Pomona College Top Questions

The stereotypes I've heard associated with Pomona fall into two categories: those which tend to be associated with most top-notch small liberal arts schools, and those which are more Pomona-specific. Stereotypes in the former category claim that Pomona is very white, extremely liberal, upper-class, and elitist. Stereotypes in the latter category claim that students only think about work and are all extremely happy.

The biggest stereotype is that our students are arrogant. Another stereotype is that we are one of the happiest campuses in the country.

Pretentious, rich, preppy, spoiled, know-it-alls, big studiers

In the five colleges, Pomona students are known as the elitists, but each college has a stereotype.

Pomona students are are Ivy league/ Stanford rejects, who are still bitter now have something to prove. Pomona gives its students absolutely no practical experience, so that the students can't get jobs when they graduate. Pomona students were mostly nerds in high school and don't know how to dress.

happy and friendly, smart, laid-back, rich, pretentious, and awesome.

We are happy, elitist, always wear flip flops, study outside and lie on the grass, play frisbie, work hard but play even harder

Within the Claremont Colleges, we have the stereotype of being elitist.

There are stereotypes that Pomona is an environment that fosters privilege and elitism. People also believe that Pomona students live in a very sheltered bubble.

The stereotype about Pomona students holds that they're self-righteous, politically oversensitive and elitist.