<p>I’m facing this decision right now, with less than 24 hours to make it official.</p>
<p>The only things keeping me from choosing Pomona is the fact that NU has name-brand academics, much bigger departments and variety, and is generally the “safer” choice in terms of post-graduation opportunities. At the same time, if I do choose NU, I will feel like I’m losing the fantastic quality of life Pomona is rumored to have. So which holds more weight, the fact Pomona makes me happy or the fact that Northwestern guarantees me its stellar academic reputation? Either way I feel as though I’m giving up something big…</p>