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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are both strong schools, but Pomona probably is more appealing. It has a reputation of being excellent for academics but also a supportive environment for undergrads.  Johns Hopkins is a little more oriented to graduate programs, professional programs--even though it is an amazing university all around.   [b]Pomona also has better weather [/b]and the vibe of the colleges in that area are great.  [/quote]

[quote=Anonymous]I'd pick Pomona for the [b]better weather,[/b] reputation, location, fellow schools, happier students and overall feel.[/quote]

I went to Harvey Mudd for undergrad and I disagree about the weather. This is only true in the sense that "it doesn't snow". The Claremont Colleges are in a horribly smoggy area. You're right near the freeway and it's basically like sucking on an exhaust pipe 365 days of the year. You are nowhere near the beach and you don't get any kind of ocean breeze.

That aside, Claremont Colleges have a more suburban feel versus the urban feel of Hopkins.[/quote]

I frequent Claremont often and I've never seen any smog these days[/quote]

Your use of the word “often” is superfluous.[/quote]

You're right, but the point stands. That area is really not the smog covered area it once was. And there's been a surprising amount of development along with plans to build a light rail down to Pasadena/LA. That area is definitely going to be worth a ton  in future years (Claremont already is, but the surrounding communities are developing as well).[/quote]

+1 - I live in Arcadia and go to Claremont a lot- I haven’t encountered smog. [/quote]

I live in Anaheim, 15 miles south of Pomona. It's not well known except by the locals.  I've heard of Cal Tech, Stanford, JHU, MIT, Amherst, Swarthmore, Vassar, etc. [/quote]

I live in DC and Pomona is regarded as one of the most elite schools in the country, definitely more than Vassar at least. I get the feeling that it isn't super well-regarded in most parts of SoCal given the presence of the much larger state school Cal Poly Pomona. Tell people here that you went to Pomona and they know it's the top LAC in California. Tell people there you went to Pomona and they would think you went to Cal Poly. [/quote]

What I know about Pomona is there was a big splash about campus rapes. One poster said Scripps enforces curfew, presumably to protect its women. Go figure. [/quote]

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