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[quote=Anonymous]OP, in terms of the personal features Pomona is seeking out, I think their admissions office does a good job: https://www.pomona.edu/admissions/apply

[quote]Evidence of:
Investment and involvement in a community or passionate pursuit
A love for learning, and a willingness to challenge yourself and go outside your "comfort zone"
An openness to new ideas and rejection of easy answers
An appreciation for a collaborative learning environment
Personal character — be it grit, kindness, diligence or serving others
Risk-taking and adventurousness
Creativity and innovation
Appreciation for the visual and/or performing arts[/quote]

I think they have an especially personal admissions process in which they are less stats-driven compared to some schools, but are really looking to build a diverse class of motivated, curious students who are eager to learn and explore in a rich environment. Diversity is a pretty significant factor and the slightly lower testing than peer schools is because Pomona has the highest % URM of any top LAC or university along with one of the highest % first gen/low-income students- groups that don't test as highly. The statistics are that African identifying students of any background had a 13% acceptance rate compared to 8% for all students, for example.

Applying early can help your daughter stand out among a smaller applicant pool. Once they get to the thousands they wade through in RD, the impression the reader gets is pretty critical to whether or not you're passed along to the committee, and they get tougher with their standards. They really do read the recommendations and essays in detail, so be sure those pieces are giving them impressions of the traits mentioned above. Otherwise, honestly it's a reach for everyone driven by a subjective process. I feel that in a different year, I might not have gotten accepted, so I wouldn't take anything too personally with them. There are a bunch of similarly outstanding SLACs with students who are much the same, so depending on what attracts your D to Pomona, she could look into some of them. [/quote]

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