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. On the pages in this section, we invite you to get to know just a few
of the people that make Pomona College such an interesting and lively place to
live and work.