Chance Me - EDII

pomonahoper123
Thu, 17 Dec 2015 19:36:12 +0000

School: A highly-regarded private school in the US
Major: CS + Humanities (The emphasized humanities aspect is part of why I chose Pomona)
SAT: 2280 (770 CR 740 M 770 W)
ACT: 35 (35 English, 36 Math, 35 Reading, 32 Science)
SAT II: Math 2 770, Molecular Biology 770
GPA: 3.9 (4.54/4.6 weighted is the only GPA shown on my transcript, don’t know if that matters)
Senior Courseload: All Honors/AP (the only kinds of classes offered at my school)
Rank: N/A

Clubs:
Designed and developed some semi-popular mobile applications
Two distinguished year-long internships in tech companies (first high schooler at both)
Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout)
Yearbook (Senior Editor)
Mock Trial (Captain)
Youth Camp Counselor (Volunteer)
Varsity Swim Team (Captain)
Some others that’d I rather not identify in case they make me identifiable

Awards:
Harvard University Prize Book Recipient (presented by the Harvard Alumni Club to a rising senior)
Certificate of “Achievement With Distinction” in Computer Science from Brown University
NCTE Awards in Writing Participant
Winner of school-wide literary competition judged by outside professors

Applicant pool: ED II
Race: White
Sex: Male
Income: Does this still get reported if you don’t apply for financial aid…?

Well, that’s it for the objective portion! I think it’ll come down to the essays and letters of recommendation, but I feel confident enough in those (and really, unless you read them how could I rate them?). So I guess just looking at this objectively, how do I fare? Good luck to all of us!

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