<p>I have been an athlete since I was a kid. I was wondering how much of a hook that is given Pomona is a DIII school.</p>
<p>I could defintely be a DII athlete, but none of the DII schools appeal to me AT ALL. </p>
<p>I am from out of state and would really like to go to school in CA; I know it is really hard to get into a UC as an out of stater, and I don't want a school with 20,000+ students in it. I like what I've heard and read about Pomona so am attracted to it on paper.</p>
<p>I may be a D1 - this year will tell, but even so, I don't think I want to continue the high demands of academia in concert with the high demands of athletics at such an intense level required by a D1 school.</p>
<p>Being an athlete has taken up most of my time so it is the extracurricular that stands out on my college resume. My gpa is very good out of a prep school. They don't rank. I haven't taken the SAT or ACT yet (which do you recommend?).</p>
<p>I know several D1 kids who have quit their sports because it was too much to balance in combination with tough classes - and I would really like to have some fun in college aside from being an athlete and a student. I know Pomona has high academic standards and is tough to get into.</p>
<p>Also, how much actual intermingling is there between the Claremont schools? Do they really "cross campuses" or does each LAC pretty much stick to itself? I'm not just talking about classes, I'm also talking about socially.</p>
<p>Search the prior posts for the effect athletics has on admission at Pomona. D1 and D3 have different time commitments in most sports but not all so it is not clear cut, you need to determine the time commitment by talking to the coaches at each college/university for the sport or sports you are interested in.</p>
<p>Parentus, how do I go about searching "the prior posts for the effect athletics has on admission at Pomona?" I'm a novice when it comes to manuvering around the College Confidential sites. Would this be archived somewhere? It's a great suggestion, I just don't know how to do it.</p>
<p>I was actually in a very similar situation as you coming into this process. I was out of state and knew I wanted to be in California at a smaller school and I loved sports/wanted to play but did not want it to consume my college life. I spent some time going around to the different schools and met with various coaches and (more importantly) students who were on the team.
By meeting with them individually, it let me understand just how much commitment was needed at each school and how the coaches handle their athletes in relation to their academics.
While I am only a freshman here, I've noticed that it truly does depend on the sport. However, pretty much every athlete I have talked to has really enjoyed their experiences and have been able to balance their sport with work and social time.
Send over an email to the coach- it can't hurt.</p>
<p>wintersilk,
Are you a HS senior? If so and you're applying to colleges this year, I suggest taking the act. Pomona is one school that requires either (a) the ACT or (b) both the SAT Reasoning Test and two SAT Subject Tests. You have to take the SAT Reasoning and the SAT Subjects in two different sittings, so you probably won't have time to go that route. The ACT would be better in a time crunch. But if you're not yet a senior, don't worry about it.</p>
<p>Wait, are you saying Pomona requires ONLY the ACT</p>
<p>OR</p>
<p>both the SAT and 2 SAT subject tests? Maybe this is a naive question but why would anyone want to take option 2? Is there some advantage to taking option 2? Is there a disadvantage to taking only the ACT?</p>
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<p>knr802, A question for you: I would prefer a college in the 5000 - 8000 student range vs. the classic LAC which is usually more like 1500 or fewer. </p>
<p>With the consortium of all of the Claremont schools in such close proximity, do you feel like you are in a school of 1200 or a school of 6000? How much intermingling REALLY goes on?</p>
<p>I know I have to come out and see for myself, but I'd like to get a real feel for this as I think about Pomona.</p>
<p>It really seems to depend on what kind of person you are. I know that in the first few weeks I felt like the school was really too small for me and even though I love everyone here, at times I certainly wished I went to a bigger school.
HOWEVER, since then-- I've really taken to the advice that it is what you make of it. I joined a 5C club sport and have been going to more events, as well as having my main sport start up... and I'll tell you, the school has grown from 1200 to 6000 very fast. It really seems to be up to you if you want to integrate with other schools, but sports and clubs make this very easy!</p>
<p>The club sports at Pomona involve all 5 campuses --5C-- (such as Rugby, Ulitmate Fisbee, Rollar Hockey, ect...there are a lot)
Some of them are really good (and a lot of fun since it's not the same commitment) and you get to meet people from every campus instead of just those from P-P or CMS.</p>