Pomona vs. Ivy/Stanford

lolcats4
Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:14:47 +0000

^ Definitely read that thread.

I also faced a decision between an ivy-league school (Columbia) and Pomona, chose Pomona, and have never looked back. But you should know that the decision you face isn’t all that uncommon among Pomona students. Many people here turned down similarly prestigious schools (Brown, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Columbia, Dartmouth and top LACs) to attend.

As far as your questions go:




What are graduate school admissions like from Harvard/Stanford v. Pomona?

Are the academics truly better at Harvard/Stanford? (I was under the impression that there was too much of a focus on graduates…)

And, really, I suppose, why is everyone so thoroughly set on it as oppossed to Pomona?





They’re equally good. Harvard may have a slight advantage.
It may depend on the academic department. But as a rule, no.
Simply because they probably don’t know Pomona very well.


Conclusion: It sounds like you really want to go to Pomona. Do what your heart tells you to do.