Competitiveness / Doing good at Pomona

devushka
Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:33:48 +0000

People here are driven, but laid back… i know lots of hard workers, but they don’t compete with each other for grades like many people on the east coast do (I know because I grew up there). Instead, they push themselves to do well. People are generally encouraging of one another and generally interested in each other’s work.

In terms of grade inflation, it’s hard to say. I’d say that while I make good grades, I have had to work hard to get them for the most part (save for a few intro level survey classes) and I don’t think it’s a big problem. We probably don’t have grade deflation, though. You can work as much or as little as you choose, but this is a school full of smart kids. most of us are passionate about our studies and will do the work needed to succeed. we are not like a uchicago or similar type of school which has a reputation for studying all the time, though. we know how to relax!