@RenterTime I’m not 100% sure how priority works for Pomona but I do have a friend who goes there and tells me that first years mostly just get their GE courses out of the way then start taking classes for their major sophmore year. That of course all depends on whether you’ve taken AP test or have transferable credit, both of which would give you a bit more priority
I favor Pomona for the price too, EE major and the campus is amazing, can’t go wrong there. Both SLO and Pomona are strong engineering schools.