Standardized Tests
All candidates for admission are required to take either the SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT. Candidates who take the SAT Reasoning Test are expected to submit results for two College Board SAT Subject Tests. Homeschooled students are expected to submit the results of four SAT Subject Tests. Please see the Home-Schooled Students section. Candidates should schedule the SAT Tests or ACT to allow at least one month between the test date and the appropriate application deadline. Students must request that official test-score reports be sent directly to the College from the testing agency.
Arrangements for taking the College Board or American College Testing Program examinations are made directly with the testing agency, and the responsibility for completing these arrangements rests with the candidate. Application to take the tests must be filed approximately four weeks in advance of the examination. Candidates are urged to fill out the descriptive questionnaire associated with the tests.
Information concerning test dates, application fees, test-result reports, testing procedures, sample questions and special administration of the tests may be obtained from the testing agencies. Inquiries should be sent to one of the following addresses:
College Entrance Examination Board
P.O. Box 589
Princeton, NJ 08541
Website: www.collegeboard.com
The American College Testing Program
P.O. Box 168
Iowa City, IA 52243
Website: www.actstudent.org
Pomona College requires either the SAT plus two SAT Subject Tests OR the ACT. In submitting their application for admission consideration, students will certify that they will send to Pomona reports of all test scores taken on any date, whether ACT or SAT and SAT Subject Tests or both.
Information below addresses general requirements for first-year students and transfer students as well as specific issues for international and home-schooled students. |
