Pomona vs Barnard

tk21769
Mon, 26 Mar 2018 20:55:31 +0000

IMO Barnard is an easy choice here.
It offers the best of both an RU and a LAC. Although Pomona also is great, and the consortium arrangement is wonderful, I’d be inclined to recommend Barnard even if the net prices were close. Columbia is strong in econ, public policy, political science, and international relations. Your internship opportunities in these areas should be better in Manhattan than in Claremont, CA. More generally, New York is a very exciting place for a young person to be. Although there are good reasons to prefer either one, I can’t think of a very compelling justification to pay much more for Pomona. The weather? Buy a nice parka.