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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Location isn't that great either. Very far from the beach and downtown LA, very smoggy.

It's one of those cases where "it's great because everyone thinks it's great".[/quote]

Basically the beaches are at one end of LA county and the school is at the other. DD really liked the campus - as well as Pitzer - but the drive from our hotel in Santa Monica to the Claremont campuses, then back in one hot afternoon was not lost on her. [/quote]

Yeah, it makes sense that the beaches are in part of LA county that’s … by … the … ocean.[/quote]

LA is one of the US' largest counties and is roughly 800 square miles larger than a combined Delaware and Rhode Island. Most 17 and 18 year olds don't know that. They hear LA, they think of Hollywood, the beaches, so yeah, they are not imagining driving 50 miles from one end of the county to the other.

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They're 17-18, not 7, and hopefully a child who is considering Pomona has the good sense to look at a map before booking the tour or putting down the deposit. [/quote]

I think the Stanford comparison is a good one. It also has a better location than its peers (though not near any beaches) and is unique in being in California, which makes it attractive to west coast kids wanting to get the best educational experience and others looking to get away to get the same!

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