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Only bad thing about a small school is that reputations (true or untrue!) can be made quickly. Everyone WILL know your business. But usually you'll know theirs too. I don't think people are particularly judgmental about what they hear, it's just pretty unavoidable that they hear it.

Pomona admissions are very competitive, but that shouldn't discourage you from applying. A lot of my friends who were accepted were totally shocked by the decision and though they wouldn't get in at all. But the admissions board looks at each individual application and may look past your SATs or GPA if there is some other shining quality about you. So, you might as well apply! And, if you are accepted, it would be the biggest mistake of your life to not come here. Only at Pomona will you find true happiness.

ERRRRRGH!

You know it's a good sign when you want to take eight classes a semester, learn four new sports, two new instruments, visit more national parks, do more NYT crosswords, and hang our with your friends more. The only problem is time.

Pomona has a lot of great, fun traditions from ski-beach day (skiing in the mountains in the morning and tanning at the beach in the afternoon) to death by chocolate (a room full of nice, delicious chocolate to relieve stress during finals). Pomona's climate is awesome- after all it's southern california, and it's not surprising to see shirtless, shoeless frisbee of football on the quad in the middle of january and tanning by the pool in february and march. Sports on campus are fun, with lots of intramurals and opportunities to have fun with friends. The varsity sports combine with Pitzer College tend to be pretty decent for division three and its always fun to go to the games against CMS (Claremont Mckenne, Harvey-Mudd, and Scripps) in whatever sports. In those games it doesn't matter how good either team actually is, it will be a fun, close game. Students tend go all out for the CMS games, but besides that going to athletic events isn't as big as it is on other campuses.

If you're going to give student led tours while at Pomona, don't end the majority of your sentences with "if you like diarrhea!" You'll probably get fired. Examples of some sentences: The dining hall food is pretty good... The dorm showers are pretty nice...

Hah, Say Anything. Funny movie.

The main thing is that Pomona is a lot of fun. Very few students are unhappy, and the college does a great job of making sure that this is the case. Two sophomore sponsors (one male and one female) live in a hall of freshmen to make sure that everyone is happy. They are not there to punish anyone, and act as older brothers and sisters. The sponsor system is very successful. Sponsors and sponsees remain good friends the rest of the way through school.

Like I had any holds barred above...

Pomona administration kind of babies their students. I had to petition to live off-campus and it was an incredibly long ordeal. For people who love to live in a dorm, it won't be a problem. For people who don't, prepare to be in the minority and be willing to fight.