<p>Hey could you guys chance me?
i want to pursue a neuroscience major with emphasis on pre med.</p>
<p>my stats are:
3.73 UW GPA
CR–610
WR–750
M–780</p>
<p>BIO–740
MathII–760
planning on taking chinese (plan to get above 750, if not 800)</p>
<p>APBIO–5
APUSH–4
APENG–4
APCalcBC–5</p>
<p>Red Cross youth corp member and officer of 3 years
Hope Can cure cancer club member and officer of 3 years
Spanish Club member and officer of 2 years
Project Ascent Club member of 1 year (leadership program in which we visited Beijing and hong kong, taught orphans, visited a drug rehab center for young adults and interacted with the chinese students)
NHS member for 2 years
CSF member for 3 years</p>
<p>senior year courses:
AP computer science, spanish 4, myth and science fiction, AP statistics, Psychology, AP chemistry, American government</p>
<p>I would consider you a strong candidate. Your academics are up there and your ECs reflect your passion for helping others.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>does the interview play a big part in the admissions process? i am just worried becuase i am not a very good speaker–i am afraid that it would be very awkward and all…</p>
<p>An interview is not required. From what I read, some Pomona students did have interviews. If you live in SoCal and don’t request an interview, the Admissions Office may wonder about that. For those applicants who live in other states, there may not be enough alumni interviewers to go around, so it’s not mandatory for them.</p>
<p>I don’t think you are a slam dunk admit. Make sure you application is packaged and you really show that Pomona is the school for you. Try and get an interview. It won’t hurt you. Do as much as possible to show your interest in the school.</p>
<p>yeah i know pomona is a reach school for me.
and yes, i know that an interview IS required for soCal residents.
thanks anyways.</p>
<p>i finally scheduled an interview…YAYA
ahh… but i am soo worried because my stats and package arent the best… could i have more comments?
would i have a chance at pomona?</p>
<p>here are my stats again, just cuz some things are a little different…</p>
<p>my stats are:
3.8 UW GPA
CR–640
WR–750
M–780</p>
<p>BIO–740
MathII–760</p>
<p>APBIO–5
APUSH–4
APENG–4
APCalcBC–5</p>
<p>Red Cross youth corp member and officer since freshman year
Hope Can cure cancer club member and officer since freshman year
Spanish Club member and officer since sophomore year
Math Enthusiast club since senior year
Project Ascent Club member (one year program) (leadership program in which we visited Beijing and hong kong, taught orphans, visited a drug rehab center for young adults and interacted with the chinese students)
NHS member for since sophomore year
CSF member for since freshman year</p>
<p>senior year courses:
AP computer science, spanish 4, myth and science fiction, AP statistics, Psychology, AP chemistry, American government</p>
<p>i think i should have, but i didnt write my essay about my trip to beijing. should i have? i know it is an important trip but i didnt like the essay that came out of it.
thanks for your help!</p>
<p>You sound like you’re really stressing out over this thing. You had said that you thought Pomona was a reach and it may be. I guess it depends on how they respond to applicants who are verry strong in science but not so strong in language arts. But I’m sure there are many, many schools where you could have a wonderful experience. Given the competitiveness of Pomona, you should definitely have on your list other schools where you know you’d be happy. And at least some of those schools should be targets instead of reaches. Do you have those on your list?</p>
<p>thank you, midatl_dd for you comments.
Yes, I am really stressing out over this thing. I know that Pomona is extremely hard to get in with my stats, so I am applying to other schools, such as the UCs, USC, Occidental, Oberlin, and Wesleyan–just in case i get rejected from most of them.
But I really like Pomona, especially since it is not too far away from my home in Arcadia. It is a college where I can have my own college experience without giving up the possibility for me to see my family for more than once every year.</p>
<p>Ah, serenaxcheelam, I totally understand how you feel! I am stressing out, too. I feel like such a stereotypical worrywart by doing so, but I can’t help it! The anticipation is exhausting. Good luck at your interview, it should go well. :)</p>
<p>ahhh
i’ve been looking around the forum at the other chances threads… they all seemed so much more qualified that its getting me nervous–which is bad…
i have my interview today, and i am a bit excited, though i dont know why–especially since i am not a real great speaker…
i hate this, you know, having to fall in love with a college only to get rejected and have it all crashing down. haha why cant we all just apply and fall in love with it after we are admitted. sigh…</p>