Libby Rose – Voices

How Pomona Shot to the Top of My List

Posted on March 15, 2019September 21, 2022 by Libby Rose

By Libby Rose ‘19 Let’s start from the beginning. During my college application process, I knew I wanted a small liberal arts college in southern California. The Claremont Colleges were an obvious option. Everything I had researched about Pomona during my junior year of high school seemed fantastic. But it was during the summer before my senior year that Pomona really began ...

The “Abroad” in Study Abroad

Posted on November 26, 2018September 21, 2022 by Libby Rose

By Libby Rose ‘19 (second of two posts by Libby Rose about studying abroad) During my study abroad program at University College London (UCL), I had four weeks off after classes ended to travel, and I learned so much about myself through that experience. I went on a European tour with two of my friends who were studying abroad at Cambridge. In just two weeks, we went to B...

The “Study” in Study Abroad

Posted on July 6, 2018September 21, 2022 by Libby Rose

By Libby Rose '19 I have just arrived back in the States after my six-month-long study abroad program in London, studying neuroscience at University College London (UCL). What an experience! The academics were so different from those at Pomona. In London, I took really cool classes for my neuroscience major such as Developmental Neurobiology and Cellular Neurophysiology. The...