Pomona College Top Questions

The Sagehens of Pomona are stereotyped as smart, liberal, politically correct, West-Coast/California types, who live a sheltered and cushy life.

That we're elitist and think we're better than everyone else. Especially the students of the other four colleges in the Claremont Consortium.

People at the other four C's tend to think we are a bit elitist...And, honestly, we are a little snobby, but that's not always a bad thing. Most Pomona students are very confident but relaxed. We don't all graduate knowing what we are going to do with our lives, but we are all ready to take on the world...Just so long as it plays nice.

That we think we're smarter than the other colleges in the Claremont Consortium.

Pomona students work hard and play hard. They are the smartest students at the 5Cs and we know it. So does everyone else.

The prevalent stereotype about Pomona students, around the 5Cs at least (but I've heard it said elsewhere), is that they are stuck up and pretentious. They are known for thinking they (and their school) are vastly superior to the rest of the 5Cs. The students are also known for being mostly rich white kids (but that's true for the 5Cs generally). I guess the college is also known for having a lot of gay people attending it and for being very liberal.

The biggest stereotype held by members of the other four colleges is that Pomona students are stuck-up and elitist.

One of the main stereotypes about Pomona students are that they are pretentious when compared to students from the other four Claremont Colleges. Another stereotype is that Pomona students are angry or bitter about not getting into Ivy League colleges.

Students, at least those from the other Claremont Colleges, will sometimes stereotype Pomona students as elitist.

Among the claremont colleges, Pomona students are sometimes considered to be elitist.