Pomona '24 ED1 Results

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Sat, 07 Dec 2019 16:45:25 +0000

Decision: Deferred

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): EBRW- 800 Math: 730
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.867
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 1% but could only say top decile in application
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Human Geo (4) AP Euro (5) APUSH (5) AP Calc B/C (4) A/B subscore (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: IB Lit HL, Spanish 6 Honors, Symphonic Orchestra, AP Stats, AP Bio, AP Gov, AP Studio Art
Major Awards: national merit semifinalist

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Orchestra (Viola Section leader), NHS (Publicist) NAHS (Publicist), Kemper Museum Teen Art Council
Job/Work Experience: Worked at a pool summer 2018, Working at ceramics shop as Keyholder since June 2019
Volunteer/Community service: Various activities for Key Club and NHS
Summer Activities: Work
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7.5. My writing tends to be convoluted and it’s certainly not a strong suit. However, my writing made sense for submitting to a LAC and to Pomona specifically
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Didn’t get to read any of my recs.
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): APUSH teacher, I assume this was a really good recommendation as he really liked me and I was 1 or 2 students that got a 5.
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): AP Bio teacher, had only known him for a couple months, probably not phenomenal (sp?)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): No clue
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): yes, leader for the Kemper Museum Teen Arts Council on which I play a major role.
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): N/A

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Major of Interest: Molecular Bio, Art
State (if domestic applicant): KS
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public (6A)
Ethnicity: Mixed, Black and white
Gender: F
Hooks (URM, first-generation college, etc.): URM

Reflections:
Strengths: Transcript grades, test scores, senior course load
Weaknesses: Writing
Why you think you were deferred: Grades very weak in quarter report (2 Bs, 1 D), especially compared to my previous grades (perfect GPA) My counselor explained them to the office but I don’t think it was enough.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments (if any):
I attended the Fall POP program.