Class of 2018 Decisions

vicvard
Sat, 29 Mar 2014 01:51:13 +0000

ACCEPTED

Stats:
[ *] SAT I (by section): NOT SENT 2130 (Math 670, Reading 720, Writing 740)
[ *] SAT IIs: 700 Chemistry, 740 Literature
[ *] ACT: 33 (Science 32, Math 33, English 33, Reading 34)
[ *] APs: Chemistry 3, English Language and Composition 5
[ *] IBs: NA
[ *] GPA (UW, W): 4.0, 4.37 (My school caps our Honors and AP classes at a max of 3)
[ *] Rank: NA
[ *] Other stats: Top ten percent of class of 185 girls

Subjective:
[ *] ECs listed on app: President of Guitar Club and member for two years,
Vice President of Key Club, Treasurer for two years, and member for four years
Sports editor for school newspaper for three years writer for four years,
Blood Drive Coordinator for school’s National Honors Society for two years,
Varsity member of school golf team for four years member of Certamen, a Latin-themed academic decathlon team, for two years, member of Big Sister, a mentorship program for freshmen at my school, for four Freshmen girls, tutor at my school for California Scholarship Federation, Young Neighbors in Action volunteer at San Francisco, Tutor at local elementary school Phoebe Hearst, Volunteer bagger for Sacramento Food Bank,
Volunteer for hospital, Volunteer golf coach for Californian Eagles, an affiliate of the Special Olympics
[ *] Job/Work Experience: NA
[ *] Essays (subject and responses, and what you think of them): Common App essay was about my love for reading and writing and how it served as a way for personal growth and solace. I spent a lot of time on this, starting the essay in July. The Pomona supplement was about what has sparked my curiosity this year. I spent somewhat less time on that one but I was very thorough.
[ *] Teacher Recs?: I loved the teachers who wrote my recs so I am sure they were fine.
[ *] Counselor Rec?: I met with my counselor frequently and tried to update her about what I was doing at school. Because of this she knew me well and most likely wrote a good rec.
[ *] How did you apply (ED? RD?): RD
[ *] Hook (if any): half asian, recruited for golf

Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: California
[ *] School Type: private all girls college prep school
[ *] Ethnicity: Korean-Italian
[ *] Gender: Female
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I am incredibly blessed to have gotten this admission. I wish all of you the best of luck in your decision process! Although I am not sure if I will be going to Pomona, the school has given me the best financial aid package thus far.