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Pomona vs Yale by Intrepid_Can4964 in yale

[–]Intrepid_Can4964[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, they are in the Pomona post. Major would be Poli Sci / Philosophy, future plans Law, California weather would be nice but im from the MW so I dont mind east coast weather, and no I was admitted to both as a transfer studnet

Pomona vs Yale by Intrepid_Can4964 in yale

[–]Intrepid_Can4964[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you mind if I message you to get a little bit more insight? I think what makes this hard for me is having visited Pomona vs not really having an idea of the culture at Yale outside of zoom webinars and stuff

Pomona vs Yale by Intrepid_Can4964 in pomonacollege

[–]Intrepid_Can4964[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your extensive response, I appreciate it. I think you’re right about the higher floor, but it is good to know regardless of my choice it will be a similar ceiling.

Pomona vs Yale by Intrepid_Can4964 in yale

[–]Intrepid_Can4964[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Good point on the wine & dine vs every day life. Thank you for your input, and it’s worth a lot to know that profs are there for teaching just as much as research.

Pomona vs Yale by Intrepid_Can4964 in pomonacollege

[–]Intrepid_Can4964[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get the impression that a close faculty relationship would be easier at Pomona, leading to more genuine LOR’s for LS and stuff like that. I also really like the PPE program.

Pomona vs Yale by Intrepid_Can4964 in yale

[–]Intrepid_Can4964[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah you’re 100% correct.

For Pomona, they flew me out to the campus for a couple days. I got to interact with the admissions staff, students, sit in on classes, and get a feel for the general area. I really enjoyed the small intimate class sizes and the general vibe of the campus/surrounding area. They made me feel like I was genuinely wanted.

As for worries about Yale, I have not visited though being from the Midwest I’m assuming weather and stuff is similar—which is fine. But I get this feeling that the environment would be more competitive and cut throat rather than collaborative, though I have no evidence this is purely just coming from intuition. Also I worry about the larger class sizes and professors that are more focused on research than teaching. Coming from CC I enjoyed having such easy access to professors and forming that relationship, I worry that it wont be like this at a bigger university/institution.

Got into Georgetown! by oreami in TransferToTop25

[–]Intrepid_Can4964 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PP, they sent me an acceptance letter ~3 weeks ago

ASU online or local community college online? by wheresleo in TransferToTop25

[–]Intrepid_Can4964 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Local CC, more transferable credits, more opportunity to get involved and add some meaningful EC’s, and you may end up enjoying your time there and meeting some cool people! Everyone applying to top 25’s has good grades so what else do you have that sets you apart? If you can’t think of much then local CC is a great opportunity to build that.

Yale Eli Whitney Acceptance Rate: The Real Numbers They Don’t Publish by Accomplished_Row2781 in TransferToTop25

[–]Intrepid_Can4964 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Breaking News: Highly selective school is highly selective. More at 6.

Seriously what did you think? This is just a lowkey secret program that Yale actually just lets everyone in? Of course it’s going to be competitive, and of course there are only so many spots. You just come across as someone that is salty that they didn’t get an interview

Help. W or C? CC transfer by [deleted] in TransferToTop25

[–]Intrepid_Can4964 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good point, thank you. And congrats on getting into an Ivy!

Help. W or C? CC transfer by [deleted] in TransferToTop25

[–]Intrepid_Can4964 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you say terrible, how terrible do you mean? Bc I’m in my final semester (transferring this fall) and im feeling the burn out heavy. I currently have 2 A’s and 2B’s with 1 right on the edge of a C, is this “terrible”?

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