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Anonymous wrote:It’s really about environment, not the dang weather like everyone here is babbling about.

If you’re a bit more academically intense, doesn’t mean you get better grades but maybe you like constantly talking about school and academic life, Williams is perfect. You should ideally be athletic and into nature if you don’t want to go crazy.

Meanwhile if you’re a bit more relaxed and prefer weighing school and social life, Pomona might be a better idea. More options of things to do and more students around.

You realize that “academically intense” and 40% of the freshman class as recruited athletes (yes, the overall percentage is slightly lower, but attrition) is kind of a contradiction? Not because the athletes aren’t smart, but because, you know, they are playing their sport 3 hours a day? Just sayin’…

Sure but 60% aren’t and need to do something on a rural hill campus, so they work.

Um, think real hard. What kind of culture and expectations pervade the academic experience, in terms of work expectations, when 40% can’t do maximum rigor? If you want to work like a dog, go to Swarthmore. If you are unnecessarily working like a dog at Williams, that isn’t something to be proud of; it’s kind of pathetic.

Williams is damned more academically intense than swarthmore. Look at fellowship output and you’ll see that Williams clobbers Swarthmore. Swarthmore’s intensity is mostly BS marketing.

What a crazy thing to type.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s really about environment, not the dang weather like everyone here is babbling about.

If you’re a bit more academically intense, doesn’t mean you get better grades but maybe you like constantly talking about school and academic life, Williams is perfect. You should ideally be athletic and into nature if you don’t want to go crazy.

Meanwhile if you’re a bit more relaxed and prefer weighing school and social life, Pomona might be a better idea. More options of things to do and more students around.

You realize that “academically intense” and 40% of the freshman class as recruited athletes (yes, the overall percentage is slightly lower, but attrition) is kind of a contradiction? Not because the athletes aren’t smart, but because, you know, they are playing their sport 3 hours a day? Just sayin’…

Sure but 60% aren’t and need to do something on a rural hill campus, so they work.

Um, think real hard. What kind of culture and expectations pervade the academic experience, in terms of work expectations, when 40% can’t do maximum rigor? If you want to work like a dog, go to Swarthmore. If you are unnecessarily working like a dog at Williams, that isn’t something to be proud of; it’s kind of pathetic.

Williams is damned more academically intense than swarthmore. Look at fellowship output and you’ll see that Williams clobbers Swarthmore. Swarthmore’s intensity is mostly BS marketing.

Anonymous wrote:I like Pomona and would pick it over Amherst or Swat without a hesitation. I'd go williams over Pomona for neuro, but this is splitting hairs. ED not a major boost. Could apply RD for both and see what god says and maybe go to two admitted students weekends.

ND, Columbia, and emory all have good neuro programs and all would be a tad easier if you looking for a lower reach/target, assuming she's very high stats.

Anonymous wrote:Either is great but I like Pomona more.

Anonymous wrote:Amherst. Easily.

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Anonymous wrote:Of note to the various issues in this thread: https://www.pomona.edu/news/2025/02/11-ncaa-woman-year-alexandra-turvey-24-epitomizes-pomona-colleges-promise

Immensely successful Pomona swimmer, neuroscience major, NCAA Woman of the Year, Goldwater and Berkman Scholar, and currently both an MD student at Harvard and PhD student at MIT. Ridiculously impressive.

There are ridiculously accomplished students at every single elite school.

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Anonymous wrote:Of note to the various issues in this thread: https://www.pomona.edu/news/2025/02/11-ncaa-woman-year-alexandra-turvey-24-epitomizes-pomona-colleges-promise

Immensely successful Pomona swimmer, neuroscience major, NCAA Woman of the Year, Goldwater and Berkman Scholar, and currently both an MD student at Harvard and PhD student at MIT. Ridiculously impressive.

There are ridiculously accomplished students at every single elite school.

Anonymous wrote:Of note to the various issues in this thread: https://www.pomona.edu/news/2025/02/11-ncaa-woman-year-alexandra-turvey-24-epitomizes-pomona-colleges-promise

Immensely successful Pomona swimmer, neuroscience major, NCAA Woman of the Year, Goldwater and Berkman Scholar, and currently both an MD student at Harvard and PhD student at MIT. Ridiculously impressive.

Anonymous wrote:Of note to the various issues in this thread: https://www.pomona.edu/news/2025/02/11-ncaa-woman-year-alexandra-turvey-24-epitomizes-pomona-colleges-promise

Immensely successful Pomona swimmer, neuroscience major, NCAA Woman of the Year, Goldwater and Berkman Scholar, and currently both an MD student at Harvard and PhD student at MIT. Ridiculously impressive.