Pomona vs. Swarthmore vs. Smith

lockn
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:20:14 +0000

As a Pomona student, I can highly recommend the experience here and know people here who study everything you listed (we don’t have a Middle Eastern Studies major, but there are many relevant courses in other departments). We have a lot of speakers in the fields of Gender/Sexuality come through and the Women’s Union and Queer Resource Center are active. The Claremont Colleges have a bigger party scene than Swarthmore, from what I’ve heard from someone who goes there. This isn’t so much caused by a difference in student attitudes, but rather the lower average work load and higher population here (~5000 between the five schools) . I only know Smith by its good reputation. If Smith ends up being significantly cheaper, you should talk to your parents about what kind of sacrifices they would be making to send you here/to Swarthmore and consider whether it’s worth it.



I love that Smith is a women’s college, but the opportunity to date and have male friends at Swarthmore and Pomona also really appeals to me.

You should have applied to Scripps!