Pomona Vs. Williams for ED?

pandabear1231
Mon, 23 Sep 2013 16:48:14 +0000

Please help me decide!

Why Pomona instead of Williams:
1.) Warm weather, twice as many sunny days (weather has a big impact on my mood - I feel like I’m 50-75% more likely to be grumpy on cold/gloomy days)
2.) Relaxed, laid back attitude towards everything
3.) Sports culture isn’t as eminent… I don’t play a single sport, so I think I would prefer Pomona in that respect.
4.) Diversity is not an issue at Pomona, while it kind of it Williams (I don’t mean statistically speaking, I mean it in terms of the social scene/overall mindset… see this if you want to know more [Diversity at Williams College - Virginia Cumberbatch Pt.1/2 - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyCuhvshPKY))
5.) Proximity to civilization (specifically LA)!!! I live in NYC, so going to Williams would be scary for me in terms of the isolation.

Why Williams instead of Pomona:
1.) Ranking/name recognition… Williams is ranked #1 while Pomona is #4 (USNews). Yes, I know this a very very shallow reason.
But Williams is also more known as a feeder school into top Med/Law schools.
2.) Closer to home (again, I live in NY)
3.) Winter study, Oxford-style tutorials
4.) Williams MAY have a stronger natural sciences program (what I plan to major in - still kind of undecided though)
5.) If I apply ED to Williams, I can apply ED2 to Pomona (so my chances of getting in to either school is greater) But If I apply ED to Pomona, I can only apply regular to Williams

Can people please help me make this decision by either giving me more reasons for one of the schools, or refuting/disproving some of the reasons I already have?