Pomona College Top Questions

Pomona is great because of its size. Classes are intimate, beginning right away during your freshman year. People are relaxed and prefer to collaborate rather than compete. Pomona faculty are wonderful, and the administration is simultaneously professional and personal.

The best thing about Pomona is the weather. It's glorious. I was tanning back in February and loving it. I wish it wasn't so suburbian and I wish the immediate surrounding area was more interesting. The further surrounding area is super interesting, and the outdoor program we have called On The Loose is really excellent, allowing you to take free or dirt-free trips for hundreds of miles around. The administration seems fine, people have a natural aversion to the word so they'll complain no matter what. Pomona's got bundles of money and it benefits the students a ton. Sometimes it seems like people should be able to get money easily and they can't, and that doesn't make sense. But most of the time, Pomona funds whatever you want to do.

Pomona offers an idyllic setting for the college experience: In the middle of a quaint California suburb on a campus that serves as a veritable oasis in the desert of urban sprall that comprises inland sounthern California. Sun, palm trees, sprawling green lawns, terracotta roofs...there is simply no more beautiful place to go to school. I like to tell my parents that they are essentially paying for me to be on vacation, as virtually year round I find myself frequenting the pool, margarita and textbook in hand along with several friends. Maybe its because we're pampered by the incomparable weather, but people here are genuinely happy. We are certainly an academic bunch, but everyone is so multitalented that networks of friends are extensive and the whole enviornment seems free of the blanket of pressure-filled stress that so many competitive colleges seem to be plagued by. We all get along with eachother, our professors, and even the administration. Honestly, its just a really happy, beautiful place.

Pomona is just the right size; you know most people, but it isn't too small. The best thing about Pomona are the teachers - they are always available to help and they brilliant. It is really easy to get to know the teachers at Pomona. Not a lot of people know about Pomona and how good of a school it is - it is on par with schools like Amherst and Williams. There is a lot of school pride, yet as far as athletics go there isn't that much pride.

Pomona is a hidden treasure when it comes to colleges. With a very high rate of selectivity, Pomona picks out some of the most incredible, interesting, and unique students across the country. Yet, ask a stranger on the street anywhere outside of Southern California, and they won't know the name. As a member of the Claremont Consortium, Pomona is 1 of 5 schools located within a square mile in Claremont, CA. The result: small school academic environment with the benefits of 4 other colleges a 5-minute walk away. That means you get a better social scene, more clubs/activities, 5 times the number of classes that would normally be available (you can take classes at any of them), and a grand total of 6 different dining halls to choose from (2 on Pomona's campus). The atmosphere at Pomona is welcoming, and the college does some great things to make sure every student enjoys and benefits from their experience here.

Pomona was my dream college ever since my sophomore year of high school, and receiving my Early Decision acceptance letter in December of my senior year was one of the happiest moments of my life. I absolutely love Pomona, and it seems like a lot of my peers share this sentiment. Pretty much everyone is extremely grateful and happy to be here. For me, Pomona is the perfect size. It's the quintessential liberal arts college enhanced by the resources that the other Claremont Colleges provide. There are plenty of people to meet, and most Pomona students like making new friends. Some students gripe about Pomona's lack of name recognition as compared to large universities. However, this doesn't matter to me because important people like employers and grad schools know how amazing Pomona is. From my personal experiences, it seems like most people from the western United States are familiar with Pomona and know how good it is. Even though Pomona is a perfect fit for me, it's not for everyone. The type of person that enjoys it the most is liberal, free spirited, open minded, and likes to have fun. Close minded, socially conservative students should stay away. The Pomona community is full of gay rights activists, feminists, environmentalists, social justice advocates, and other people supporting leftist causes.

Pomona is a small, prestigious liberal arts college. Because they have kept the acceptance low, the class environment is much more personal and you have a great opportunity to get to know your teachers and the staff. This also leads to a generally friendlier atmosphere. The town is also very much a college town in my opinion. There has been a lot of resent renovations that have been created with the students in mind, including a theater, ice cream place, and coffee house.

Pomona is a fantastic fit for me. As shallow as it may be, weather helps a lot. 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} bright sunny days out of the entire year makes for great relaxing weather, and at least personally I find it hard to be motivated to do just about anything when it is dreary and cloudy out. Especially coming from cold and snowy Minnesota, spending 8 months of the year in the beautiful SoCal climate is a wonderful change. It also makes outdoor sports an option for recreation year round, which is a boon to players of frisbee, basketball, soccer, beach volleyball, etc. Pomona also maintains a good balance between being a small liberal arts school of 1500ish students while being a member of the 5 Claremont Colleges for a total students body of 4-5 thousand students. The consortium offers the resources of a bigger school (larger student body to interact with, huge library access, cross registration at all the schools) while the smaller college allows for personal contact with the admin and small class sizes. The college's location in relatively close proximity to LA (and the beaches!) while reisiding in a small town lends offers the opportunities of a major city and the safety and community of a smaller suburb with its own flavor. Except for a slight tendency to be a little too activist-oriented on what to me are trivial political correctness issues, Pomona has no major faults.

The best thing about Pomona is the feel and the environment. the students are happy and driven. Additionally it is really easy for students to get involved in the school projects and decisions. The school is just the right size. It is easy to get to know other students and get to know the faculty. The members of the administration are all really dedicated to the school and the students.

Pomona is the greatest school ever. I think this is mostly because of the atmosphere at the school, just as much as the great academics and so on. Basically, everyone really cares about their work, really wants to learn, and is driven to succeed. At the same time, though, almost everyone is really relaxed about it. There is absolutely no (and I really mean it--none at all!) competition between students, in any class or department, with none of the rather toxic fighting to do better than everyone else (either to be better or just to beat an insane curve). Everyone is friendly, and it's generally wonderful to be around people who are just as academically engaged yet fun-loving and relaxed at the same time.