How is your current SLAC student liking their experience?

[Anonymous]

Or recent grads (last ten years or so).

Thanks in advance!

[Anonymous]

Son goes to Pomona and absolutely adores it! Highly recommend and lucky to have him home this thanksgiving.

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DC at Davidson. He is loving it. So are we. It’s an amazing school.

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DC at Amherst. Same as above, loving it and thriving. Engaged and challenged by the academics, tremendous appreciation for the profs (who love teaching), feeling happy in the friendly, collaborative community. It's a little sleepy, but fine with that. Despite all the chatter about grade inflation, working very hard.

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DC is a junior at Bowdoin -- absolutely loves it. Challenging course work, professors are engaging and accessible -- and he loves the outdoors. Also, it is surprisingly easy to get to/from DC area.

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Daughter is a first year at Oberlin and just arrived home with three friends for the holiday. She had never been happier and is truly thriving there. It has been a perfect fit for her.

[Anonymous]

No one has said nurturing.

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DC is at Macalester. They have a fantastic friend group, good relationships with professors, challenging but rewarding classes, and they love the neighborhood and city. Whenever we visit I'm always impressed by how kind and diligent their friends are, and the cozy campus. It has been a great fit.

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Sophomore at Wesleyan. Loves it.

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Anonymous wrote:Sophomore at Wesleyan. Loves it.

Sophomore at Middlebury is thriving. Great friends both athletes and NARPs. Only 6 kids in their freshman seminar and J-term class co-taught by former hedge fund leader. After her first semester professors reached out to offer paid research over the summer and TA positions the following year. Opportunities are endless as long as you show interest and effort.

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Anonymous wrote:DC at Amherst. Same as above, loving it and thriving. Engaged and challenged by the academics, tremendous appreciation for the profs (who love teaching), feeling happy in the friendly, collaborative community. It's a little sleepy, but fine with that. Despite all the chatter about grade inflation, working very hard.

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My daughter is an Amherst freshman. Her only complaints are the food and not enough weekend parties (she’s not an athlete). Other than that, she absolutely loves it and is happier than I could have hoped.

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DC at Amherst. Has exceeded expectations. Small classes, lots of interactions with professors, many opportunities and resources for research, clubs open to all, plenty of events, speakers, shows to stay busy on the weekends, orientation program and clubs made it easy to make friends. Very happy with the choice of a LAC. It’s not for a kid who wants Greek or a rah-rah experience, or who wants access to big city nightlife, though.

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Also have DC at Pomona who is happy, engaged, has an interesting and intellectually diverse group of friends, takes advantage of the 5Cs, free music lessons, language tables, challenging, small classes, and profs who get to know you. There’s no shortage of hard work, but Pomona students welcome that rather than shirk it and really do have a collaborative vs competitive approach. That’s not just lip service but DC’s lived experience.

Admissions seems to select for kids who value collaboration and kindness and who really genuinely have interests — not just application-stuffing activities. It shapes the community.

We are very pleased with where DC has landed, and all the resources readily at students’ disposal.

[Anonymous]

wesleyan grad ok experience but zero career services, and apathetic alumni - buyer beware. And if ur male u better play a sport or be LGBQT, or you won’t have peeps

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Anonymous wrote:Also have DC at Pomona who is happy, engaged, has an interesting and intellectually diverse group of friends, takes advantage of the 5Cs, free music lessons, language tables, challenging, small classes, and profs who get to know you. There’s no shortage of hard work, but Pomona students welcome that rather than shirk it and really do have a collaborative vs competitive approach. That’s not just lip service but DC’s lived experience.

Admissions seems to select for kids who value collaboration and kindness and who really genuinely have interests — not just application-stuffing activities. It shapes the community.

We are very pleased with where DC has landed, and all the resources readily at students’ disposal.

NP: do
You kind asking your DC what Harvey Mudd kids are like on campus vs. Pomona kids? Are they fully immersed in campus life and socialize and take classes at the other 4Cs or are they’re weird nerds who keep to themselves? Is it known as more cutthroat among the 5Cs? Thanks!