just for completeness as I didn’t include all the schools originally
S turned down Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Middlebury, Wash U, Emory, Vassar, Hamilton, Kenyon, Wesleyan U.
He loved the idea of going to a small top LAC but loves having the resources of a mid-size university. He also loved the idea of a beautiful LAC campus and didn’t want to be in a big city but wanted access to a city.
POMONA WON HANDS DOWN on so many things important to him
He loved the small feel of all the liberal arts schools but found most on his list geographically isolating but NOT POMONA with access to LA. Some of the other schools claim Consortium but when he went for visit days understood just how special The 5-C consortium was. Some of the other schools that had Consortium he found out on admit days just logistically getting to clubs, activities, classes at the other schools difficult (Swarthmore, bryn mawr, Haverford) but Pomona walkable consortium sold him and the fact the students were really using the consortium and had access to city(LA) if he wanted it for entertainment/internships. He loved how smart the Pomona kids were but also appreciated the laid back vibe he didn’t feel at some of the other top LAC where the kids seemed to be drowning in workload.