Diploma student taking IB Enlgish, Bio, Psychology
(HL) and French, Calculus, Business (SL)
- this tri i got a 4.8, first b in IB Calculus
- major: Government & Economics
- taking Most rigorous courses available</p>

<p>Awards:
-Scholar of the Month
- NHS fundraiser, Prez. next year
- Honor Roll
- Duke of Spirit
- Coach's Award</p>

<p>Extracirriculars:
-Track (3 years) - Varsity Letter
-Cross Country (3 years) - Captain, Varsity, Prestigous Coach's Award for Leadership and excellence on the team, 1 per year
-Mayors Youth Advisory Board (2 years) - Co-Chair, going to Washington DC for a National Conference on it
-Uganda Club (3 years) - Organized fast for malaria, Prez next year
- Diversity Club - went to Diversity Summit, VP next year
- Freshman Treasurer, Sr. Prez next year
- Varsity Ultimate Frisbee - starting defender
- FCA - Prez this year and next year. Organize every week by myself</p>

<p>Running - 17:32 PR. I could run for Pomona, Whitman, Claremont</p>

<p>Volunteer Work:
- 190 Hours at Beaverton Library helping Children
- 40 Hours working at Senior Center
- IB Executive Committee, organized/made advertising
campaign for IB Iron Chef fundraiser</p>

<p>Hobbies: Photography</p>

<p>Hook: Planning an event w/ a local running company owner to give 100 pairs of shoes to lower income children in Portland who cannot afford shoes. By end of Senior year i want to give 250 pairs of shoes through donations of corporations etc.</p>

<p>SAT & ACT:
haven't taken either, but practice tests land me at:
ACT: 30-32
SAT: 2150 - 2250
SAT II: took US History 660, disregarding that and taking:
Biology, Literature, Math IIC? or French? Above 700 on all of them...</p>

<p>Colleges:
- Pomona (ED)
- Claremont Mckenna
- Duke University
- Whitman College
- UO Honors College</p>

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<p>Bump! OH and when is the best time to visit? How is March?</p>

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<p>visit either in the spring or in the fall. I went first in the summer and loved it, but didn't get a feel for the students. I visited again this October (senior year) and did an interview and overnight stay. If you live far away, definitely do it when you can get an interview (check on their websites, I'm not sure whether they allow them for Juniors in the spring.)</p>

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<p>I'm a junior from Oregon so I am relatively close to campus.. well at least I could be farther. Is an overnight stay worth it?</p>

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<p>Try to avoid visiting in March during spring break since you won't be able to sit in on any classes or talk with any random students on campus.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Since march is my spring break I think i am forced to visit during the 2nd week of march or so. Hopefully some students will still be around! :)</p>

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<p>Spring Break for Pomona is March 10-18, just to let you know.</p>

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<p>My spring break is the 24 to the 31 of March, will there be students there after your spring break?</p>

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<p>Of course! As long as you visit sometime other than March 10-18, there will be classes in session and students to talk to.</p>

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<p>I can't wait! I can't do an overnight stay as a junior can I?</p>

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<p>Pomona SAT! Do people get admitted with below 2100. Will a 2150-2200 (their average scores) on SAT or a 31/32 ACT be good enough for the ADcom?</p>

<p>Gah! I hate Standardized testing...</p>

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<p>Yes, people do get admitted with an SAT below 2100. Pomona seems to do a good job not just looking at SAT's, but you would need to have some strong EC's.</p>

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<p>In my opinion my EC's are strong, but do i have a hook? If not, what was a hook that got you in?</p>

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<p>Well for me it was the fact that I'm a female lacrosse goalie-- luckily for me, schools (especially California schools) seem desperate for them</p>

<p>With all the track you do, that's definitely a great hook. You seem interested n running at college so I would definitely contact the coach!</p>

<p>The event you're running for the shoe collection is also a great hook, along with some of the other clubs you do</p>

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<p>Question about ED1 vs. ED2?</p>

<p>Is there a difference in the applicant pool and which should i apply in for the best chances possible?</p>