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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone know why Pomona is so hard to get into? 0% admitted from TJ? 3% admitted from top Bethesda high schools? (http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2016/The-College-Chart/index.php?cparticle=4&siarticle=3#artanc) HYPS are all easier to get into. Does Pomona favor in-state students?

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Pomona is part of the CMC and is very small. About 400 kids a class. So there just aren't that many slots.  My understanding is it's the most selective college in the country because if the size plus reputation as founding the CMCs. I don't think it favors in state.  It's more of a try to get a kid from every state and every country type Place.  But it does not favor kids with a TJ preparation. It only offers majors in humanities, social sciences and "natural sciences".  [b]Without much emphasis hard sciences.  For example, if you want to take CS above intro (which all TJ kids take), you need to go to Harvey Mudd for the class.  Because TJ offers much more advanced STEM classes than Pomona does.  It's an amazing school for the right kid.  But the right kid is unlikely to come from TJ. 
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Among the CMCs, TJ students are most interested in Harvey Mudd.  Which is also super selective (14%), and only has 200 kids a class. TJ had 11 apply, 4 accepted, 2 attend this year. [/quote]

What are you talking about?

What I bolded is completely wrong. Pomona has its own CS department (and an excellent one), and the depth of its STEM offerings are far more advanced than what TJ has to offer. There are like, 30 courses here? https://www.tjhsst.edu/research-academics/sci-tech/science.html I looked at the number of offerings at Pomona and there are far, far more, in the 250 or so range. [b]The liberal arts include science and math[/b], and the LACs have robust departments and a high level of research opportunities. 10 research labs total at TJHS compared to 15 in biology alone at Pomona. According to Pomona's website: [i]53% of of students worked with faculty on research, and 237 students conducted summer research projects in 2016-17. At Pomona alone.[/i] Yes, TJ is slightly bigger than Pomona in enrollment, but Pomona is an elite, ultra-rich LAC with a 7:1 student to faculty ratio compared to TJ's 18:1. You really can't compare the two, of course, but it is just wrong to state TJ has more advanced STEM courses or more research opportunities. Because if it did, Pomona would not have its 8% admit rate with a 70K sticker cost. 
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