Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC is down to these two options.
Prospective Math major, loves hiking and exploring places. Dc really wants an environment where there’s a good math community and opportunities (read: interesting math specialties or courses or research opportunities). DC loves small school environment and smaller classes. He loved the tutorial system/WEPO when he toured Williams but found the students kind of cold. We’ve yet to visit Pomona, but he really likes what he’s seen so far.

Anyone with experience with both and how you’d go about choosing?

So fascinating seeing this post still up after all this time. DS ended up ED1ing to Pomona and got in! We're so excited to be a sagehen family, and even more excited for those who recently got into the coop too. After touring, we realized it was a glove fit and the students are some of the smartest, most empathetic community members we have ever witnessed. Chirp Chirp!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC is down to these two options.
Prospective Math major, loves hiking and exploring places. Dc really wants an environment where there’s a good math community and opportunities (read: interesting math specialties or courses or research opportunities). DC loves small school environment and smaller classes. He loved the tutorial system/WEPO when he toured Williams but found the students kind of cold. We’ve yet to visit Pomona, but he really likes what he’s seen so far.

Anyone with experience with both and how you’d go about choosing?

So fascinating seeing this post still up after all this time. DS ended up ED1ing to Pomona and got in! We're so excited to be a sagehen family, and even more excited for those who recently got into the coop too. After touring, we realized it was a glove fit and the students are some of the smartest, most empathetic community members we have ever witnessed. Chirp Chirp!

Anonymous wrote:DC is down to these two options.
Prospective Math major, loves hiking and exploring places. Dc really wants an environment where there’s a good math community and opportunities (read: interesting math specialties or courses or research opportunities). DC loves small school environment and smaller classes. He loved the tutorial system/WEPO when he toured Williams but found the students kind of cold. We’ve yet to visit Pomona, but he really likes what he’s seen so far.

Anyone with experience with both and how you’d go about choosing?

Anonymous wrote:I'm so proud of whoever has the decision between two amazing institutions. That is amazing!

Anonymous wrote:"Harvard Westlake in the LA area, is one of the biggest Ivy feeders of all and sends large numbers of kids into NE SLACs."

Not really. Last year they sent 15 to Harvard and 0 to Swat, 1 to Williams, etc. 3 to Swat in 5 years, 8 to Williams. 51 to Harvard alone.....

7 to Pomona in 5 years, though it is just down the freeway. Most of these WASP numbers are athletes. Top students simply don't go to these schools -- for whatever reason -- from HW.