Pomona vs Wesleyan?

momrath
Thu, 16 Feb 2006 23:56:08 +0000

I haven’t visited Pomona but a couple close friends of my son are there. (They love it, by the way.) Weselyean was probably my son’s second choice. For general academics I’d say they are similar. Culturally, one is California and one is Connecticut – very different. I think of Wesleyan as being a bit more PC liberal, but there’s a fair amount of overlap in student type: friendly, smart, going, active.

For studio art I’d give Wesleyan the edge. I don’t know much about physics at either.

Other LACs with strong studio art departments: Williams, Hamilton, Conn College, Skidmore, Vassar, Kenyon and Smith if you are female. For the combination of art + physics Williams would be an excellent choice.