<p>Hey Class of 2009 Sagehens,
I just finished my sophomore year at Pomona, and I know I'll be bored sometimes during the summer, so shoot me any questions and I'll try to answer them as soon as I can. It can be anything to which ID class or OA to pick, what to bring, the likelihood of getting a dorm, or whatever. I'll try my best. This might also help how "dead" the Pomona board is too...</p>
<p>First question: what are ID and OA classes?</p>
<p>Oh sorry, OA is Orientation Adventure and ID is the freshman seminar class you have to take your first semester. You get a list of choices for both sometime during the summer. I hope that cleared things up.</p>
<p>alright, what should i bring?</p>
<p>Bring the basic stuff like towels, clothes, sheets, pillows, etc, etc. I would suggest waiting to see how large (or small, as often is the case) the room is, along with the arrangement preference of your roommate if you have one. It's better off to buy whatever you need to fill out the room after all that is said and done.</p>
<p>hmm... when should i expect to get my email!
i haven't heard from pomona in a while and its frustrating!</p>
<p>derek1g - The Office of Campus Life tells you to bring extra-long sheets, an extension cord (I actually didn't need one), reading lamp, and at least $300 in cash or travelers checks for books. Other things that I think are important to bring are a shower caddy (or something to bring your toilettrees into the bathroom), shower sandals, a power strip, hangers, sunscreen, a laptop lock (if you're bringing a laptop), an ethernet cord, towels, swimsuit, laundry bag, an alarm clock, a whiteboard, detergent, any special medicine, and sticky tack for posters (if you have posters). A lot of these things you can buy once you get there if you think they will take up too much room in your luggage if you're flying in. Also, even though Pomona is known to have great weather, don't just bring shorts and t-shirts. Nights can get cool and you'll wish you had something warmer.</p>
<p>aleph4 - It's been a while for me so I don't exactly remember when I got things from Pomona through the mail. Cliff (congresssenator) will probably have a better idea, but I think you get it with your housing assignment (which comes early August).</p>
<p>My S's hall had whiteboard's already on each student's door.</p>
<p>As per the email question -- end of July, beginning of August, I think.</p>
<p>Tight. I kinda just stopped thinking about it anyways.
It's just nice to get all that mail haha.</p>
<p>Which OA did you pick, how did you like it, and which would you pick if you had to choose again?</p>
<p>Any tips on Pomona interviews for prospective students?
Thanks.</p>
<p>Sailing.</p>
<p>Loved it. The sailing part only really comes into play as you go between Long Beach and Catalina, when you sleep at night, and sometimes when you eat. The other times you do many of the things the other Catalina Island-based OAers do, like go to the beach, snorkel, kayak, hike, go on glass-bottom boat adventures, etc, etc. It's also great because it's the largest OA, I think, but split up into 3 subgroups. Everyone is still "together" on the boat so it's a excellent way to meet people.</p>
<p>Don't you want to be a pirate? Yaaaar.</p>
<p>I'd do it again, without a doubt.</p>
<p>I went on Santa Cruz Island and I had a lot of fun. There were two different groups that camped next to each other, but by the end we became one big group. We went to a remote island and camped out for three nights on camping grounds, hiked, sea kayaked, looked at Mars under the telescope, and went to the beach. One time we split into two groups - one group went sea kayaking again and the other tried board surfing. What I liked about the trip was being able to do a variety of activities. The one "bad" thing was no showers or toilets (apparently the Catalina Island people got those), but I think it depends on what you're looking for. If I could choose it again, I would either pick that trip, Catalina Island, or a Yosemite trip. I saw some pictures from my friends' trips to Yosemite and the place looked amazing. I'm not much of a hiker or biker and the SoCal trips I figured I could do some other time during the year, so I still probably wouldn't do those. Halona is also something people can go to later. People basically had fun on all of them though.</p>
<p>Tip on interviews would be just to be prepared for the obvious questions (why do you want to go to Pomona, what could you contribute, three adjectives that describe you, etc). My alumni interviewer asked me to bring a transcript and activities sheet, although that might not be necessary for you. Basically just be yourself and be honest.</p>
<p>Here's a huge question:
How often is there a frisbee game going on on campus? This really isn't a big factor in my decision, I'm really just hoping the answer is "often" so I can look forward even more to my possible acceptance.</p>
<p>I don't think I've gone a single day on campus, breaks excluded, without passing a hotly contested game of ultimate.</p>
<p>Awesome! You have no idea how much I wish I'd just graduated form senior year instead of junior year.</p>
<p>For any really serious ultimate players out there, I talked to one of their players when I visited. It's a Claremont-wide team, they got second (I think) at sectionals, and placed low in regionals, but it's a very competitive region. The disadvantage to that is you likely won't go to nationals, but the advantage is you should be able to get some great local play. They were at regionals while I was there, and regardless I was able to throw with an injured player, a prospective player, and a bunch of people who clearly spent fair amount of time tossing a frisbee.
It's not the most competitve ultimate school, but the opportunity to play is certainly there.
Braineaters 09.</p>
<p>I am a prospective student and I have two quick questions. (1) Do freshmen get to choose who to room with, like upperclassmen? Last time I checked, I don't think so, but I can't find the webpage where they say that...(2) I haven't done an overnight visit yet - but I have visited the campus during summer - who do I contact to see where I sleep? Do they assign me somewhere? Or should I contact my friends to see if I can stay in one of their dorms? Thanks a lot, I appreciate it.</p>
<p>Freshmen don't really get a choice into where they live. You only get to fill out this housing application when you are about to enroll. It has a blank space so you could probably say if you have a preferance about who to room with. Also, you contact the admissions office for an overnight stay. There's always people volunteering for this. You should probably do the stay before you apply if you are considering ED. If not do it after you get in.</p>