Daphne Chapline

Do You Know What You’re Doing This Summer?

Posted on May 14, 2020September 21, 2022 by Daphne Chapline

By Daphne Chapline '22 *Note: This was written before the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic upset many students' summer plans. “Got any big plans for the summer?” is a question often asked of college students toward the end of the year. Last year, when I was asked, I would answer, “I’m interning at a pharmaceutical company in Boston—I’m very excited.” This was all true, but w...

Got Plans This Weekend?

Posted on February 12, 2020September 21, 2022 by Daphne Chapline

By Daphne Chapline ‘22 If you’re like me, and you aren’t the biggest fan of going out on the weekends, and you’re struggling with finding things to do, check out my personal top 10 favorite things to do in the Los Angeles/Claremont area: 1. The Beach!!! The best way to do this is either by getting a Zipcar or recruiting a friend who has a car if you don’t already have ...

What You Need to Know About Deferral/Rejection

Posted on December 4, 2019September 21, 2022 by Daphne Chapline

By Daphne Chapline '22 I knew I wanted to go to Pomona almost immediately after arriving on campus for my first visit. Something about it just felt right; all the students I talked to were so kind, helpful, and extremely willing to talk about their passions on and off campus. I was drawn to the idea of small class sizes and close professor relationships, the collaborative st...

The Claremont Community

Posted on September 11, 2019September 21, 2022 by Daphne Chapline

By Daphne Chapline '22 One rainy Sunday morning, I was walking back to campus from a yoga class at Claremont Yoga when I heard someone yell, “Daphne, wait!” I turned around and saw a staff member of Bert and Rocky’s, an ice cream shop in the Claremont Village. I ran inside the shop, she handed me some pumpkin bread and said “Here, on me!” As I ate my pumpkin bread, I chatted...

Grades at Pomona

Posted on June 19, 2019September 21, 2022 by Daphne Chapline

By Daphne Chapline ‘22 In high school, I used to obsessively check my PowerSchool app to see my grades. I put so much pressure on myself to get perfect grades. It’s safe to say that the relationship between my self-esteem and my grades was not exactly helping my confidence. My feelings of self-worth were too contingent on how I was doing in school; if I received what I...

“You Can Truly Reinvent Yourself in College”

Posted on April 3, 2019September 21, 2022 by Daphne Chapline

By Daphne Chapline ‘22 While visiting other colleges, I was astonished to hear that, in many places, you need to know your major as soon as you apply, and students find it extremely difficult to switch majors once they have declared. As a young person, I find it scary to think that at such a formative time in our development, we have to make a (somewhat) pivotal decision abo...

First-Year Blues

Posted on January 30, 2019September 21, 2022 by Daphne Chapline

By Daphne Chapline '22 My parents were not ready to become empty-nesters, and this baby Sagehen was certainly not ready to leave the nest last August. I had to leave my childhood home of 18+ years, my loving parents, and friends who had become family. I had established myself in the context of my community. When I came to Pomona, I felt like I left a big part of my identity ...