Princeton vs. Pomona - help!

NewWorld
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:50:30 +0000

As a Pton alum, I can tell you many good things about the place. My major qualification that I feel compelled to mention to prospective students is the social scene. The eating clubs still dominate upperclass social life and the selective ones can be exclusionary, to the distress of some students left out. Other non-selective clubs are welcome ways to break fairly large student population into manageable pieces. Getting to know more of the talented, diverse student body well can be easier that way.
Look for the eating club thread in Princeton category.
Pton has tried to diminish Club influence for years. Current approach seems to be to present strong alternatives to the clubs, such as beefed up “college” system, that seems inspired by, but different from, Yale. I think this has helped a great deal. Pomona sounds a very different place, with students not already jockeying for influence in their lives after college, as some Pton students seem to be. There are snobs still at Princeton, but they can be avoided. If you are reasonably brave and outgoing you should thrive.
Let us know what you decide.