Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If the student is not a college athlete, then Pomona is the easy answer.
Op here. DC is not a student athlete. Is the divide at Williams that serious?
Williams has 35% athletes. Pomona has 31% — more than people think (and more than I thought before I looked it up). https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/search
Williams’ entry system is good about mixing athletes and non-athletes in early friend groups. Still a divide, but not as much as, say, Amherst.
Anonymous wrote:It amazes me how well Williams has been able to market WEPO. Many other colleges have similar programs: Pomona with Cambridge, Amherst with New College, Oxford, and yet it only seems to come up when discussing Williams.
There's also tons of other study abroad opportunities available at both schools, many of which your child may find more alluring than Oxford. The reputation among DC's friends is that Oxbridge is the only study abroad program that is actually academically rigorous. That took it off his list.
It's perfectly reasonable to choose Williams; just not because of WEPO.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If the student is not a college athlete, then Pomona is the easy answer.
Op here. DC is not a student athlete. Is the divide at Williams that serious?
Williams has 35% athletes. Pomona has 31% — more than people think (and more than I thought before I looked it up). https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/search
Williams’ entry system is good about mixing athletes and non-athletes in early friend groups. Still a divide, but not as much as, say, Amherst.
Anyhow, as a SLAC, Williams cannot be beaten for math (and job networks therefrom); it would be a mistake going to Pomona.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If the student is not a college athlete, then Pomona is the easy answer.
Op here. DC is not a student athlete. Is the divide at Williams that serious?
Williams has 35% athletes. Pomona has 31% — more than people think (and more than I thought before I looked it up). https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/search
Williams’ entry system is good about mixing athletes and non-athletes in early friend groups. Still a divide, but not as much as, say, Amherst.
Anyhow, as a SLAC, Williams cannot be beaten for math (and job networks therefrom); it would be a mistake going to Pomona.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:^^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).
What about Pomona attracts diverse students do you think? These are all highly competitive colleges for admissions, so seems weird that Pomona would differ
The difference is probably less that it attracts diverse students and more that the admissions office prioritizes diversity in acceptance. Both schools get enough applications to craft a diverse student body. Pomona just does a better job at walking the walk.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:^^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).
What about Pomona attracts diverse students do you think? These are all highly competitive colleges for admissions, so seems weird that Pomona would differ
Anonymous wrote:I think kids underestimate geography. If he thinks he’ll end up in nyc for first job/s, Williams. It’s a small peer group either way, but having friends where you land is nice. There are Pomona kids here too but not in same numbers.
Math department super strong at both. If ED Williams and RD Pomona.
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.
Anonymous wrote:How is a kid who is not an athlete choosing between these two schools in August?
At any rate, they are in totally different climates/environments. Surely your kid has a preference.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If the student is not a college athlete, then Pomona is the easy answer.
Op here. DC is not a student athlete. Is the divide at Williams that serious?