Pomona Traditions – Page 3

High-Adrenaline Sports at Pomona: Room Draw

Posted on May 7, 2015September 21, 2022 by Eron Smith

Iiiiiiiiit’s MAY on the Pomona campus (well, and everywhere else)! The weather has been getting hotter, and many of us are running low on sleep, motivation, and Flex. I won’t lie; things are pretty stressful for a lot of students right now. Yes, it’s now Finals Season, but before spring finals comes the uncertainty of What’s-Happening-Next-Year Season. We’re gearing up to g...

Food, Glorious Food

Posted on April 29, 2015September 21, 2022 by Kyra Sanborn

College can be rough. Sometimes balancing academics, internships, clubs, applications, jobs, athletics, and that sliver of a social life is terribly and inconveniently overwhelming. Those activities that once constituted as pleasure become obligations, and stressful ones at that. It is difficult, when in this state of seemingly perpetual stress, to smell the roses. So what can ...

OMGGGG: You’ve Been Admitted!

Posted on April 21, 2015September 21, 2022 by Ashley Land

This is a post for all of the no longer "prospective students" but for the future attendees of some of the best and most elite colleges and universities in the country. I know you all are about to embark on a monthlong breakdown full of college admitted student day trips, getting to know new people and places, [insert college name here] Class of 2019 Facebook group notificatio...

Resources at Pomona

Posted on April 7, 2015September 21, 2022 by April Xiaoyi Xu

Pomona always has so many great resources to offer

A new land. A new territory. A new adventure… Everything will be new, or so it seems. I can imagine, if you are a newly admitted student, how complicated your feelings must be. You are excited, you are overwhelmed, and you are nervous as you prepare to bid farewell to your high school career and move on to college. If you are an international student, you might feel even mo...

47 Reasons Why Pomona is a Special Place

Posted on April 6, 2015September 21, 2022 by Teofanny Saragi

My sponsor group at the Walker Wall painting during Orientation Week!

One of the opportunities the Office of Admissions offers first-year students is the chance to be a Student Ambassador. After you apply, eight first-year students are chosen to give tours, host prospective students, coordinate events for the tour guide and overnight host programs, and collaborate with the Office of Admissions on other projects. The tour guiding aspect of bein...

Around the World in 90 Minutes

Posted on February 23, 2015September 21, 2022 by Sophia Sun

Have you ever wanted to sample cultural foods from around the world (fasnetsscherben, okonomiyaki salmorejo, bhajia za dengu, 烧卖(燒賣)... mmmm!), learn simple phrases in 10 different languages from native speakers, find out which German city suits you the best, receive a hand-written card in Spanish, and meet King Cyrus, all without worrying about travel expenses and taking too m...

Let’s Talk About Dorms!

Posted on January 15, 2015September 21, 2022 by Eron Smith

There are some things that you’re allowed to say in college that sound totally creepy out in the real world. In this case, the one I’m thinking of is the casual question to someone you just met: “Where do you live?” It’s probably the #1 question first-years get asked. You can ask about the person’s major, but they don’t know. You can ask where they’re from, but you’re...

The Stress of De-stressing: Events at Pomona

Posted on December 10, 2014September 21, 2022 by Sophia Sun

Finals week: when picking a de-stressing event is the most stressful aspect of trying to de-stress. The hardest part about finals isn't really those impending exams and assignments - it's all the beautiful creative performances and events that I'm missing out on when I stay in to finish a Computer Science test program (essentially a take-home midterm to program SpaceInvaders...