Pomona College
- Academics

phenomenal

The professors are enthusiastic about their subjects, outstanding at teaching them, and extremely accessible. It is very easy to get research jobs with professors. The classes are engaging and thought provoking. In the few departments where Pomona is not as strong, or perhaps has a different slant than the other 5C's, being able to take classes at the other 5C's makes up for any deficiencies.

The academic culture is vibrant and thoroughly engaging. I spend a large portion of my free time going to lectures by guest speakers and talking to friends and strangers about intellectual topics. There is non-stop intellectual conversation and stimulation available to those who seek it, and if you fill out your housing form honestly they will put you with people who will be happy to provide it. These CollegeProwler reviews grossly exaggerate the prevalence of partying/hook-up/heavy drinking culture. There is that if that is what you want your college experience to be, but it is easy to avoid if that isn't what you are looking for.

Claremont Consortium

While Pomona College is a small liberal arts school, it is not limited by the restraints many liberal arts schools have because of its affiliation with 4 other colleges. Pomona College is part of a 5 college consortium including Pitzer College, Scripps College, Harvey Mudd College, and Claremont McKenna. This allows students to get the small school feel, with big school resources. Students can take classes at any of the schools and receive credit for their requirements or majors.

I'm a Media Studies Major...

All of the professors are very involved in their Media Studies theoretical work, and are willing to help students complete assignments. The best thing about the Media Studies major is that is covers all of the 5 Claremont College campuses in terms of classes and access to resources. For example, Pomona has mostly theoretical courses while Pitzer has more courses focused on media production. They even have a large Production Center where you can use tape decks, Final Cut Pro, rent out video cameras, and use their animation facilities if you're enrolled in a production class. Finding internships is also easy to do through Pomona College for Media Studies students--you even get paid if you get the internship through the Pomona College Internship Program.