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[quote]Does your child want an East coast life or a West Coast one?[/quote]
He's an east coast kid who would love to venture out. [b]Pomona's unbeatable weather[/b] and proximity to the city is very appealing. He's not concerned about the size difference because Pomona's social life consists of students from all 5 Claremont Colleges, which are next door. 5500 undergrads vs 4200 at Dartmouth so the sizes are relatively similar. [/quote]

Just so you know, I went to Pomona, and the weather isn't all that great. It is smoggy as shit right there, especially in the summer and fall. It's nowhere close to the beach, it is right in the middle of dreary suburbia. You want unbeatable weather, go to Pepperdine, Irvine, or UCSD.

Also, Pomona kids don't really socialize with "all 5 Claremont colleges". For most purposes they only socialize with other Pomona kids.

All that said, there is no "wrong choice" here.[/quote]

Is there a reason for this? I've heard this elitist attitude in Pomona from others too. Goes all contrary to the whole "Pomona is less elitist than east coast LACs", and honestly, it's a turn-off. When did you attend? [/quote]

Reason for what? Mainly socializing with Pomona kids? It is mostly logistical. If you attend one of the 5 colleges, you live on your "home campus", take most of your classes there, and usually eat at the dining halls on your campus. No reason you can't go to other campuses to eat, use the library, or hang out, but the natural tendency is to go to the closest one to your dorm.

I didn't think Pomona had an "elitist" attitude. Everyone knew they were going to a good school, but how could they not know that? I would expect to find more "elitism" at Stanford or the Ivies than at Pomona.[/quote]

I've heard Pomona students use the consortium the least of the colleges and put on an attitude of superiority against the others. It's the furthest away and its large size enables students to be more isolated than the other colleges. Not sure how true this is, but I've heard it from more than one person.[/quote]

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