Failing grads at Pomona College

[Anonymous]

Seems the market is rough for California students these days. Some of the best students at the college are barely getting into good graduate programs and seem to be at the lowest rung. I wouldn't recommend attending, unless you have legacy connections and $.

Source:https://www.pomona.edu/news/2025/06/12-seven-graduating-seniors-awarded-rena-gurley-high-scholarship-prize

[Anonymous]

I can't even tell whether this trolling endeavor is anti-Pomona or sarcastically pro-Pomona. The kids listed in the link are going to great places (Cambridge, Brown, etc.) and include a Fulbright winner. Either way, it's a dumb post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems the market is rough for California students these days. Some of the best students at the college are barely getting into good graduate programs and seem to be at the lowest rung. I wouldn't recommend attending, unless you have legacy connections and $.

Source:https://www.pomona.edu/news/2025/06/12-seven-graduating-seniors-awarded-rena-gurley-high-scholarship-prize

lowest rung?

Would you stop? Your advisors are the most important in terms of Ph.D programs, not the name of the school.

[Anonymous]

You think there’s something unique happening in California? It’s rough all over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't even tell whether this trolling endeavor is anti-Pomona or sarcastically pro-Pomona. The kids listed in the link are going to great places (Cambridge, Brown, etc.) and include a Fulbright winner. Either way, it's a dumb post.

Scam programs for students who can’t get jobs. This is serious. Clearly these students should’ve gone to a place with better recruitment if these are the outcomes for the “top” grads.

[Anonymous]

This is so creepy. I couldn’t imagine being one of these grads and some lunatic online posted about me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is so creepy. I couldn’t imagine being one of these grads and some lunatic online posted about me

+1

[Anonymous]

The grads are getting multiple awards and fellowships…I don’t get it.

[Anonymous]

I sure hope my DC doesn't become a Downing Scholar at Cambridge or get a Fulbright. How embarrassing! At least none of these poor kids is suffering the indignity of a Rhodes scholarship.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sure hope my DC doesn't become a Downing Scholar at Cambridge or get a Fulbright. How embarrassing! At least none of these poor kids is suffering the indignity of a Rhodes scholarship.

and sadly, some poor senior did get a Rhodes this year! Absolutely tortured students at an elite liberal arts college!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sure hope my DC doesn't become a Downing Scholar at Cambridge or get a Fulbright. How embarrassing! At least none of these poor kids is suffering the indignity of a Rhodes scholarship.

and sadly, some poor senior did get a Rhodes this year! Absolutely tortured students at an elite liberal arts college!

Good lord! How does Pomona even remain accredited?

[Anonymous]

All I'm gonna say folks is that Davidson grads are doing wayyyy better.
https://www.davidson.edu/news/2025/06/02/igniting-spark-young-readers-education-advocate-steve-mirabello-25-awarded-smith-scholarship
https://www.davidson.edu/news/2025/06/02/smart-funny-and-tech-savvy-grace-mcguire-25-awarded-smith-scholarship

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I sure hope my DC doesn't become a Downing Scholar at Cambridge or get a Fulbright. How embarrassing! At least none of these poor kids is suffering the indignity of a Rhodes scholarship.

and sadly, some poor senior did get a Rhodes this year! Absolutely tortured students at an elite liberal arts college!

Sorry but elite? Most people have never heard of it. Elite grads go into Quant Finance and IB, not UC Davis....

[Anonymous]

And brief moment of silence for OP who obviously isn't familiar with how graduate schools and PhD programs work.

These grads are all going to do very well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't even tell whether this trolling endeavor is anti-Pomona or sarcastically pro-Pomona. The kids listed in the link are going to great places (Cambridge, Brown, etc.) and include a Fulbright winner. Either way, it's a dumb post.

+1. OP’s kid didn’t get in.