Pomona College

Pros: Amazing professors, creative and intelligent laid-back student body, constant sunshine
Cons: ???

One of the first things most people ask when I tell them I went to Pomona College is "Why Pomona?" I'm from the East Coast and all of my friends from high school drove off to New York or New England and couldn't really understand why I would...

Pros: stimulating, difficult, intense
Cons: occasionally rigid, party-line liberal thinking

I did take some bad classes at Pomona -- but they were few and far between. Overall, the academics are top-notch. Having witnessed the selection process for professors, I can say that Pomona takes utmost care in selecting instructors. Those who end up...

Pros: location, opportunity, student body, diversity
Cons: Surrounding town not too exciting

I graduated from Pomona in May 2000 and wished I still lived there. It was a great place to go to college and the social life is a big part of that statement.

Pomona has a very diverse student body. The diversity manifests itself in many...

Pros: Friendly, responsive, respectful
Cons: None

Often Admissions Offices can be cold and impersonal, treating applicants like numbers rather than people. My experience with the Pomona College Admissions Office could not have been more different. I was waitlisted by the College. After that decision, I...

Pros: Some flex dollars available
Cons: 2 episodes of food poisoning within 3 months.

Campus food has always been a nightmare. More so now when students are exposed to a greater variety of food at a younger age.

I have listened to my daughter complain for 4 years now -- through 2 different food service providers. When she...

Pros: good education
Cons: sketchy location

When you have four other excellent school nearby, and access to most all of their facilities, you know you're setting yourself up for a wonderful education. There is no doubt that this school can educate you in a very wonderful way. What you do need to...

Pros: nice people, great program
Cons: its hard to finance a 30K a year school

Great financial aid department. Huge endowment. The give give out tons of aid. The staff is really good and nice. They always has new info on scholarships and fellowships that you can apply to above and beyond their normal program, and there is...

Pros: Safe place, friendly and intelligent people, great financial aid
Cons: Slightly claustrophic, boring neighborhood

I came to this site five years ago to see what Pomona was like, and as a senior now, I'd like to contribute back. I'm a science major from the east coast, and looking to go to med school. First, if you're looking to get spoiled, you should come here. ...

Pros: students, academics, weather
Cons: in Claremont

If you are looking for a selective and small liberal arts college Pomona College is for you. Pomona College offers great weather, good professors in small classrooms, numerous organizations, and a smart and varied student body. In comparison to its...

Pros: academics, the people, the size, the weather!!
Cons: small school, smog, public transportation

Without a doubt, Pomona College is one of the nicest places in the country to attend undergraduate school. Located in Southern California, 45 minutes from both the beach and the ocean, it is completely accecable to all of the great cultural activities...

Pros: Academics, Weather, Charm, Size(?)
Cons: Location, Size(?)

To decide whether or not to come to Pomona College, decide whether or not you want to attend a small liberal arts college. If you do, then you won't find a better choice than Pomona.

One of the most alluring things about Pomona is that the...

Pros: Incredible academics, surroundings, breadth and depth
Cons: Increasingly conservative administration, very expensive

Although people (especially on the East Coast) often haven't heard of Pomona College, I am grateful for having had the chance to attend this school and con only say great things about the four years that I spent there.

First of all, Pomona is...

Pros: faculty, facilities, financial aid
Cons: administration

my thoughts on pomona.

academics

- A-. knowledgeable faculty with great care for the students (for the most part-- avoid the sciences at all cost! i escaped with little residual knowledge of molecular structures, but still have a...

Pros: New facilities...small school...great alumni...CALIFORNIA~
Cons: your only there for four years!

I love this campus soooo much!! If your looking for something sunny and beautiful...Pomona is the place for you! It has all the aspects of a great campus. In addition you are encuraged to hang out at any of the other Cleremont Campuses (but Pomona is by...

Pros: top-notch professors, great classes, great students, sunny weather, lots of opportunities for fun
Cons: sheltered, expensive, not terribly diverse.

Pomona College was the perfect place to go to school. I transferred as a Sophomore, and loved my time there. The campus is like Club Med, with swimming pools, palm trees, beautiful dorms, and great weather. The administration does everything it can to...