<p>On Pomona's website, it says that students who submit the ACT are not required to submit subject tests. I'm trying to decide if sending my scores will help or hurt my application. I got a 720 on Biology and 730 on Math 2. The scores are not terrible, but the percentiles are very underwhelming. </p>
<p>Other parts of my academic profile:
- ACT: 32, with a 34 in science and a 33 in math
- unweighted GPA (out of 4): 4
- 7 AP classes, and 4 college courses </p>
<p>“As a part of the candidate’s application, Pomona College requires either the SAT Reasoning Test plus two SAT Subject Tests OR the ACT. In submitting their application for admission consideration, students will certify that they will send to Pomona reports of all test scores, whether ACT or SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject tests or both.”</p>
<p>It looks to me that you can send either ACT, or SAT, or both. But sending only ACT with all history meets its requirement.</p>
<p>We interpreted it like honeybee63, that all test scores are to be sent (from all tests). I’m not sure how you can interpret ‘students will certify that they will send to Pomona reports of all test scores’ any other way. Yes, you can only take the ACT and send that score, but if you take SAT tests, they are required to be sent also. That was also stated in our campus visit. I don’t think your SAT II scores will hurt you.</p>
<p>My D just got back from a 4 day diversity recruitment program at Pomona. More than once they stressed the requirement that students submit all test scores from all tests they have taken. They use the language ‘certify’ to make clear that they are serious about this requirement; by submitting an application you swear that you are complying with the stated policy. If an accepted student is found to have violated the requirement it could be grounds for rescinding the acceptance if the college chose to.</p>
<p>The ‘either/or’ is so students know which set of tests are required, in other words you only have to take ACT or SAT/SAT II but once you’ve taken any of them you must submit those scores.</p>
<p>There are (many?) kids on CC who violate the testing policies at lots of different schools, despite the fact that warning signs pop up on college board when you make choices that violate a school’s testing policy. There are also parents who support these “selective” “white lies”. I have always told my kids that they are entering into a relationship with this institution for the next 4 years (5…6? lol) and if they don’t want the college to deceive them, they shouldn’t deceive the college. It’s basic ethics and simple contractual behavior.</p>
<p>But OP that wasn’t your Q was it? :D! Those scores are not anywhere near low enough to hurt you. A 720 and 730 demonstrate your ability to do the work at Pomona which is all scores can tell us. Pomona will not be making an admissions decision on the basis of your SAT IIs – they are looking for many qualities in a candidate which cannot be measured by that - or any - test. So spend your time working to craft an application that tells your unique story and shows who you are aside from all the numbers. </p>