Too Far of a Reach?

Colleges & Universities Pomona College
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<p>I saw everyone’s stats and it seems like it’s impossible for me to it there. Any inputs?</p>

<p>Gender: F
Location: Southern California
College Class Year: 2011
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.98
GPA - Weighted: 4.46
Class Rank: top 5 students
Class Size: 550</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 720
SAT I Critical Reading: 650
SAT I Writing: 690
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 720
SAT II Chemistry: 780</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Science Olympiad - 9-12th
-4th place individual event “Chemistry Lab”
Leadership positions: Secretary, Quantum Physics - 11, 12
VP, Science Club - 11, 12
PR, Environmental Club - 11, 12
Usher Captain, Philharmonics (Phil) - Summer before 12th
Volunteer/Service Work: Hospital - 11-now
Phil - Summer before 12th
Rose Parade Float Decoration - Winter, 9-11
Honors and Awards: Top 10 Scholars of the class, 9-11
Scoring Top 10 percentile on the German National Exam, 10-11
Questbridge Collegematch Finalist, 12
CSF, 9-now
NHS, 9-now
College Summer programs: summer classes at CSU, summer before 9th [does it count?]</p>

<p>Colleges of Interest:</p>

<p>College: Pomona College, Choice #: 1, ED/EA: Yes, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: Occidental College, Choice #: 2, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: Claremont McKenna College, Choice #: 3, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: University of California - Los Angeles, Choice #: 4, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: University of Southern California, Choice #: 5, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: University of California - Berkeley, Choice #: 6, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: University of California - Irvine, Choice #: 7, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply
College: University of California - Davis, Choice #: 8, ED/EA: No, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply</p>

<p>Desired College Characteristics:</p>

<p>Location type: Small City, Rural
Size: Small (Under 2,500), Medium Small (2,500 - 5,000), Medium (5,000 - 10,000)</p>

<p>Area: West Coast
Importance of cost: Extremely important</p>

<p>See, the problem is that many of my friends with similar or even better stats are applying there, does that affect my chance of being admitted? Also, do I have enough safeties and matches?</p>

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<p>i would say that your stats are good enough to have a legitimate shot at getting in. pomona is kind of quirky though. since they are a very small school, they really dig deep into the application to determine what kind of student you are/will be… i would say that your personal essay and teacher rec’s will ultimately decide the issue for you… one slight negative is your west coast status. of course, it is not a deal breaker as pomona takes a lot of west coasters, but a similar student applying from a different part of the country might have an advantage as pomona tries to further its geographic profile. good luck to you, and i’m sure that you will have several choices among the schools that you listed.</p>

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<p>You’ve got some strong credentials. To answer your question, no it’s not too far of a reach. As long as you’ve applied to matches and safeties where you’ll be happy as well, you should be all set.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>I agree. It is a reach but not an unreasonable one. The fact that you’re applying ED can’t hurt either. (I’m applying ED too btw) good luck!!</p>