By Chris Meng '23
My first semester at Pomona College finished not too long ago, and it absolutely flew by. I realized that there are some small but significant distinctions between college and high school. For example, there is no detention for being late. Nobody will chase you around to turn in your work, go eat food or even get out of bed. Professors might send a concerne...
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Social Life
A Letter for Incoming Black Students, from a Black Student
By Ebere Amadi '22
It was a 47-minute car ride from my house to Pomona College on Move-In Day, August 25th, 2018. I drove down the 60 freeway with a car full of family, luggage, and Frank Ocean’s nostalgic tunes. As the familiar melodies of Ivy and Nights boomed through my speakers, I almost cried as Frank beautifully sang “we’ll never be those kids again” because it was tru...
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My First Year at Pomona: Seven Things I’m Grateful For
By Becky Zhang ‘22
A few days ago, my best friend (who took Intro to Psychology and had many a fun fact to share with me throughout the semester) shared that gratitude was an effective remedy for all sorts of maladies. She dropped some statistics on the scientifically-proven benefits of practicing gratitude: an extra half-hour of sleep, and so on. Whether or not th...
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Metrolink to Amtrak: Time on the Train
By Becky Zhang ‘22
My first semester at Pomona was unforgettably fun and eye-opening. While my friends and I made ample use of the seven dining halls, five campuses, sunshine, cafés, and thrift stores in Claremont, we occasionally took the Metrolink train into L.A. in search of places and activities to explore outside the 5C bubble. We really made use of the city, a short an...
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The 5Cs in Real Life
By Daniel Garcia '21
Daniel Garcia answers some of the most common questions about Pomona in relation to the other Claremont Colleges that form a consortium known as “the 5Cs.”
How easy is it take classes at Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, Scripps, or Harvey Mudd College?
It's more than easy to take classes at the other colleges, and the schools promote it. By having fi...
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The Consortium: Pomona’s Community in Claremont
By Sarah Binau '19
Pomona wouldn’t be Pomona without the Claremont Consortium. The collaboration and sharing of diverse ideas, beliefs, and approaches to education that comes with working so closely with the other schools makes Pomona’s participation in the 5C system integral to what it means to be a Sagehen.
Pomona’s home in the Claremont Consortium sets it apart from ot...
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The Over-Enrolled Student
By Blake Plante '19
What started as a mission to diversify myself became an addiction. At first, excited by so many course offerings and disappointed that I was limited to only a few, I decided not to worry myself with limits and filled my schedule with an unwise quantity of courses. I’ve since taken 68 college classes.
Here are a few things I’ve learned about over-enroll...
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How Hard Is Pomona?
By Diana Rodriguez ‘19
As a summer intern in the Admissions Office who has been giving campus tours, I hear this question a lot: “how hard is Pomona?” I figure this is a question many prospective students have about Pomona, so let me attempt to answer it.
The short answer is that Pomona is pretty hard. There will be tear stains on papers and tests as well as many all-nigh...
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Pomona’s Alternative Music Festival
By Toran Langford ‘21
New to campus? Like music but can’t afford or don’t want to buy into mainstream festivals? Welp, Nochella is just for you! Let me explain a little background.
SO WHAT IS NOCHELLA ANYWAY?
The Nochella Music Festival was created by the Pomona Events Committee (PEC) which is under the Live Arts Committee that plans concerts and performances, in coll...
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Exploring Beaches, Live Music and More Off Campus
By Sarah Binau '19
My three years at Pomona have given me the chance to enjoy the city, the coast, the desert, and the mountains in more ways than I could have imagined before coming here. Here is a summary of my favorites in the genres of beaches, improv, outdoor adventures and live music.
Let’s go to the beach, beach, let’s go get away!
Leo Carrillo State Park is the...
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