<p>Here’s a [url=<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/14611932-post2.html]post[/url”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/14611932-post2.html]post[/url</a>] I made in the Pomona forum awhile bac (#6 of my post).</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s very useful to compare Pomona and CMC directly, but I would have to say the biggest difference is the divide between the students’ goals. Pomona students tend to be more interested in academia and “learning for learning’s sake,” whereas CMC students tend to be more practically-oriented.</p>
<p>CMC specializes in business, economics, and related fields, though that isn’t to say you won’t find good opportunities in other places (like in the Joint Science Department between CMC, Scripps, and Pitzer). I wouldn’t really say Pomona has a particular specialty, but some of the most popular majors (and strongest departments) are math, neuroscience, and economics. Pomona’s CS and math departments (while strong on their own) are closely tied with Harvey Mudd’s.</p>
<p>You gave perhaps the worst qualifiers for determining a school’s fit; your race and gender won’t make either CMC or Pomona a better or worse fit for you (except maybe Scripps…they don’t tend to accept very many guys). The schools are very similar in some ways, but very different in others (I would say they have very different personalities).</p>
<p>If you can, visit and decide which one fits you better.</p>