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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh…not like Pomona is known for its CS.  My guess is it is the typical kids all selecting a major that they are told makes them most marketable.

I don’t know many HS kids interested in CS that have Pomona on their list.  Admittedly, the list may be different if you live on the West Coast.[/quote]

This is all wrong. Google used to interview for entry software engineering positions/internships at Pomona. No idea if they still do, but they used to be super picky about schools. The Pomona CS program is well-regarded. [/quote]

Yes, Pomona is well regarded at Google (and within big tech more generally). Kids can still take classes at Harvey Mudd and CMC, right? Skillset wise, I'd advise against being too narrowly focused on CS as an undergrad anyway.[/quote]

They are trying to bar kids from the major by making it impossible to get the intro classes needed. Students should just take the same class at another school and declare the major. Their art history department has 6 professors- the same as CS even though almost a quarter of the students want to major in CS. It's not the kids' fault- it's the administration who don't know how to allocate resources [/quote]

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