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.

	Student	Hometown	Major
	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