classes – Voices

Emergency!! There Are Too Many Interesting Classes

Posted on November 23, 2020November 19, 2020 by Chris Meng

student working on problems with paper and pencil

By Chris Meng ’23 Help! It’s a new semester, which also signals the climax of uncertainty around class schedules. You would think that schedules are mostly set by the time classes start. For some students, that is the case. Major and general education requirements often shape the direction of some students’ semesters. However, in general, Pomona students have an amazing amou...

Online School: A Small College Just Got That Much More Important

Posted on November 18, 2020November 17, 2020 by Nelia Perry

By Nelia Perry ‘24 There have been a lot of posts already about online school but bear with me as I add one more to the list. I’m sure those of you reading this are already interested in attending a small school–you are at least contemplating it. So, let me tell you why attending a small college just got that much more important. Let’s get straight to the point: meeting p...

Just Another Tuesday

Posted on November 9, 2020November 5, 2020 by Bryce Kelly

illustration of a pig in gladiator helmet

By Bryce Kelly ‘23 Illustrations by Teodelina Martelli '23 My housemate just knocked on my door, walked into my room, proceeded to rant about the meaning of life for five minutes, walked back into the hall, and closed the door behind him. This is the fourth day in a row he’s done something like that. Yesterday the talk was about the ego and the id. The day before that, ps...

Will I Sound Like Beyoncé?

Posted on November 5, 2020November 4, 2020 by Sonam Rikha

By Sonam Rikha ’24 Have you ever gone on a walk with your friends, and all of a sudden you hear a loud, high-pitched, angelic voice? Chances are, if you followed that voice, you would stumble across a little Asian girl singing at the top of her lungs as her embarrassed brother follows at a distance. Ever since I was a little kid, I loved singing and was pretty open about it....

Zoom University: College of Pomona

Posted on October 29, 2020October 23, 2020 by Oluyemisi Bolonduro

Friends from French, featuring Oliver bunny

By Oluyemisi Bolonduro ‘23 Did you know I’ve never had my first day of classes on Pomona’s campus? Freshman year I started the semester walking to my class at CMC with my roommate, who was walking to Pitzer. This time around, we were chillin’ in our rooms at home, and I sent her a message that said, “annnddd this year it’s on zoom :,,,))”. I don’t know anybody who genuinely ...

The Benefits and Drawbacks of Online Learning

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Chloe Mandel

By Chloe Mandel ‘23 When Pomona first announced that students would be completing the second half of the spring 2020 semester online, I felt an immediate sense of dread as I thought back to my experience using an online program in high school. In ninth grade, when my family decided to temporarily leave my small town in Connecticut and travel in Europe, I took five online cla...

Why I Like a Semester System

Posted on August 18, 2020August 24, 2020 by Danny DeBare

By Danny DeBare ‘22 When looking for a college that fits well, many prospective students choose to focus on specific fields of study. After all, we are talking about college, a place you go to study a subject matter. When deciphering what size and style of university (liberal arts, research university, vocational school, community college, etc.) fits best with a desired area...

A Pitch for the Liberal Arts

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Chris Meng

students having dinner at a professor's house

By Chris Meng ‘23 “Why would you choose Pomona over a more well-known school?” As a tour guide and summer fellow for the admissions office, my peers and I discuss the most common questions we get during tours and other interactions with prospective students, and this is one of them. While my neighbors in Pennsylvania may not know Pomona, graduate schools and employers cer...

It’s Really Not About the Major

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Siena Swift

By Siena Swift ’22 These days, most high school students are pressured to decide on a major, if not an academic field, before applying to college. Many colleges or universities require you to apply into a major or school within the university, and transferring into a different major can often be difficult. I personally didn’t think about these issues when applying to college...

Early Decision, the Best Decision I’ve Ever Made

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Deanna Han

Deanna standing in front of Bridges Auditorium

By Deanna Han '23 October 30th, 2018 I took a deep breath and submitted my application. There was nothing else I could do; all that was left was the wait. With one click of a button, I had sealed my future — but I didn’t know that then. In 45 days, my whole world would change. December 14th, 2018 I rub the sleep out of my eyes and yawn. My heart starts pounding a...