Pomona

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never really understood why anyone goes there because, if you have the grades and all, why not go to a bigger school that people have actually heard of? What’s the appeal? I’m stumped.

My kid went to Bowdoin so it was a similar scenario. My immigrant relatives actually couldn't believe my bright kid was going to go to this school they had never heard of - until they started asking the other senior partners and coworkers. My kid wanted a small to medium school, with a town, a good campus and strong academics. Bowdoin was all that. There were things that my kid didn't like about their time there but academics were strong and there are lifelong friends. Kid ended up going to an ivy grad school and people recognize that name just fine.

Swarthmore same thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never really understood why anyone goes there because, if you have the grades and all, why not go to a bigger school that people have actually heard of? What’s the appeal? I’m stumped.

My kid went to Bowdoin so it was a similar scenario. My immigrant relatives actually couldn't believe my bright kid was going to go to this school they had never heard of - until they started asking the other senior partners and coworkers. My kid wanted a small to medium school, with a town, a good campus and strong academics. Bowdoin was all that. There were things that my kid didn't like about their time there but academics were strong and there are lifelong friends. Kid ended up going to an ivy grad school and people recognize that name just fine.

Swarthmore same thing.

So question. Kid is also WL at Cornell. If he gets in there, go directly to ivy?

[Anonymous]

It's a fit thing. Going to graduate (not professional) school, I would pick the SLAC every time,. What size school does DC want? (This is true of any Ivy, not just Cornell.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never really understood why anyone goes there because, if you have the grades and all, why not go to a bigger school that people have actually heard of? What’s the appeal? I’m stumped.

My kid went to Bowdoin so it was a similar scenario. My immigrant relatives actually couldn't believe my bright kid was going to go to this school they had never heard of - until they started asking the other senior partners and coworkers. My kid wanted a small to medium school, with a town, a good campus and strong academics. Bowdoin was all that. There were things that my kid didn't like about their time there but academics were strong and there are lifelong friends. Kid ended up going to an ivy grad school and people recognize that name just fine.

Swarthmore same thing.

So question. Kid is also WL at Cornell. If he gets in there, go directly to ivy?

There’s Dummy on this thread at 15:34 previous page who thinks Cornell isn’t ivy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some real loons on this thread. Pomona is a fantastic college and any kid smart enough to get in is on a great trajectory. Don’t sweat the weirdos here with an ax to grind.

Real loons, weirdos? You mean Washington Post for reporting an inconvenient truth? You can find the info easily if you know how to google. It’s all open source info.

Deep breaths. It’ll be okay.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Pomona is counting these delusional parents who are willing to exchange their daughters for crumb aid$.

Lot of haters here of Pomona all of a sudden. Sorry your kid didn't get in.

Yes, apparently unhinged PP missed the part about the admit rate for women at Pomona being 6% when they were concocting their narrative about the school having trouble attracting female applicants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pomona is counting these delusional parents who are willing to exchange their daughters for crumb aid$.

Lot of haters here of Pomona all of a sudden. Sorry your kid didn't get in.

Yes, apparently unhinged PP missed the part about the admit rate for women at Pomona being 6% when they were concocting their narrative about the school having trouble attracting female applicants.

Reports of rapes are not something Pomona is concerned about. It’s a good thing. Only at Pomona.

“Seeing higher rates of reports is not necessarily something that we’re super concerned about, because in many ways that can actually be a good thing...”

https://tsl.news/reported-rapes-at-pitzer-nearly-doubled-in-2018/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pomona is counting these delusional parents who are willing to exchange their daughters for crumb aid$.

Lot of haters here of Pomona all of a sudden. Sorry your kid didn't get in.

Yes, apparently unhinged PP missed the part about the admit rate for women at Pomona being 6% when they were concocting their narrative about the school having trouble attracting female applicants.

Reports of rapes are not something Pomona is concerned about. It’s a good thing. Only at Pomona.

“Seeing higher rates of reports is not necessarily something that we’re super concerned about, because in many ways that can actually be a good thing...”

https://tsl.news/reported-rapes-at-pitzer-nearly-doubled-in-2018/

You are going to be okay. Try taking a walk outside.

[Anonymous]

Pomona is for wealthy families with limited options

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pomona is counting these delusional parents who are willing to exchange their daughters for crumb aid$.

Lot of haters here of Pomona all of a sudden. Sorry your kid didn't get in.

Yes, apparently unhinged PP missed the part about the admit rate for women at Pomona being 6% when they were concocting their narrative about the school having trouble attracting female applicants.

Reports of rapes are not something Pomona is concerned about. It’s a good thing. Only at Pomona.

“Seeing higher rates of reports is not necessarily something that we’re super concerned about, because in many ways that can actually be a good thing...”

https://tsl.news/reported-rapes-at-pitzer-nearly-doubled-in-2018/

Read the article. The quote is about Pitzer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pomona is counting these delusional parents who are willing to exchange their daughters for crumb aid$.

Lot of haters here of Pomona all of a sudden. Sorry your kid didn't get in.

Yes, apparently unhinged PP missed the part about the admit rate for women at Pomona being 6% when they were concocting their narrative about the school having trouble attracting female applicants.

Reports of rapes are not something Pomona is concerned about. It’s a good thing. Only at Pomona.

“Seeing higher rates of reports is not necessarily something that we’re super concerned about, because in many ways that can actually be a good thing...”

https://tsl.news/reported-rapes-at-pitzer-nearly-doubled-in-2018/

Read the article. The quote is about Pitzer.

It’s part of a 5C consortium they all belong to.

[Anonymous]

It's still referencing Pitzer in that quote. They are the 5C consortium, but each college is independent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pomona is for wealthy families with limited options

Congratulation on such a dumb post. Pomona has a much higher percentage of students of color, first-generation, and Questbridge students than almost any other LAC, coupled with an admission rate under 8%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pomona is for wealthy families with limited options

Congratulation on such a dumb post. Pomona has a much higher percentage of students of color, first-generation, and Questbridge students than almost any other LAC, coupled with an admission rate under 8%.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pomona is counting these delusional parents who are willing to exchange their daughters for crumb aid$.

Lot of haters here of Pomona all of a sudden. Sorry your kid didn't get in.

Yes, apparently unhinged PP missed the part about the admit rate for women at Pomona being 6% when they were concocting their narrative about the school having trouble attracting female applicants.

Reports of rapes are not something Pomona is concerned about. It’s a good thing. Only at Pomona.

“Seeing higher rates of reports is not necessarily something that we’re super concerned about, because in many ways that can actually be a good thing...”

https://tsl.news/reported-rapes-at-pitzer-nearly-doubled-in-2018/

Read the article. The quote is about Pitzer.

And actually the PP has it all wrong. The quote has to do with the Cleary reporting requirements. They are saying that a higher number of reports is a good thing because it means that women are reporting the attacks where previously they went unreported.