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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]College Applied to: Pomona College Result: Deferred SAT/ACT: 1540 SAT (770 Math, 770 Reading), 750 Literature Subject Test, 790 Chemistry Subject Test, 800 Math II Subject Test Class rank: Salutatorian Legacy: None URM: No Aid: Full Pay Why: Her top choice Next steps: Apply EDII at either UChicago or Swarthmore, apply RD to Amherst, Carleton, Colby, Bowdoin, Barnard, Wellesley, Columbia, Yale, Tufts. Already admitted to a match and safety school.[/quote] So tough out there for a girl. Would recommend Swarthmore in ED II if she would be happy there. If she didn't get into Pomona ED, not likely to get into Columbia, Yale, maybe not Amherst or Tufts (due to yield protection)[/quote] It's actually a very good sign to be deferred from Pomona. They're like Stanford in that they reject the majority of their early candidates and defer only a select few who they like but want to review later. Most other LACs and east coast universities resort to deferring most ED students, which is basically a courtesy rejection (though a small group does get in later). I don't think that people on this board realize how selective it is to get into Pomona. They have the second lowest ED acceptance rate in the country after Columbia University- yes, more than UChicago, Brown, Penn, etc. Their overall acceptance rate for females was just 7% last year. I would not read too much into this as a sign for what is to come. That goes for any highly selective ED program, though, not just Pomona. As pointed out previously, even at the LACs where the ED acceptance rate is much higher, that number is skewed by recruited athletes. That list does feel reach-heavy, though. I might encourage her to add Vassar, Wesleyan, Scripps, Smith, and other less selective LACs. Her stats might get her merit aid from some of them. And it never hurts to reflect on the application to see if you could do something different. [/quote]
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