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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^Williams and Amherst are notorious for the above divide. It gets more diluted at Pomona and 5C’s because the athletes are spread out among the 5 colleges. Also, Pomona way more diverse of the SLAC’s-most student athletes at Williams and Amherst white UMC type students (like 55% or so at Williams).[/quote]
[b]What about Pomona attracts diverse students do you thin[/b]k? These are all highly competitive colleges for admissions, so seems weird that Pomona would differ[/quote]

The difference is probably less that it attracts diverse students and more that [b]the admissions office prioritizes diversity in acceptance.[/b] Both schools get enough applications to craft a diverse student body. Pomona just does a better job at walking the walk.[/quote]
I don’t think this is fair to Williams. Despite valiant efforts, it was hard for Williams to attract URMs because of its location (not only its isolation but the fact that top URMs, first generation or not, had their pick of Northeast Ivies.) Cali does not have the same kind of regional competition, plus Pomona is in a more diverse state.

Amherst has been more successful at recruiting URMs, but Amherst is a metropolis compared to Williams, and benefits from proximity to UMass. [/quote]

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