Perspectives of a Freshman

rhsinclair
Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:08:14 +0000

Hey Endoftheworld or BB54321, do you mind if I ask a couple of questions?

I’m from England. I know Pomona College accepts International Students - what do you U.S. Citizens (I assume you are?) think of internationals? Are they well received? And just in terms of numbers and diversity, do you think a qualified student from England would be reviewed by the admissions process with, I don’t know, interest or disinterest?

Also, just a general question: how does signing up for courses work? It’s a different system from the UK as far as I’m aware, and go ahead and correct me if I’m wrong, but is there potential for a class to have Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors ALL together? And I guess there are classes that only more advanced students can take? How do you guys see people who are a year, or 2 or 3 years, further ahead of you? I imagine that there are less boundaries between ages at college.

Thanks in advance for anything you have to say. I’m applying to Pomona after a long search for a place that looked right for me. I landed at Pomona and haven’t felt like taking off again since.