Why is Pomona College so highly rated??

bullwinkle
Thu, 08 Jun 2006 16:11:18 +0000

they used to sell a shirt that said Pomona College on the front and “that’s ok, we never heard of you either” on the back.

Pomona and all of the Claremeont consortium schools are very much under the radar. they aren’t on tv for sports (where most people seem to learn about schools), they aren’t in the IVY league (which is actually simply a sports conference). They are small schools that focus on providing as fine an undergraduate education and experience as you can possibly get. “Advertising” themselves is apparently not a concern.

Most people cannot name all the ivy schools. Most people don’t know the difference between a college and a University. Most people can’t tell you who their congress representative, senator or chief justice of the supreme court is, but they can tell you who won the super bowl.

If the prestige factor is of importance, Pomona and the Claremont schools are probably not for you. MOst people haven’t heard of 'em. But, If you want a world class education and college experience you cannot go wrong at the Claremont Colleges and as noted above, those who matter in grad schools, in the job market, will know these schools.