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<p>Of course you will defend Pomona because your daughter went there. But reality check. Pomona is not as prestigious as Berkeley, more so, Stanford. So no matter how hard you will defend it, you will never win in this argument even if you will destroy me on CC (which is a cheap move, tbh). This is true even for High School Counselors across America: </p>
<p>Berkeley - 4.7
Pomona - 4.6
[Best</a> Colleges - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/national-counselor-rank]Best”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/national-counselor-rank)
[Best</a> Colleges - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/libarts-counselor-rank]Best”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/libarts-counselor-rank)</p>
<p>And, more importantly, Berkeley grads make more money than Pomona grads do. If Pomona is that good as what you said it is, then it would have been a target school amongst the top employers. But reality check. Their grads’ salary fail in comparison to Berkeley grads. [Best</a> Schools in California By Salary Potential](<a href=“http://www.payscale.com/best-colleges/best-schools-in-california.asp]Best”>Best Colleges in California | Payscale)</p>
<p>Having said that, I don’t think Pomona isn’t a good school. I think it is a very good school. But I don’t think it is as prestigious as Berkeley, as a whole. So if you think prestige isn’t all that important for you, then Pomona would be a good alternative for Berkeley. But I don’t see why people must put Pomona above Berkeley in their list of top schools unless they love Pomona, they have an association with Pomona and they prefer a small-size student body.</p>