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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is at Pomona and was also admitted to Scripps but didn't apply to Mudd, CMC, or Pitzer. Like others, I'm hugely impressed with all five schools, each of which offers something unique. DD reports that her classes are mixed with other 5C students but she can't tell any difference in quality among those students.

Pomona's campus is stunning. It's not as grand as, say, UCLA or Stanford, but it has so many nooks and crannies, beautiful courtyards, and fountains. There are a few brutalist remnants, but my understanding is that the school is gradually replacing them. (E.g., Oldenborg). I also really like Claremont Village, although I think it may be more attractive to parents than students. People here complain about the greater area, which is not exactly charming. But when you're in Claremont with its trees and grass, you don't notice that you're in the Inland Empire. And while I've noticed smog while driving on the local freeways, I've never noticed it while on campus or in town. That said, the smoke last year sucked for a couple weeks and it can get very hot in August/September.

DD has had a good experience so far. DD sometimes feels like many of her peers are bubble kids in terms of privileged upbringing and/or liberal politics. (DD is very liberal herself.) But she loves her professors, seems to have a large friend group, likes her work-study job, has a great single dorm room, and makes frequent trips outside of Claremont to LA, J-Tree, the beach, and local hikes. She has a car this year, which helps a lot. Pomona, however, is definitely not a party school. The kids are social, but CMC and Mudd have the best parties, although I don't think anyone would ever compare them with proper party school like ASU.

The professors are mostly great, and many have gone out of their way to hook DD up with internships and other opportunities. She's had one or two professors who were kind of boring, which is the worst thing I've heard. Her favorite prof this semester is at Scripps.

The Pomona student body is largely nerdy, intellectual, humble, high-achieving, diverse, and liberal. I don't think there's any real competitive culture.

DD intends to study abroad but is not sure where. She's torn between a language-oriented experience and a subject-matter/major oriented experience.

DD got into both schools RD.

As a slight aside, I'm going to shout out Scripps, which doesn't seem to get a lot of attention. Pomona has the most impressive 5C campus, but Scripps has the most pleasant college campus I've ever been to. Everything is pretty and cozy, and unlike most other college campuses, nearly all of its architecture follows the same design (very little brutalism).[/quote]

Why did she choose Pomona over Scripps?
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