Hey everyone! Decided to make a thread for Pomona College since there was no forum for this current year for transfers. With the application due date looming by, lets use this thread for any questions, concerns, comments, or just some fun conversations!
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You’re in the wrong place. Your other two posts are as well.
@Vincent1997 Thanks for moving my thread! Honestly, there are so many threads on CC that it just gets confusing.
I am not a mod, someone else moved it.
It’s all good.
Pomona has transfer live chat tomorrow (02/06) from 4-5:30PM PST, be sure to join it! 
I’m excited to finally apply to Pomona, it was on my first college list as a freshmen but I never got around to applying.
Where are you guys transferring from?
Im applying from a CC. Also did you guys do the interview?
I’m applying from UCLA and yes I did do the interview! I highly recommend doing an interview; it felt more like a conversation than an interview tbh.
Wow you guys seem like really strong candidates (saw your other posts). Unfortunately my app has some glaring weaknesses so a rejection wouldn’t surprise me.
i also did the interview, but according to the website it’s ‘optional’? Does it help to have done it?
@pozzle According to Pomona’s common data set ( https://pomona.app.box.com/s/p5wp4fuwww32ii3nn8kdijkcddcmgsuh )
they list the interview as “Recommended of all”, so those who haven’t done one should definitely look into it!
I have mine tomorrow, I’m very excited!
I’m from a mid-sized community college in south Florida, finishing up my final semester.
struggling to write these essays tbh, friend eviscerates any drafts i write up
@pozzle You got this! I know it can be damn frustrating writing these essays, but that moment will come when you’ll tell yourself to just submit it.
Let it come soon because that deadline is almost heeeeeeere! :))
Just submitted my application! My first one of the season, super excited.
My biggest challenge is the same one I had last year: fitting my “voice” into the essays while at the same time keeping them concise and objective-oriented.
Just submitted my application! I didn’t feel all too great about it sadly, but I guess it’ll only help me moving forward. I wasn’t sure how long to make my Why Pomona essay—how long were all of yours?
@renoirs mine was very long actually(like 1 1/2 single spaced pages… I know, very long lol) but I believe anything over 500 words is fine. I didn’t want to make it concise by definition and try to analyze all the aspects that went into my decision to apply to pomona.
writing my ‘why’ essay right now, im f***ed lads
Mine was roughly the same size as my general transfer essay, 650 words. I had to restrain myself from writing too much hahaha
Well good luck to everyone. Started my essays months ago, but my buddy who I had read them over kept veto-ing them. Came down to the last day so I’m hopeful, but realistically it’s not looking good.
Where else are ya’ll applying to?
@pozzle I’ve already applied to Tulane and USC. Other than those 3, I’m doing Vanderbilt, Northeastern, JHU, Boston University, Fordham, George Washington, UVA and some Ivies. At the moment I really dislike my school so I’m trying my shot a bit everywhere lol.
By the way, does somebody have specifics on reporting mid term grades?
@TheLastofUs9 What kind of specifics exactly? You need to use the form provided by the CommonApp and the deadline is March 6th.
@TheLastofUs9 Yeah, at the online question thing, they said it was okay to email them a copy of the signed mid term report. Not sure if the other colleges want a physical copy though