<p>We were happy to discover that Pomona does not use the same "institutional methodology" that other schools (or LAC's) use to calculate financial need. Our California home equity excluded us from receiving offers of aid for our daughter from Wesleyan, Haverford, Carleton, Bowdoin, Reed, and others. Pomona's large endowment permits them to actually meet the financial needs of all applicants, as advertised.</p>