<p>Really No offense but I just wanted to know </p>
<p>I love Pomona by the way</p>
<p>No, not at all. It's a good mix...from what I've seen so far, people don't really talk about their money situations much, but it's pretty balanced. A lot of middle class kids as well.</p>
<p>I've only been here a month, but I entirely agree with odan. About half of students are on financial aid to begin with and even so, at least from my perspective, people's monetary situations aren't that evident...or even relavent. And I think that all goes back to what Pomona is about...the really great school that takes care of its students, but that no one's heard about.</p>
<p>It's certainly not the elitest atmosphere I'd expect to find at a Amherst or a Harvard. Not to overgeneralize, but a lot of it probably has to do with the fact that the people that find the need to show off their wealth are the ones that also find the need to go to a school with name recognition and elite presitge.</p>
<p>thank you for being so specific with your answers!
You guys are so lucky to be studying in place like Pomona :)</p>
<p>My high school years have been pretty much crap
so I'm hoping for more in college!</p>
<p>Pomona definitely has a moderately elitest atmosphere (perceived by those at the other 4 Cs at least). It's not as bad as the east coast schools at all, but it's definitely there.</p>
<p>I know over ten people who are on full financial aid, and almost half the class of 2010 is on some sort of financial aid - there's a very good mix of people here. There is, however, a certain amount of privilege about campus - though part of that is the fact Pomona is one of the top LA colleges.</p>
<p>The elitest attitude that atomic speaks of, though, has very little, if anything, to do with wealth.</p>
<p>Wazou have you visited Amherst? There is a ton of wealth here, but also a remarkable amount of downright poverty. I think Amherst admits more low-income students than nearly any other school of its stature. Of course there is elitism, but I doubt it is any worse than at Pomona.</p>
<p>What you are missing is that Pomona's elitism comes from academic superiority (percieved and real), while schools such as Amhersts and others reflect the blue-blood nature of their locaiton and the prep school grooming many of their students possess.</p>
<p>What an absurdly sour and false thing to say. I doubt that Pomona and Amherst are very different at all, when you get down to the nitty gritty. If anything, Amherst has more students on financial aid, more getting Pell Grants...what is your problem? I bet Pomona is a fabulous school, but to say those things is just absolutely outrageous. Have you been to Amherst?</p>
<p>Amherst is SO incredibly far from elitist, or at least that's the impression I got from a 3-day visit. Everyone was incredibly friendly; people walked out of their dorm rooms and made a special point just to talk to a visiting pre-frosh. I had my complaints about the school, but an elitist attitude was definitely not one of them.</p>