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Who Goes to Pomona?

There is no such thing as a “typical” Pomona College student. All Pomona students have a few important things in common—most importantly, academic ability and an interest in doing something meaningful with their lives—but in most other ways, they are as varied as they are talented. They come to Pomona from every state in the Union and from around the world—from large cities, suburban areas and rural corners that don’t appear on any map. They come from a wide range of ethnic and cultural backgrounds and from almost every imaginable kind of school, and they bring with them a wide range of interests and aptitudes.

Below, you'll find profiles of several "Pomona People." From a bio major to a major singing talent, from a budding documentary filmmaker to a passionate environmentalist, our students' passions run the gamut, and Pomona helps them explore those passions both in the classroom and extracurricularly.

StudentHometownMajor
Carlos Almanza Southgate, California Neuroscience
Duncan Ariey Anchorage, Alaska Chemistry
Arielle Brown Atlanta, Georgia Theatre
Christine Calderon Hemet, California Psychology
Rico Chenyek Berkeley, California Chicano/a-Latino/a Studies
Sara Goldstein Portland, Oregon English
Courtland Kouassiaman Ann Arbor, Michigan Environmental Analysis
Xiaoye "MD" Ma Singapore Media Studies
Samantha Meyer Chicago, Illinois Environmental Analysis
Colton Neves Honolulu, Hawaii Linguistics
Ian Sawyer Osaka, Japan Politics
Maya Simpson San Francisco, California History
Nik Tyack Hanover, Massachusetts Biology
Derek Young Madison, Wisconsin Environmental Analysis

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