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GPA 3.96 unweighted (straight A's until senior yr, in which I got one B both semesters)
Rank 18 of 301 unweighted
10 AP credits
7 Honors credits

Not super rigoruous jr and sr years (relative to fr and soph year) due to medical problems

SAT I Verbal: 720
Math: 650
SAT II writing: 700
Math IIC: 650
Biology: 690

AP biology: 5
english lit: 4
calc AB: 3
chemistry: 3
AP scholar with honor (not that that means much)

EC:

-1 yr football (only (and first ever) girl on team)
-2 yr wrestling (only girl on team)
2nd at girls state
OR nat'l team, participant at USGWA girls nat'ls
-2 yr rugby (girls team this time)
team captain, treasurer
2002 state champs
1 0f 50 in nation selected to attend USA Rugby u19 Elite Training Camp and Nat'l Team tryouts, 2002 and 2003
Member of USA Rugby u19 Developmental Team
- 2 yr. softball
---No varsity letters. Hell, only girl on team! can you blame me for not making varsity?---

-Highly selective summer science research apprenticeship with undergrad level research
(after fr year though) note: 20% acceptance rate to program, and 5% of those accepted are freshman
-Add'l summer of science research after soph yr.
-Teacher for science day camp
-Mentor for HS students in science summer camp

-National Honor Society

-Ceramics
-Ceramics teacher for after school program
-Ceramics teacher at local Craft Center
-Volunteer ceramics teacher for various programs
-HS ceramics award

4 Great recs. 1 great essay and 1 pretty good (but not great)essay

For those of you familiar with Pomona's app, I'm sending in all 3 ec cards. Great science booklet from apprenticeship and great rec. Good ceramics portfolio.

I'm currently taking a year off. I graduated in June 2003. During my year I'm continuing with my sports, doing ceramics (selling pots and teaching at a few places), teaching science to k-8 kids, and taking art classes. I applied to Pomona last year and did not get in.


Any input you guys could give would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

By Freudboy (Freudboy) on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 03:02 am: Edit

girl wrestler, that is badass.

however, i hope you know how much pressure you put on the guys when you wrestle them -- 2 kids on our wrestling team, after they lost to girls, got ridiculed so much that they quit. i wrestled girls all the time in my weight class, and it was absolutely terrifying.

anyway, sorry to go off topic, but that seems to be unique and i bet you have a good chance

By Stonecold316 (Stonecold316) on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 04:37 am: Edit

is it really hard to make it to girls' state for wrestling? i do wrestling, too, and i really suck... but i'd still like to pretend i'm good! =P

By Freudboy (Freudboy) on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 05:20 am: Edit

WWF doesnt count, bro

By Stonecold316 (Stonecold316) on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 05:24 am: Edit

well i think sis would be more appropriate cuz i'm not a guy... =P

and it's WWE! the world wildlife federation (i think that's what it's called) sued, so WWF had to change its name. damn pandas.

By Argilospsychi (Argilospsychi) on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 01:37 pm: Edit

it wasn't hard to make girls state...but they don't know that

everyone gets to go...but winning and placing is up to you

By Gnatcire (Gnatcire) on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 06:23 pm: Edit

I am a current freshman at Pomona right now, and I am surprised that you didn't get in last year. Perhaps your SAT math scores were a little too low?

What will you be changing from your last application? If it isn't much, I don't see them accepting you this time since they hadn't before, unless the applicant pool isn't as strong this year. Perhaps you could apply EDII, to show a strong interest in the school. If you haven't already, try to do an interview and the optional essay.

Good luck to you.

By Argilospsychi (Argilospsychi) on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 08:02 pm: Edit

Last year I only had a 1290 SAT and a 3 for AP chemistry, the other SAT and AP scores are new
I think the low test scores last year really hurt me.

I think the applicant pool at Pomona is only going to get stronger. Two years ago they accepted 30%. Last year it was 20%.

Eeek!

By Demonllama (Demonllama) on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 09:03 pm: Edit

are you talking about Cal Poly Pomona?

By Argilospsychi (Argilospsychi) on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 - 11:14 pm: Edit

Pomona College, as in the Claremont colleges

By Demonllama (Demonllama) on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 - 03:23 pm: Edit

ok

By Argilospsychi (Argilospsychi) on Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 06:19 am: Edit

bump!

anybody?

By Argilospsychi (Argilospsychi) on Sunday, January 18, 2004 - 04:13 am: Edit

bump