nluu0929

Hey guys! I was really wondering if anyone could be so kind as to give my profile a chance. Acceptance at Pomona is highly selective and I'd really like to see what kind of a chance I have at being accepted. Thanks for all the help. I appreciate it!

Male
Surburban South Carolinian
Asian-American (specifically Vietnamese)
Full IB Diploma candidate
GPA: UW: 3.962 (including middle school)/4.0 (excluding middle school) W: 5.090
Class rank: 10/~200 (extremely competitive, though Idk if that factors in at all)
SAT: 2130 (700 CR; 690 M; 740 W), will retake in Oct.
ACT: N/A (will take in Oct. just as a comparison
SAT II's: 740 Biology; 720 US History...I'm retaking Bio and also taking German with listening.

Junior Year:
IB HL Biology
IB SL Chemistry
AP US History
AP Psychology
AP Calculus AB
AP German
AP English Literature

Senior Year:
AP Biology
IB HL German
IB SL Math Studies
IB Theory of Knowledge
IB HL English
AP Chemistry

AP Scores:
World History (4)
Statistics (4)
Computer Science (4)
US History (5)
Psychology (5)
German (4)
English (4)
Calculus AB (5)

Extracurricular Activities:
- Soccer (9,10,11,12) - Captain, All-Region player, Region Champions (2008)
- Academic Team/Quiz Bowl (9,10,11,12) - Captain, Ranked 5th nationally, two-time national qualifier (top 8), two-time state champion
- Speech & Debate (9,10,12) - One-time state champion, one-time state semifinalist, one-time national qualifier
- Nursing homes (10,12) - I work mostly with Alzheimer's and dementia patients; 170+ hours of community service
- National Honor Society (10,12) - Public relations officer, 50+ hours of community service
- Red Cross (9,10) - 30+ hours of community service
- Tennis (11,12) - Co-captain, starting player

Awards:
- National AP Scholar
- National German Examination Winner (99th percentile)
- Roper Mountain Science Center special award (Regional Science Fair)

I'm a prospective pre-med. Most likely majoring in biology/biochemistry (pursuing neuroscience, however)

Once again, thanks for all the effort in giving me chances! =D

nickgeeba

All I have to say is that something is seriously wrong with the admissions process if you don't get in ANYWHERE you apply. I don't mean to get your hopes up to where you feel you're fully set, because anything can happen. However, I think you have a great shot at getting in. Keep it up!

Little Mother

The competitiveness of your HS will be taken into consideration. You may want to work on getting your Math SAT score up, especially if you're acing your math classes. SAT scores are sometimes compared against classroom grades. Otherwise, you should be a very competitive candidate for admission.

Good luck!

niightingale

how in the world is your wgpa above a 5?
your school weighs really weirdly.

nluu0929

Well, our county district has an extremely strange system of weighting grades, so I generally just look at my GPA out of 4.0. I'm hoping that my October SAT scores are better =P, and I'm prepping now for the SAT II's in November. Bwah.