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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who says it is “so special”?[/quote]

US News?[/quote]

OP: it’s extremely hard to get in and very highly ranked, so the question was, what is all the hullabaloo about?[/quote]

Are you pretending to be dumb? Look at what components go into rankings, and you'll see what makes Pomona at or near the top of all the LAC rankings.

If I have to spell it out: Pomona is doing well because relative to other peer LACs, it excels in these factors and many more:
- Graduation and retention rates 
- Selectivity and caliber of the entering students 
- Post grad outcomes and earning potential 
- Students receiving competitive fellowships and/or getting into top med/law/business schools
- Financial aid generosity 
- Diversity
- Financial resources/endowment
- Faculty resources/salaries
- Student satisfaction surveys

Goodness. This thread is embarrassing. All these roundabout conversations that really have nothing to do with anything of consequence.[/quote]

So the answer to the question is... US News ranks it highly because of the factors US News takes into account.

I was looking for answers that tended to point more towards the "special sauce" that made kids really want to go there.  The fact that it is on the[b] west coast/good weather[/b] seems to be the main answer.[/quote]

But also the academic programs, graduation outcomes, culture of students, the closeness of faculty and students, the great housing options...and on campus for 4 years!, the access to other 5 C's for courses, friends, clubs, sports, shared resources (dining halls, athletic options, library), proximity to mountains, many airport options for flying (LAX still best if want direct flights).

Does this help?[/quote]

I guess it's an all around great school in an attractive (to many) location, without a lot of direct competitors, unlike the New England schools.  Warm weather Amherst, basically.[/quote]

Yes, but also if the other schools in the Pioneer Valley were all located side by side instead of a bus ride away. [/quote]

Exactly, the 5Cs are all right next to each other (like - cross a tiny neighborhood street from Pomona and you are at CMC) - I can't imagine it takes more than 20 minutes to walk between the two furthest buildings within the 5 schools and you would always be on one of the 5 campuses while you walk[/quote]

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