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[quote=Anonymous]OP— I think Pomona manages to fall into two categories that made admission tough. Their admission numbers make them a lottery school.  And they are curating a class. Your kid might get in this year because she plays an unusual instrument that they need in the orchestra or is from Wisconsin.  But would not get in the next year because they have Wisconsin kids and someone who plays the unusual instrument from the prior year.

Your DC sounds great. And I’m sure Pomona— or any schoool— would be lucky to have her.   Have her apply ED if she badly wants it, and try to help her find a way to market a diverse interest, talent, EC that makes her add something unique to the class. I have seen things from similar schools like...

Did you know that the class of 2022 has kids from 49 states, 32 different countries, and includes someone who holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for continuous pogo stick jumping, a national championship winner in chicken farming and a student who has hiked the highest peak on all 7 continents?  (I think this was Cal Tech that had something similar).  But don’t let her get her heart set on Pomona. Help her see that for such a small, selective college it is less about merit, and more about happening to have what they need to fill out the class when they get to her application.

Yes.  College admissions in 2018 sucks. [/quote]

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