Perspectives of a Freshman

EndOfTheWorld
Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:49:39 +0000

1) I think you can make your day as routine or as spontaneous as you want it. For me personally, it’s a little bit of both. I have a set schedule from 8 AM to 4 PM, Monday to Friday, with breakfast, classes, lunch, and work. I usually have dinner right after at 5. After 5 is when things get interesting. There is always something going on campus either at Pomona or the 5C’s, so I usually try to go to about 2 or 3 events a week. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I have Linear Algebra mentoring sessions. Some of the extra time is used for homework, a trip to the village with friends, in all honesty, it’s pretty spontaneous.

Saturday is when I try to head out of Claremont with a free trip sponsored by the Draper Center or with the Union Link to LA. Otherwise, there is always a huge Saturday event going on that I go to.

Sunday is the get my act together day. I finish my work, go to both a learning community and mentoring session for Linear Algebra, do laundry, clean my room, and prepare my backpack. Usually there is some event happening on Sunday as well so I try to go if I can.

Snack is from 10:30-11:30 PM Sunday-Wednesday. I usually go every time since free snacks can’t be beaten.

I’ve never felt bored with my schedule honesty…I’ve actually felt a little overwhelmed. Academics consume a lot of time and there are so many events going on that a really hard part of the Pomona experience is striking a balance between both. I usually go to bed at 2 or 3 in the morning and get up at 7 or 8.

2) The STS major is a shared interdisciplinary major among Scripps, Pitzer, and Pomona. Harvey Mudders usually don’t take it because their curriculum as a whole is designed as an STS major (a core of science/engineering classes with humanity courses). There are about 10-15 students in each class at Pomona who major in it.

As I’m a freshman, I don’t really know how difficult STS is. You can read the requirements here:
[Program: Science, Technology and Society Major - Pomona College - Acalog ACMS?](Program: Science, Technology and Society Major - Pomona College - Acalog ACMS™)

However, since many of the major components come from some of Pomona’s best departments (math, social sciences, and philosophy), you’ll get a wonderful educational experience.