Sophomore Experience – Page 4

At Pomona, ED Does Not Stand For Early Decision

Posted on November 17, 2014September 21, 2022 by Kyra Sanborn

For the ambivalent high-schooler about to make one of the most important decisions of your life, let me alleviate some of that adolescent stress with my own humble suggestion: YES. GO WITH SAM TO PROM. Oh, and while you're at it, consider making the much easier choice about committing Early Decision to Pomona. It was a dark and stormy night in the winter of my senior year, m...

Sophomore Slump?

Posted on November 2, 2013September 21, 2022 by Madeleine Colvin

Yesterday at dinner, my friends and I were discussing sophomore slump. According to Wikipedia, it "refers to an instance in which a second, or sophomore, effort fails to live up to the standards of the first effort. It is commonly used to refer to the apathy of students (second year of high school, college or university)." It's true--this year doesn't have all the exciting, ...

The Sponsor Experience

Posted on October 4, 2013September 21, 2022 by Madeleine Colvin

When friends from home would ask me when I was going back to school, I'd throw out some date in mid-August, mumbling that I was going back a couple weeks early for some freshman-orientation-something-something-you know. I tried my best to avoid explaining that I was going back early for "sponsor training," a term totally unfamiliar to my non-Pomona friends. The few who did ...

Temporary tattoos?!?

Posted on September 9, 2012September 21, 2022 by snl017

The SCC Fall kick-off and Coop Store Grand Re-opening happened on Friday night. They had prizes to win from the coop store (I got a free shirt!), cookies from the coop fountain, kettle corn, music from KSPC DJs, bouncy houses, and tastes of new healthy drinks for sale. But the best part? Temporary tattoos. Seriously, we are all in college, but we are all still very much ...

To Disneyland!

Posted on August 31, 2012September 21, 2022 by snl017

It's Thursday night. I'm sitting on a plane, headed to Claremont. Tomorrow, Friday (I guess today now that I'm posting this), will be my first day on campus for the 2012-2013 academic year. I will have to get used to telling people I'm a sophomore. I will have to declare a major second semester. But, for today, I'm going to ignore all that. It's my first day back on campu...

47 Reasons I’m Excited to Go Back to School

Posted on August 18, 2012September 21, 2022 by lkershberg

At the end of a long and stressful finals week 4 months ago, I could think of nothing but how much I wanted to be at home with my dog, lounging on the couch, watching a trashy television show and letting everything I learned in my freshman year of college slowly seep out of my brain. However, now that my summer is virtually over, I can't wait to get back to school. Take my wo...