That’s a pitch. Many students wish they hadn’t taken one at all. You do not understand the pressure of a tutorial, nor the preferences of students. You only gave information from fancy brochures. |
I mean, that’s great and all, but mt baldy is even closer to the Claremont colleges- you’re literally on the foothills of the mountains. Both have ski and snowboard teams that are very active, so if your choice is skiing either will work. In general, outdoorsy things are going to win out at the Claremont colleges over Williams. |
90 percent of the kids who take a tutorial decide to take a second. We just were at Williams and they shared that stat. Both our tour guide and the student who spoke at our info session had taken a tutorial which they raved about, and said they planned to take another (both sophomores). |
I graduated from Oxford so I might have some idea? Anyway, the numbers are the numbers. Half the kids take one. And those who take one are more likely than not to take another. |
it's possible things are not like they were in 1991. |
sure. you def don't have to and there are plenty of STEM kids who don't think they fit with their interests. |
Have you been to Williams? Lots to love for an outdoorsy student. I googled driving distance from Pomona college to Mt. Baldy ski resort and got back 30 minutes, which last I checked was longer than 20 minutes. |
What’s with the snark? Also, yes I’ve been to Williams- I spent two years there as an academic coordinator. If you’re outdoorsy Southern California has so many more options- you’ve been before, let’s get real. |
And that has to do with Williams because…? Do you know how all math departments work if you graduate from math at Oxford? Exactly. Please be a bit less insistent on your credentials if they have nothing to do wirh our discussion. |
Mt Baldy is closed for all of 2025 and likely 2026. |
The ski resort? DD was on it yesterday. |
It’s so hot once you get a few miles from the coast and the air quality is often bad/smoggy. It doesn’t do much for me personally. LA, San Diego, Santa Barbara or the beach towns in between, a big yes. The Valley or Inland Empire, no thanks. |
That could happen anywhere now. Kids, beware. |
you: You do not understand the pressure of a tutorial, nor the preferences of students. You only gave information from fancy brochures. me: I graduated from Oxford so I might have some idea? if you want to change this discussion to the math department at Williams when you were there (when 30% of kids did tutorials so I'm guessing at least 20 years ago now), then sure: please inform us and we will give this dated information the value it deserves. |
that's scary. |