great LACs on the west coast?

mini
Mon, 08 Aug 2005 14:01:01 +0000

I like Pomona, but I thought the urban"ish" campus rather cramped. What I find attractive about Whitman is its rather expansive campus in a magnificent outdoor city, and located inside (within walking distance) of a real town (Claremont hardly qualifies, at least to me). Personally, I also like the climate better. Fortunately or unfortunately (I lean toward the latter), they are becoming more selective these days.

Pomona has many assets (including a huge endowment). They could be a lot more, in my opinion than they are if they worked in greater collaboration with the other members of the consortium, rather than feeling like they were fending them off. We were singularly put-off by their admissions office (and tour guide), and others may have different experiences, which is why it is worth visiting. (My d. ended up liking Scripps more than Pomona, with better musical opportunities, more arts, a better thought-out core concept, excellent Romance languages, and the joint science program, but others will feel differently.) (If it were for me, just being who I am, I’d probably choose Occidental.)