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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m the parent who stated their son experienced competitive behavior at Pomona.  I was not the one to replied with the comments above.

My comment wasn’t meant to raise any negativity.  Pomona is a fantastic college.  There are numerous fantastic LACs!

My son’s experience is just one student’s experience and it might have been in just the classes he took at Pomona.  I’m sure many classes and students are talented and kind.  But he just didn’t like what he experienced.  And that’s just him.

Just as my other son’s Bowdoin’s experience is his own too.

These comments are not a “universal fact”.  It’s just one opinion.

Please respect everyone’s opinions.  Do your own research.  What matters to your student and your family is your own.  And please be kind on this board.  I think we are all hoping every student and every family has a great college experience.

Thank you [/quote]
This seems like you’re backing out. It’s the only other college you mentioned in those paragraphs of text on Bowdoin. People rightfully questioned why you believe Pomona to be competitive, because you didn’t describe anything. If you want to contribute productively to the form, qualify your statements.[/quote]
Students at Pomona all want to be a Pomona scholar which requires a 3.9+ gpa every semester. There’s constant conversation about who does and doesn’t have a 4.0 and you can’t apply to certain clubs (Model UN and Mock Trial) without a 4.0. The school awards a prize to the students who have a 4.0 every semester and students are ALL working to the bone for it. Conventional advice is a
<3.85 gpa and you cannot apply for fellowships/professors won’t recommend you to graduate schools. Econ courses are curved to a B-, and students work alone, because they cannot risk a student doing better than them. Women math students are all competing with each other in order to get approval to apply for the Schafer Prize. Career center won’t offer graduate school advice if GPA isn’t at least 3.7. The list goes on and on![/quote]
+1, I’ve heard similar from parents. We took it off our list really early, because our tour guide was smiling but the students nearly ran into us they were so serious. [/quote]

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