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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]

NP here just checking in to share an interesting coincidence. We are in Carlsbad CA on Spring break and heading to La Jolla in a couple days. We were talking over DDs college options about an hour ago at this great cafe with an ocean view. She was bemoaning, once again, the fact that she didn't get into Pomona. I reminded her that the first time we visited the campus, we thought the guide books had lied to us. They said the campus had an amazing view of mountains but we couldn't see any. Turns out they were completely obscured by the smog--we saw their outline on the second day. Agree that UCSD weather would be far superior!

That being said, Pomona is an amazing school. I would be very sad if my son had these two options and chose Dartmouth, though at the end of the day it should be the kid's choice IMO. [/quote]

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