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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a SoCal native from within 20 miles of Pomona.  I am also a parent of student admitted to Williams (didn't apply to Pomona) who almost went but in the end picked a different option.  Both are great schools but quiet different locations.    
Pomona is definitely not in the prettiest area of Ca (smog is an issue and it's industrial and not very green). The town of Claremont is cute and is definitely larger than Williamstown, which is charming but tiny.  I would recommend visiting both.  In the end most of a student's time is spent on campus or in the town the college is in- I wouldn't pick either school on the basis of access to LA/Boston, realistically that is not going to be a weekly or even monthly event for most students. [/quote]
DD has only experience smog twice in 3 years from wildfires. Sounds like you haven’t been to la in years.[/quote]

Oh yes I have, Mom and Brother still in the area.  It is much improved over what it once was but it is still an issue, it is a big basin that has always trapped smoke/fog to the point that there are days when you can't even see the mountains . . . . [/quote]
I’m just speaking from DD’s experience that smog is the least of her concernsz

I’ll also report she goes to Pasadena almost every weekend to see a boyfriend at Caltech and LA isn’t that far. Maybe if you’re used to Boston commutes it may be difficult, but she hasn’t found it too far.[/quote]

NP I'd agree Pasedena isn't that far.  I mean, it's 45 minutes to an hour I guess. And I'm not sure what is says about Pomona is you're leaving every weekend. But Paseenda means skirting the worst traffic.

This would all be like going to Bowdoin and going into Portland every weekend. That's an easier trip. Anyway, it's not usual [/quote]

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