<p>Anyone applying RD? Any idea how many POmona takes to fill up the class?</p>
<p>I'm applying RD as an English major...feel the joy...</p>
<p>Two-thirds of the entering class is filled by RD students.</p>
<p>i applied rd...</p>
<p>i applied RD, no one in has gotten into pomona from my school in the last 10 years ... I'll keep my fingers crossed though.</p>
<p>I applied RD, one of about 10 kids from my school :/</p>
<p>Good luck to all of you!</p>
<p>RD, also English major.</p>
<p>i am applying regular decision as well.</p>
<p>"i applied RD, no one in has gotten into pomona from my school in the last 10 years ... I'll keep my fingers crossed though."</p>
<p>My school--an elite private hs in NYC--was 1 for 8 until I got in. Stay positive!</p>
<p>I applied RD. I don't think I declared a major, but I noted that my primary area of interest was English.</p>
<p>What's your opinion re: pros and cons of each? I'm from the northeast, not sure if Pomona will be a tropical paradise of friendly, laid-back people, or if I might miss the change of seasons, and miss the NE sarcasm and neurosis (which kind of describes me, but I may well benefit from a change in culture and scenary.) Also: Relative strenghs and weaknesses of science and art programs and research opportunities, ease of socializing. I've toured both, and superficially, both looked dandy. Will be spending a night and a day of classes at Wesleyan soon, and will do the same at Pomona if I am fortunate enough to get in and justify another trip. It seems as though both schools are comparable academically, and both seem to be primarily known regionally.
Many Thanks!</p>
<p>I think doing overnight stays at the different colleges will be the most helpful when making your decision. Since I go to Pomona, I can tell you my perspective. Ease of socializing is pretty easy, particularly because of the sponsor program. I could go into it, but I'm sure you heard about it during your tour. I think it's probably one of the best things about the place. As for research opportunities, we got a relatively new president who is a chemist from UChicago. He is trying to expand more research opportunities for students and there are plenty of opportunities here. I know of many first years who got to do research the summer after their second semester. I particularly think the Chemistry and Neuroscience programs are good (the Chemistry labs are really nice), and the Biology Dept just got a new building for upper division classes and labs (as well as space for all the faculty research labs). The Cognitive Science & Linguistics, Computer Science, and Neuroscience programs are going to get a new building by the beginning of 2007. I'm less familiar with art, but they just replaced ceramics with digital art. All the people I know who have taken art classes at Pomona have enjoyed them (though they weren't majors).</p>
<p>Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any more specific questions.</p>
<p>yea i definitely think you should do overnight stays whenever possible. some of the schools i prospied at had multiple day orientations for admitted students, and even though i missed a lot of high school, it really helped clarify my decision. i stayed at pomona 3 full days but only 1 at brown, and so i got a better picture of the school. you're gonna be spending 4 years wherever you go, so it's a good idea to test out the water! also, i don't know if anybody cares, but the village in claremont is expanding and has signed contracts with california pizza kitchen, coffee bean and tea leaf, a movie theatre, and a lot of other things i can't think of right now, which will definitely make claremont more appealing to pomona students since the village is right beside the freshmen dorms. i didn't apply to wesleyan but if i find somebody who did i'll let you know. always happy to answer any other questions since i know picking a college is tough! good luck!</p>
<p>oops! just kidding about california pizza kitchen - negotiations are being made with them, but they haven't signed yet...according to the school newspaper, "Highly anticipated retailers include Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Coldstone Creamery, O My Sole, and Vintage USA....Other leases that have been signed include clothing shops: Tally 4 Men, Too Blond, American Apparel, and Issabella Dees; restaurants and eateries: DogOut, Kazama Sushi, Moes Southwest Grill, Toby Marx; a card and invitations store, Dena Prentiss, and a local food store, Nature and Health. There are anticipated leases for Casablanca Bar & Grill, Mick and Marks Steakhouse, Claremont Jazz Lounge, Improv Comedy Club, and PH Wine Merchants. Negotiations are also being made for a California Pizza Kitchen and a Chicos. A five-screen Laemmle Theater will be both the closest theatre to the Colleges and the only Art House theatre in the Inland Empire. The plaza will also house the new 28-room Village Inn. Additionally, the Claremont Inn is currently undergoing extensive remodeling and will reopen as a Four Seasons Hotel." so yea, just thought i would clarify. sorry! =)</p>
<p>We know Pomona is great, the weather is great, and the students are great. Let us get down to the truth -- no other school can claim this trifecta.</p>
<p>Out of curiousity, where do you look for a "back up" school? Not a safety, but a school which you may call the next best thing.</p>
<p>CMC is another good one, difficult to get into, bright students but many who don't get into Pomona and have good stats will get in there. Occidental is another good one(for some reason neither of my kids were impressed with the feel but good academics). Another back-up and great school, not in CA is Whitman.</p>
<p>Father of the Boarder
Some of the students that I know of from my kid's HS that did not get into Pomona went to Macalester, Wesleyan, CMC and and the state's honor's college.</p>
<p>My backup is Whitman, here in the great state of WA (although the weather sucks, as does Walla Walla :) )</p>
<p>Father of the Boarder--</p>
<p>The one student from D's HS who was not accepted at Pomona is now at Tufts and, from what I understand, is enjoying himself there.</p>