<p>I chose POMONA because (choose as many as you can):</p>
<p>□ It was made for me
□ It was my reach school
□ It gave me the best money package
□ It was closest to home
□ It has the program which I wanted
□ The students were what I wanted
□ The professors were what I wanted
□ The campus was what I wanted
□ My parents made me do it
□ I chased a girl/boy here
□ It was the one place that would take me
□ OTHER _________________________________</p>
<p>For my S, it was close to home (in CA), several interesting programs, (interdisciplinary majors), great student mix ( smart but relaxed, just artsy enough), accessible profs who seem to enjoy teaching, beautiful campus and close to a lot of outdoor activities - mountains, desert, beach, plus big city attractions.</p>
<p>For my D it was:</p>
<p>□ It was made for her!!! (it just felt like the right place)
□ It has the programs which she wanted (arts, study abroad, interesting sounding classes in the course catalog, also the access to classes at the other colleges)
□ The students were what she wanted
□ The professors were what she wanted
□ The campus was what she wanted </p>
<p>□ OTHER _<em>Southern California!!!!!</em></p>
<ul>
<li>Besides being an excellent small, liberal arts college (like most all the other colleges on my list...):</li>
<li>It is FAR enough away from home! (goodbye Boston!)</li>
<li>It is WARM</li>
<li>The campus and dorms are BEAUTIFUL</li>
<li>Everyone there is smart and friendly</li>
<li>There are tons of opportunities</li>
<li>It just felt right</li>
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