<p>Hi guys, I'm in a real jam right now and I need some help in deciding between Penn and Pomona. I am interested in international relations, environmental studies, and English. I have visited both colleges and I can't really decide because neither money nor distance from home matters in the final decision. Thanks, I really appreciate your help.</p>
<p>This question was asked on the Parents forum and has some replies, have you checked it out?</p>
<p>Hmmm -- then again that OP was interested in the same subjects as you: IR, Environmental Studies & English --- also money & distance not a problem.</p>
<p>One heck of a coincidence :rolleyes:</p>
<p>well thanks, but I'll specify more to get different results. I need teachers who actually show up instead of having T.A.'s teach the class. I also want the better learning environment. However, I do not really care about the PCness or political groups available except that the groups are not homogenous. Thanks.</p>
<p>My goodness - how did you narrow your choice to two such dissimilar options? Whatever led you to be interested in Penn was certainly not the criteria that you used to select Pomona! I'd recommend that you recall what first drew you to each school (Ivy name recognition for Penn? Personal attention for Pomona? Urban setting for Penn? Nice weather for Pomona?) and then weigh how important those factors are to you.</p>
<p>I have to say, these are very different schools! Pomona is very PC, it's in a small (city, town, whatever you want to call it), it's in the five college consurtium (yeah I can't spell that word), it's in California, it's more homogeneous than Upenn. Upenn is in philly, no small city. Go back to why you applied to them in the first place. There so different.</p>
<p>You will get TAs at Penn. To qualify that though, grad students tend to teach discussion sections whereas professors will give the lectures (and sometimes teach discussion sections too). I've had a couple of classes taught by grad students only, but that was a personal choice of mine - options were a big lecture class taught by professor or small seminar class taught by grad students. I tried to get the best of both worlds and sat in on the lectures too!</p>
<p>My goodness could these schools be more different!</p>
<p>In three words, Po mo na. It's a fantastic school. You get the benefits of a big university and the intamacy of a small college. The campus and weather is beautiful etc etc. Do you really want to be in intro classes of 500 people at penn?</p>
<p>well, I am also interested in IR, English, environmental sci,French, PS, Philosophy. Then which one would best suit my interests. Thanks.</p>
<p>both, i think. check the major lists at both schools. one advandatge penn has is more majors and more classes.</p>