Jacinta Chen – Voices

Sagehen Tennis Triumphs in the Age of COVID-19

Posted on April 8, 2020September 21, 2022 by Jacinta Chen

Tennis team at National Indoor Championships

By Jacinta Chen '21 In early March, the Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Tennis Team saw its journey to the Division III National Championship that would be held in St. Louis in late May abruptly ended by the spread of the novel coronavirus. Although my teammates and I were far from completing our spring season, I am immensely proud of how much we accomplished in 2020. After seven w...

Foreign Language Immersion at Pomona

Posted on September 25, 2019September 21, 2022 by Jacinta Chen

By Jacinta Chen ‘21 In a previous blog post, I shared my academic adventure through the six breadth of study area requirements to highlight how easy it is to explore many disciplines for Pomona students. In order to fulfill the foreign language requirement, Pomona generally requires students to either pass the third semester or higher of a language course, earn a 4 or 5 on a...

The Value of the Freshman Critical Inquiry Seminar

Posted on April 9, 2019September 21, 2022 by Jacinta Chen

By Jacinta Chen ’21 Some of the best memories I have at Pomona come from ID1. What is ID1? Pomona’s Critical Inquiry Seminar, better known on campus as ID1, is a required writing and discussion-based seminar all first-years take during their first semester at the College. The approximately 30 sections are taught by faculty from across the disciplines and engage student...

Academic Adventures with Pomona’s Area Requirements

Posted on February 20, 2019September 21, 2022 by Jacinta Chen

By Jacinta Chen '21 If you’re reading this, I’m guessing you’re interested in learning about how Pomona’s curriculum works and how it might work for you once you arrive on campus. In short, Pomona’s curriculum involves fulfilling six breadth of study requirements, a foreign language requirement, and a physical education requirement, as well as taking one critical inquiry se...

Pomona’s Amazing Academic Support

Posted on December 13, 2018September 21, 2022 by Jacinta Chen

By Jacinta Chen '21 During my sophomore year of high school, I attended the Pomona admissions info session and was so excited to hear about the intellectual and collaborative nature that Pomona would offer me. Essentially three and a half years later, I can say that Pomona’s academic environment has not only met, but exceeded my expectations. I’d like to share five key compo...

Five Reasons Why I Love Being a Pomona-Pitzer Sagehen

Posted on October 12, 2018September 21, 2022 by Jacinta Chen

By Jacinta Chen '21 I held my breath as I logged into my portal and opened up the admissions committee’s decision in February of 2017. A flurry of confetti filled my phone screen. I was ecstatic that I was going to be a member of the Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Tennis Team starting that fall. My first year at Pomona whizzed past and like every other student at Pomona, I’ve bee...