Top 10 Reasons to go to Pomona - Page 5

DSC · 12-21-2008, 03:58 AM

Pomona may be well known in some parts, but LAC's are practically a myth with the low levels of recognition they get at large.

A personal top 10 list to add to it:
1. Claremont McKenna
2. Scripps
3. Pitzer
4. Harvey Mudd
5. The 5-C's
(no really, the consortium is that awesome - classes, food, people, the 5-C challenge, 5-C Lax, etc.)

But if I had to call the consortium 1 answer?
2. High on Campus living rate
3. Sponsor program
4. People from all around the country (those three traits are what makes it so easy to like and fit in, IMO. You feel welcomed into a culture from day 1)
5. Skyspace - such a cool place to chill
6. Being able to get into classes with the best prof's even as a freshman
7. Claremont - it really offers a surprising amount for as tiny of a town as it is
8. Southern California location - you can easily get to LA, SB, SD, LV, and more
9. the people are awesome, period.
10, last but not least, Beer League

kcmdonahue · 01-04-2009, 06:42 PM

beer league? do explain

devushka · 01-05-2009, 12:09 AM

ah, beer league. it's pomona's most popular, unofficial sport. teams from various classes compete with each other. it's basically baseball turned into a drinking game. most participants are male, but I think that there are beerleader girls. I do not participate, but it's fun to watch the drunken revelry from the Lyon 2 balconies on a sunny saturday afternoon. maybe some of the guys would wish to elaborate?

(for you non-drinkers, Pomona is not nearly as alcoholic as this makes it sound. beer league is just one of our more hilarious and unspoken traditions)

MattsMomFL · 01-08-2009, 04:23 AM

1. Your parents will (should) have complete peace of mind that you are safe, happy and learning.

2. You're at the best LAC in the country.

3. The administration CARES.

4. The people who get accepted are really smart, funny and nice (I swear it's like a requirement for acceptance).

5. CHOCOLATE...now really what other school can say they do this?

6. You can play in the fountains.

7. Sports and music - all those ECs to continue fine-tuning.

8. the 5-Cs Consortium - it's a small school and a big school at the same time! And not just any schools, but GREAT schools!

9. 2009 Kiplinger #1 Best Value LAC!

10. It's beautiful - weather, architecture, landscaping, history - the school is over a 100 years old!

11. oh, I'm supposed to keep it at 10...

12. sorry, I just had to add the sushi and smoothies...oh! and the MILKSHAKES...

13. Anyone who is accepted must have the best karma in the universe!

14. Lest, I forget - Orientation Adventures - gah!! (in my next life, I'm going to Pomona!

DSC · 01-09-2009, 08:24 PM

This is a rather awkward list of the rules/description, but here's a shot:

Beer League is basically baseball with beer, rather self-explanatory. 1 team per class, 7 players a side (although most teams have people on the bench who rotate in), 1 beer an inning, 9 inning games. 7 players because you pitch to your own team and there isn't a catcher. 2 outs per inning, 4 strikes though, but every pitch counts as a 'strike'. It is played on the softball field. You use a POS tiny bat in order to prevent an excessive amount of home runs. Chug a beer for a spectacular play or home run(regulating the skill of players a bit). For the 7th inning stretch you chug a beer and sing take me out to the ball game (important to remember there a <b>4</b> strikes and you're out). Arguments over calls are decided by a chug off, and if that fails a friendly(yes, friendly) brawl works too.

Thats the gist of it, but I'm certainly leaving bits out. It really just offers a great way to squander a saturday with a bunch of friends. People sit in the grass behind the outfield and study/sunbathe/chat/drink/bbq, people heckle from atop the dugouts, all sorts of good times.

brassmonkey · 04-22-2009, 05:11 PM

I'm certain that the first rule of beerleague is that friendly brawls have no bearing whatsoever on the game. Also, the tie goes to the fielder; that's more important than you think.

MikePomona · 05-11-2009, 06:31 AM

I am finishing up my freshman year at Pomona right now, and I feel that my top 10 reasons for attending are pretty close to my top 10 favorite things about the college thus far, maybe I have rearranged them a little. Here it goes

1. Academic Quality - great classes and great prof.s are everywhere.
2. The Consortium - dining, friends, clubs and classes, all of it opens up the whole campus.
3. The people - People here are nice, easygoing and fun to work with and hang out with.
4. The weather - just perfect, almost all year round.
5. The campus - beautiful is an understatement, the only college on the west coast that comes close to it in beauty is Stanford.
6. Events - for such a small place we snag some pretty cool speakers, put on some good concerts, and have some really exciting sporting teams (Baseball is now No. 1 in Division III)
7. The rooms - it is so funny, people who get "screwed over" in room choice here still get what would be considered a great room at any other school in the country. If you have even a scrap of any luck to speak of (if you got in then certainly yes), your room will rock.
8. The village - not the best college town ever, but damn near close.
9. Los Angeles - concerts, museums and sporting events all within reach, not to mention my home.
10. Free time - we don't waste it here, lot's of fun things to do on the weekend.

That constant, pressing feeling that you are at the best place ever. If you can throw the heat academically, this is literally the Disneyland of colleges.

tan2007 · 06-27-2009, 08:10 PM

I'm not going to Pomona, but I'm surprised no one mentioned that they featured your college on Top Chef Masters a few weeks ago. They had to cook in dorm rooms--it was really cool

thunderchild · 07-05-2009, 11:13 PM

according to the school's website, pomona generously offers financial aids for students. Does that also include international students?
I'm an international student from vietnam and I'm gonna be a high school senior (i've been studying in the US for 2 years). Money is always my biggest concern when choosing colleges.

Little Mother · 07-06-2009, 10:09 AM

I have known international students who did receive generous finaid from Pomona but they were studying in their native countries. Good luck!

redlightbulb · 11-10-2009, 03:07 PM

Financial Aid for international students works pretty similarly to non-international students, but I believe Pomona doesn't give financial aid to international transfer students (or it's very rare...).