Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’m a hiring manager and have always enjoyed the Pomona kids - probably interviewed at least 20 over the years. Williams kids not so much, a different feel to those kids - almost like they are always selling how important and prestigious their school is - always like they had a chip on their shoulder that they didn’t attend an ivy
I go to williams and also got into ivies, so did many of my classmates. Not sure why your dissing the school when you had bad experiences when hiring them.
In response to OP, both schools have great undergraduate experiences in math. The caveat i believe is that i think the SMALL reu research program for math at williams is famous, with many pomona kids trying to go and which many williams students have preference for admission in. I also think the faculty have more awards for teaching math nationally, so there are more reputable top faculty in math at williams.
Anonymous wrote:OP: Examine the math courses offered at each school.
Does the student have a preference for warm weather or for cold weather ?
If concerned about breadth & depth of math courses and related majors offered, then consider attending a National University such as U Chicago, Brown, or MIT.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why not get the best of both worlds (New England and a consortium) at Amherst?
The consortium in Amherst is a different animal than the one in Claremont - they are essentially on one campus. No shuttles required - not even a long walk. (But Amherst is a great place to go to school too...even without a shuttle-accessible consortium)
What makes that different from a University? Amherst sounds like a real consortium.
Because it is 5 different schools.....that happen to be built together like a university. Each campus has it's own style. Each school is unique.
But it is clearly a university that just lacks a central administration? Why would students want to be on 5 different campuses, sounds stressful and inconvenient.
I eat my words, It is a university with a central administration: https://services.claremont.edu/leadership/. These kids should discover national universities. It'll blow their minds
Anonymous wrote:I’m a hiring manager and have always enjoyed the Pomona kids - probably interviewed at least 20 over the years. Williams kids not so much, a different feel to those kids - almost like they are always selling how important and prestigious their school is - always like they had a chip on their shoulder that they didn’t attend an ivy
Anonymous wrote:For math, there is no lac better than Williams- the BEST liberal arts college in America.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why not get the best of both worlds (New England and a consortium) at Amherst?
The consortium in Amherst is a different animal than the one in Claremont - they are essentially on one campus. No shuttles required - not even a long walk. (But Amherst is a great place to go to school too...even without a shuttle-accessible consortium)
What makes that different from a University? Amherst sounds like a real consortium.
Because it is 5 different schools.....that happen to be built together like a university. Each campus has it's own style. Each school is unique.
But it is clearly a university that just lacks a central administration? Why would students want to be on 5 different campuses, sounds stressful and inconvenient.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why not get the best of both worlds (New England and a consortium) at Amherst?
The consortium in Amherst is a different animal than the one in Claremont - they are essentially on one campus. No shuttles required - not even a long walk. (But Amherst is a great place to go to school too...even without a shuttle-accessible consortium)
What makes that different from a University? Amherst sounds like a real consortium.
Because it is 5 different schools.....that happen to be built together like a university. Each campus has it's own style. Each school is unique.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why not get the best of both worlds (New England and a consortium) at Amherst?
The consortium in Amherst is a different animal than the one in Claremont - they are essentially on one campus. No shuttles required - not even a long walk. (But Amherst is a great place to go to school too...even without a shuttle-accessible consortium)
What makes that different from a University? Amherst sounds like a real consortium.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I posted upthread but you should visit Pomona. It's easy to idealize southern Cal and there are lots of pluses to Pomona but Claremont is not a beauty spot.
DC was a recruited athlete at both Mudd and Pomona. We wanted to like the area because both schools are excellent, and we visited twice. Both times, we felt stressed by the heat and the traffic (OMG, the traffic!!!) and found the place a concrete jungle. We didn't like the bright, hard light and the stark drabness (to be fair, we visited in the middle of a major drought). We couldn't get away fast enough. However, my and my DC's experience is just one perspective. Some people love the climate and terrain and would find everything we hated to be a huge draw. You and your DC really need to visit and decide for yourselves. We didn't look at Williams.
Claremont and Concrete jungle don't align. You should also remember from the perspective of your child who is walking and taking public transit farthest to the local target for goods. Most of Claremont is idealized suburbia with a massive tree canopy.
As I pointed out, some people love the climate and terrain, and you are clearly one of them, which is absolutely OK. It's allowedMy DC and I hated the place. That's allowed, too
Although the CMS tennis courts weren't far from our hotel, it took us almost an hour to fight our way there through traffic along depressing side roads and freeways. The heat was unbearable, and the area was tinder dry. The air smelled funny and felt dirty. The whole place felt overcrowded and frenetic to us, and the trees didn't offset the stark, barren feel of the place. The Claremont Consortium schools are outstanding, and we really hoped we'd like the area. We didn't.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why not get the best of both worlds (New England and a consortium) at Amherst?
The consortium in Amherst is a different animal than the one in Claremont - they are essentially on one campus. No shuttles required - not even a long walk. (But Amherst is a great place to go to school too...even without a shuttle-accessible consortium)
Anonymous wrote:Why not get the best of both worlds (New England and a consortium) at Amherst?