Class of 2018 Decisions

stevekaelin
Fri, 28 Mar 2014 00:38:01 +0000

Decision: Accepted

College and Program: Pomona College

Stats:

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[] SAT I (by section): 2350 (800M/800CR/750W)
[] SAT IIs: 800 M2, 760 Physics, 750 Literature
[] ACT: N/A
[] APs: N/A
[] IBs: Full Bilingual Diploma Candidate: HL Math, HL Physics, HL Econ, SL English A: Literature, SL Chinese A: Language and Literature, SL Chemistry
[] GPA (UW, W): 4.1/3.95
[] Rank: Top 20% (school reports by quintile)
[] Other stats: Uh…?
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Subjective:[ul]
[] ECs listed on app: Speech & Debate, Varsity Baseball, English teaching with local kids on weekends, Track and Field, Programming Club
[] Job/Work Experience: None significant
[] Essays (subject and responses, and what you think of them): Common App was about overcoming fear of public speaking. Pomona supplement was based on the curiosity question (#2) was about how a quote from Macbeth set off my curiosity. Thought that the CA essay might have been a little generic, but the second one was good.
[] Teacher Recs?: Pretty confident that they’re pretty good.
[] Counselor Rec?: Counselor is a very experienced guy. I’m sure he wrote a fantastic rec.
[] How did you apply (ED? RD?): RD
[li] Hook (if any): International student? who knows.[/li][/ul]

Location/Person:

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[] State or Country: China, but born in Northern California and lived there until 6th grade.
[] School Type: Private International school, grades K-12
[] Ethnicity: Asian (China)
[] Gender: Male
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General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
3 words: Over the moon. PS: Congrats to everyone else who got in, and best of luck to next year’s applicants!