5Cs
The Bay
Alumni
Tech Giants
Daring Greatly
400

Before they were the Sagehens, Pomona's teams were called this

The Huns

400

In a pre-World War I survey by the US and German governments, this Bay Area city had the world's best climate

Redwood City

400

Partner, Initialized Capital

Andrew Lee

400

First company to reach a trillion-dollar valuation

Apple

400
Letters to living former US Presidents

Max

800

Alma mater of the "scorecard" serial killer

CMC

800

According to the 2010 US Census, this Bay Area city has the highest share of Asian Americans outside of Honolulu

Daly City

800

Former Senior Vice President, Google

Jonathan Rosenberg

800

Google's parent company

Alphabet

800

Learning to teach a yoga class

Julia

1200

Highest median parent income among the 5Cs

Pitzer

1200

Nicknamed the "Capital of Silicon Valley"

San Jose

1200

Founder, Quantum Labz

Skip Sanzeri

1200

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey also runs this other company

Square

1200

Black and white photography

Ayinde

1600
Its campus is on a hill, with dorms at the top and academic buildings at the bottom so that students can get to class faster when running late

Harvey Mudd

1600

The second US city, after Denver, to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms

Oakland

1600

VP Advertising Platforms, Apple

Todd Teresi

1600

The name Microsoft is a combination of "software" and this

Microcomputer

1600

Getting an internship in Hong Kong

Carsten

2000

This school's Associate Director of Admission appeared on real Jeopardy

Scripps

2000

Declared "The Industrial City" by its large, hillside sign

South San Francisco

2000

176th employee at Uber

Jacinth Sohi

2000

The first book it ever sold was "Fluid Concepts & Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought"

Amazon

2000

Launching an acting career

Mimi