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Stories from students at Pomona College

My Journey from Nairobi to a Full-Ride at Pomona

Pomona College 🇺🇸

Claremont, US

My Journey from Nairobi to a Full-Ride at Pomona

بواسطة Lee من Kenya 🇰🇪

Pomona College 🇺🇸

Claremont, US

After a gap year: How I got into Pomona College with a Full Scholarship

بواسطة Aser من Egypt 🇪🇬

Location & Campus

Gender Distribution

Fall 2023 undergraduate

% of International Students

Fall 2023 undergraduate

Pomona College is located in Large Suburb of Claremont, CA, US🇺🇸

Admissions

Deadlines

- نوفمبر٨٢٠٢٤
  Early Decision
  Fall 2025
- يناير٨٢٠٢٥
  Early Decision II
  Fall 2025
- يناير٨٢٠٢٥
  Regular Decision
  Fall 2025

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2023 undergraduate

Test Scores

Fall 2023 undergraduate

SAT

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing

730770

Math

750790

ACT

Composite

3335

The range shows 25th - 75th percentile scores of students enrolled in Fall 2023

Supplemental Essays

Please provide a response to your selected prompt here. (250 words or fewer)

Please choose one of the following three prompts to respond to with an essay of no more than 250 words.

1. In the past few years, is there something you have changed your mind about? Why?

2. Reflecting on a community that you are part of, what values or perspectives from that community would you bring to Pomona?

3. What strength or quality do you have that most people might not see or recognize?

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First-choice academic interest:

Second-choice academic interest (optional):

Do you plan to pursue graduate study in any of these pre-professional fields?

Pre-Business

Pre-Law

Pre-Medicine

What do you love about the subject(s) you selected? If Undecided, share more about one of your academic passions.

In order of preference, select up to two academic programs at Pomona College that interest you. While we don't admit students to specific majors, we do consider these choices in our admissions process, so please be thoughtful in your selection. And yes, it's perfectly okay to be Undecided!

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Please choose one of the following three prompts to respond to with an essay of no more than 150 words.

1. At Pomona, we celebrate and identify with the number 47. Share with us one of your quirky personal, family or community traditions and why you hold on to it.

2. What item are you excited to bring with you to college?

3. Describe a time when you felt empowered or on top of the world.

Please provide a response to your selected prompt here. (150 words or fewer)

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Costs & Aid

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Rankings

#5U.S. News National Liberal Arts Colleges Rankings 2025

Fields of Study

Students graduated in 2022-2023