Anonymous
Post 04/22/2026 02:33     Subject: Pomona Housing Crisis: Money, Internships traded for dorms
Anonymous wrote:How disheartening! Something needs to be done


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Anonymous
Post 04/22/2026 01:48     Subject: Pomona Housing Crisis: Money, Internships traded for dorms
How disheartening! Something needs to be done
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 21:48     Subject: Pomona Housing Crisis: Money, Internships traded for dorms
Go to Williams!
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 21:48     Subject: Pomona Housing Crisis: Money, Internships traded for dorms
Completely embarrassing for a t5 lac
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 17:12     Subject: Pomona Housing Crisis: Money, Internships traded for dorms
Anonymous wrote:Paying for upgraded housing selection (via upperclassmen swapping/selling timeslots) happens at my kid's ivy. I was shocked when I saw it mentioned on parent Facebook page, so asked my kid, and they confirmed it happens. Kids all get decent housing but some kids have preferences for specific dorms/suites...and willing to pay for it. On the one hand, it's awful. But then again, I admire the entrepreneurship?



I don't admire it, it's gross. Entitled rich kids paying poor kids to get what they want?

But this does happen at other schools. Wasn't there a thread about Michigan this year?
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 17:01     Subject: Pomona Housing Crisis: Money, Internships traded for dorms
Paying for upgraded housing selection (via upperclassmen swapping/selling timeslots) happens at my kid's ivy. I was shocked when I saw it mentioned on parent Facebook page, so asked my kid, and they confirmed it happens. Kids all get decent housing but some kids have preferences for specific dorms/suites...and willing to pay for it. On the one hand, it's awful. But then again, I admire the entrepreneurship?
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 15:30     Subject: Pomona Housing Crisis: Money, Internships traded for dorms
Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised how much people complain about the Claremont colleges, and especially Pomona here. They have problems, but most of the ones here are overstated or boring.


The recent slew of anti-Pomona posts seem like a person not people (similar to U Richmond a while back, which Jeff confirmed was the same person posting, boosting, sock-puppet if, etc, and eventually got blocked).
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 15:29     Subject: Pomona Housing Crisis: Money, Internships traded for dorms
Anonymous wrote:Thanks for pointing out that student newspapers are a great resource for people to learn about what's going on at a school! But you can probably stop the daily updates from Pomona's student paper.


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Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 13:48     Subject: Pomona Housing Crisis: Money, Internships traded for dorms
I’m surprised how much people complain about the Claremont colleges, and especially Pomona here. They have problems, but most of the ones here are overstated or boring.
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2026 13:39     Subject: Pomona Housing Crisis: Money, Internships traded for dorms
The same is true at many older colleges. And even in renovated dorms at large universities, sometimes the A/C doesn't work well.