Pomona College: A Day in the Life (Claremont, California)

Join me on a typical Tuesday at Pomona College! I am currently a junior and have been loving my time here :)
Shoutout to my talented Pomona friends!
- Music by Peter Cowal: / dxeyes
- B-roll by Arun Iyer
Shot on iPhone 7

[@elainevivi]

i gasped when i realized u had a single dorm room with a personal bathroom lol, it's bigger than the rooms some of my friends at public universities share with two other people

[@carsten7551]

Hey Emily! You were my Econ Stats mentor last year. This video just got recommended to me. Hope everything's going well, great video!

[@bonnie4552]

Please make more videos on Pomona!

[@modyson2853]

Emily, thanks for making this! It's neat to see Pomona again how visitors would see it. :)

[@emzheng]

Thanks Mo! :)

[@kmm129]

Oh how I love my city. Bridges Auditorium has special memories, as do all the colleges.

[@FirePuff12]

Amazing

[@bakaiser0111]

thanks for the video! been trying to learn more about pomona. what state are you originally from?

[@emzheng]

Thanks for watching :) I am originally from California (specifically the Los Angeles area).

[@laprincesa9803]

It’s 2 years later and I really want to go to Pomona but it’s super close to home like 10 minutes 💔

[@giulial5011]

I have the opposite problem I wanna go to Pomona but it's so far away from home 😅 like 14 hours by plane

[@politoedslays]

Hi, what dorm hall are you in? I’m staying at Blaisdell but I saw you had a single + your own bathroom

[@emzheng]

Hi, this dorm is in Clark! Typically upperclassmen dorms have private bathrooms or ones that are shared among 2-4 people, while underclassmen dorms have bathrooms that are shared amongst the entire floor.

[@helendeng6296]

dream major omg :,)

[@saareen6696]

Hi! I just got into Pomona class of 2023! Do you still go to Pomona?

[@emzheng]

Congratulations!!! That's so exciting. Yes I still go to Pomona but I'm in my final semester!

[@IamHumbling]

Ii want to apply this year. Can you be my advisor?

[@eileensweetie6]

did you contact the orchestra conductor the spring of your junior year? It says that on pomona's website but i still want to participate in the orchestra and submit a violin supplement

[@emzheng]

It is recommended but not required -- I know many people in the orchestra who did not contact the conductor before applying to Pomona College. You should definitely submit a music supplement if you are interested in participating in the orchestra, though that is also not required!

[@eileensweetie6]

@@emzheng thanks! I ended up emailing him and submitting a music supp

[@eileensweetie6]

​@@emzheng I came across this video again haha just wanted to update you-- I'm committed to pomona class of 2024 :)

[@notangiee2155]

hello! I’m a junior in high school and I’m really interested in going to Pomona college and you seem to be enjoying your time there so if you don’t mind me asking: would you recommend it? also how do you make friends in college :,,)

[@notangiee2155]

wAIT also what are somethings i should prioritize right now to get in?

[@emzheng]

Personally, I'd recommend Pomona because it has everything that I was looking for in a college: great people, accessible professors, small class sizes, and a strong music community, just to name a few. For you, that would depend on your preferences and what you want to get out of your college experience. I found visiting the campus really helpful in making my decision--not only taking the campus tour, but also participating in an overnight stay! There are lots of ways to make friends in college! I was fortunate enough to become great friends with people who lived in my hall my first year. I also met people in the organizations that I'm a part of, like the symphony orchestra and the law journal. You can also meet friends in your classes, especially if it's a particularly difficult one that benefits from study groups. And these are just a few examples! :)

[@emzheng]

Hmm... I'm not an admissions officer, but I don't believe there is a formula you have to follow in order to get into college. I would focus on doing well academically, and also find something you really enjoy doing outside of school work.

[@mikioni]

I LOVE YOU 😀