Anonymous
Post 12/14/2024 08:12     Subject: Swarthmore versus Pomona ED2

Anonymous wrote:Williams! Check out the Williams Outing Club. I think they have hiking/outdoor trips most weekends.


Agree. Williams grad who is not outdoorsy and had friends who took full
Advantage of the hikes and other activities organized by the Outing Club. Yes, Williams is remote but that can also mean being close to areas that offer outdoor activities such as skiiing, hiking, etc.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2024 08:05     Subject: Swarthmore versus Pomona ED2

Here you go:

The consortium was founded in 1925 by Pomona College president James A. Blaisdell, who proposed a collegiate university design inspired by Oxford University. He sought to provide the specialization, flexibility, and personal attention commonly found in small colleges, but with the resources of a large university.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2024 00:25     Subject: Re:Swarthmore versus Pomona ED2

Anonymous wrote:Never understood if the Claremont colleges were 1 university or not. It always feels segmented when it doesn’t need to be.

For real? If so, you must find virtually everything hard to understand.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2024 00:15     Subject: Re:Swarthmore versus Pomona ED2

Never understood if the Claremont colleges were 1 university or not. It always feels segmented when it doesn’t need to be.
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2024 00:09     Subject: Re:Swarthmore versus Pomona ED2

Anonymous wrote:Of the two, I would lean Pomona. If a LAC and backpacking are high priorities, what about adding Colorado College to the list? Block breaks would allow for regular multi-day trips. (I know nothing about their math program, though)

Doing math courses in 4 weeks sounds hellish. Also super wealthy and non-diverse college op!
Anonymous
Post 12/14/2024 00:01     Subject: Re:Swarthmore versus Pomona ED2

Of the two, I would lean Pomona. If a LAC and backpacking are high priorities, what about adding Colorado College to the list? Block breaks would allow for regular multi-day trips. (I know nothing about their math program, though)
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2024 23:20     Subject: Swarthmore versus Pomona ED2

Anonymous wrote:Wtf goes to either of these schools to go ... backpacking? Do that over the summers.

ED2 to Bucknell instead. You'll get an awesome experience and they have an insane pipeline to unlimited jobs on the street. Bucknell alums are the best!

Put 2 kids through college- 1 an LAC, 1 an Ivy. What in the world is Bucknell?
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2024 22:48     Subject: Swarthmore versus Pomona ED2

Anonymous wrote:Wtf goes to either of these schools to go ... backpacking? Do that over the summers.

ED2 to Bucknell instead. You'll get an awesome experience and they have an insane pipeline to unlimited jobs on the street. Bucknell alums are the best!


You're back!
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2024 22:46     Subject: Swarthmore versus Pomona ED2

Swat FTW!
Anonymous
Post 12/13/2024 22:29     Subject: Swarthmore versus Pomona ED2

Wtf goes to either of these schools to go ... backpacking? Do that over the summers.

ED2 to Bucknell instead. You'll get an awesome experience and they have an insane pipeline to unlimited jobs on the street. Bucknell alums are the best!