<p>stats dont mean a thing; each individual is different; each employer is different ;)</p>
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<p>mojojojo- True, each employer is different. Some employers don't want kids from the Ivy league, because they think they're above themselves. Does that mean you should avoid Ivies? Nope. </p>
<p>I graduated from Pomona 4 years ago and have worked AND gone to grad school since then. I've lived on the west coast, the midwest, and east coast. So I'm not making "assumptions," as you say. I'm speaking from my own experience and the experience of my friends. And the stats back me up.</p>
<p>maybetransfer is also right on when s/he says that no one school will make or break your life.</p>
<p>Irene, i dont mean to sound offensive, but speaking on own experiences, or experiences of friends doesnt make the belief absolute. Its basically subjective to the person. Its great that both of you guys found jobs, but not everyone will have the same experience; and my suggestion is, if you want a more "certain" path, a school whose name is recognizable will make the process of finding a job much smoother, definately not based on stats, but just recognition.</p>
<p>I think that even though it may not "make or break your life" it will certainly affect your first job. After that, its just experience.</p>
<p>Yeah but choosing based on subjective prestige is not the best way to go. I went to a fairly competitive high school in CA, where for many Pomona was the top choice after Stanford. Just looking at Pomona's grad school placement should be enough imo. Not all employers in CA will have heard of Amherst or UPenn, but that's a pretty crappy reason for choosing UCLA over those schools. </p>
<p>And what's recognizable to you mojo doesn't hold true for employers at top law firms, businesses, etc. Can you name a specific company that has not heard of Pomona that one of its grads would want to work at?</p>
<p>No offense taken.</p>
<p>You're right, there is nothing absolute about any of this, except the stats. But what I have (experience with work and grad school, and a degree from the school in question, and the stats to back up my claim) is more than what you have, no? Correct me if I'm wrong, but you're a CC student who is hypothesizing about how the world works, no? What do you have to back up your claim? </p>
<p>Employers are diverse and fickle. There's no surefire way to win them over-- though revealing yourself to be a diligent, hardworking person will probably do more than coming from a certain school, in most cases. But you're right-- there's nothing absolute going on here, which is why it's silly to make proclamations like "it's better to go to a more recognizable school." It might be, or it might not be.</p>
<p>You're also right that if what you want most out of your college experience is a name brand school that everyone will recognize, then Pomona (or any LAC) is not the place for you. Not only because it won't deliver that, but also because you will feel out of place among all the people who are going to college for very different reasons.</p>
<p>Well, im only hypothesizing the same way as anyone else. Although it seems logical that name recognition is always paramount; it explains why arnold won the elections! It makes the world go round :) lol jk</p>
<p>What is 'arnold'?</p>
<p>Obviously you're not a golfer.</p>
<p>Haha, mojo, you're totally right about Arnold...</p>
<p>I still cannot believe he's our governor. but we did have a porn star run so maybe we should be grateful.</p>
<p>In no way will your options be limited coming out of Pomona, 23 Fulbright Scholarships were awarded to Pomona students this year ALONE. That's more than almost any university (beat out Harvard, Stanford, Yale, MIT, Princeton, Penn, Columbia, Northwestern, UChicago, Dartmouth, Michigan Cornell and so on) </p>
<p>Also note that some of these universities are much bigger (Cornell is almost 10 times as big Michigan almost 20 times as large), yet Pomona still beat them out in ABSOLUTE numbers. (Not even to mention per capita)
Obviously, Pomona opens doors to let its students go on to do almost whatever they want.</p>