Anyone have experiences with a DC attending one of the 5Cs - CMC, Pomona, Harvey Mudd, Scripps, Pitzer?

[Anonymous]

Scripps is a great place to apply if you have poor SAT scores. I am not saying that as a negative. It doesn't attract high SAT scorers for some reason. Fewer than 20 students a year even enroll at Scripps with SAT scores that are in that Ivy sweet spot of 1530.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Scripps is a great place to apply if you have poor SAT scores. I am not saying that as a negative. It doesn't attract high SAT scorers for some reason. Fewer than 20 students a year even enroll at Scripps with SAT scores that are in that Ivy sweet spot of 1530.

True and Pitzer is fully test blind.

The others (CMC/Pomona/Harvey Mudd) I think will return to test required soon. CMC has already announced it will. Pomona will likely be next.

But you're right, Scripps (if you're female) and Pitzer are both wonderful test optional ways to access the fabulous 5C consortium and all their many resources!

[Anonymous]

My smart, social, funny, non-athlete DS is loving his experience at CMC!

He has built strong relationships with profs and peers. Loves his major (IR). Will study abroad next year. Research & internship opps each summer.

It's a really well run school (CMC) and the whole consortium is really special.

It's a lot of $$$$ tho. But so far it feels worth it.

[Anonymous]

Scripps average SAT range is listed as 1450-1520.

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Anonymous wrote:DD is enjoying Pomona but isn’t in an overcrowded major (physics, not CS). She loves it and hasn’t really complained about career issues, nor do I think she really cares since she’s going to grad school, which the physics department has an excellent record on. Classes are rigorous and interesting- she’s taking 2 at Harvey mudd this semester and doing just as well as the mudders. Her first summer she did research with a professor and her second she worked at a well known national lab that her advisor had connections. But these are not the things she likes. She loves the nice student body, the food, the different kinds of people, and the campus.

If you’re very pre professional, maybe steer clear, because you’re just going to be frustrated that most people don’t really care to talk about careerism all day. Or, move over to CMC where that’s all they do, but this is a west coast thing. Even the Berkeley pre professional types want to build their own thing and create the next Tesla or whatever, not just go work for musk.

My DS is interested in majoring in physics and has both Pomona and Mudd on his list. Can you share the differences between the two for physics majors and why someone would prefer one over the other?

They’re more similar than different. The biggest difference may be that Mudd uses coding a lot more in the problem sets. You have a lot more requirements in general to fulfill at Mudd than Pomona.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Scripps is a great place to apply if you have poor SAT scores. I am not saying that as a negative. It doesn't attract high SAT scorers for some reason. Fewer than 20 students a year even enroll at Scripps with SAT scores that are in that Ivy sweet spot of 1530.

True and Pitzer is fully test blind.

The others (CMC/Pomona/Harvey Mudd) I think will return to test required soon. CMC has already announced it will. Pomona will likely be next.

But you're right, Scripps (if you're female) and Pitzer are both wonderful test optional ways to access the fabulous 5C consortium and all their many resources!

Pomona admissions has doubled down that it is permanently test optional. Look elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Scripps is a great place to apply if you have poor SAT scores. I am not saying that as a negative. It doesn't attract high SAT scorers for some reason. Fewer than 20 students a year even enroll at Scripps with SAT scores that are in that Ivy sweet spot of 1530.

True and Pitzer is fully test blind.

The others (CMC/Pomona/Harvey Mudd) I think will return to test required soon. CMC has already announced it will. Pomona will likely be next.

But you're right, Scripps (if you're female) and Pitzer are both wonderful test optional ways to access the fabulous 5C consortium and all their many resources!

Pomona admissions has doubled down that it is permanently test optional. Look elsewhere.

They voted to make TO "permanent" in 2023. Given how fast the conversation on testing is changing and new info is coming to light as well as whispers I've heard from the inside, I do think that will change. Not overnight but they can vote to change that as others have. CMC voted to extend their TO status in early 2024 only to sharply reverse it a few months later that same year. It will be test required in either 2027 or 2028 now.

[Anonymous]

Is ED1 or ED2 better for the Claremont colleges? What gives better admissions results for a strong candidate who may otherwise fall through cracks as borderline case for admission.

[Anonymous]

can you take unlimited classes at cmc or pomona if you are admitted at scripps? or are there limits?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Scripps is a great place to apply if you have poor SAT scores. I am not saying that as a negative. It doesn't attract high SAT scorers for some reason. Fewer than 20 students a year even enroll at Scripps with SAT scores that are in that Ivy sweet spot of 1530.

True and Pitzer is fully test blind.

The others (CMC/Pomona/Harvey Mudd) I think will return to test required soon. CMC has already announced it will. Pomona will likely be next.

But you're right, Scripps (if you're female) and Pitzer are both wonderful test optional ways to access the fabulous 5C consortium and all their many resources!

Claremont McKenna will be test required starting in the fall of 2028, this year's juniors still can apply TO. I would expect to see a much larger percentage of next year's applicant class submitting an SAT even though it will still be putatively TO.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Scripps is a great place to apply if you have poor SAT scores. I am not saying that as a negative. It doesn't attract high SAT scorers for some reason. Fewer than 20 students a year even enroll at Scripps with SAT scores that are in that Ivy sweet spot of 1530.

True and Pitzer is fully test blind.

The others (CMC/Pomona/Harvey Mudd) I think will return to test required soon. CMC has already announced it will. Pomona will likely be next.

But you're right, Scripps (if you're female) and Pitzer are both wonderful test optional ways to access the fabulous 5C consortium and all their many resources!

Claremont McKenna will be test required starting in the fall of 2028, this year's juniors still can apply TO. I would expect to see a much larger percentage of next year's applicant class submitting an SAT even though it will still be putatively TO.

Yes our DC is submitting his score this year since even though they will stay TO this year and next, by deciding to move to test mandatory in 2028, it signals that they think it is relevant.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Scripps is a great place to apply if you have poor SAT scores. I am not saying that as a negative. It doesn't attract high SAT scorers for some reason. Fewer than 20 students a year even enroll at Scripps with SAT scores that are in that Ivy sweet spot of 1530.

True and Pitzer is fully test blind.

The others (CMC/Pomona/Harvey Mudd) I think will return to test required soon. CMC has already announced it will. Pomona will likely be next.

But you're right, Scripps (if you're female) and Pitzer are both wonderful test optional ways to access the fabulous 5C consortium and all their many resources!

Pomona admissions has doubled down that it is permanently test optional. Look elsewhere.

They voted to make TO "permanent" in 2023. Given how fast the conversation on testing is changing and new info is coming to light as well as whispers I've heard from the inside, I do think that will change. Not overnight but they can vote to change that as others have. CMC voted to extend their TO status in early 2024 only to sharply reverse it a few months later that same year. It will be test required in either 2027 or 2028 now.

They’ve renewed the commitment to permanent to in last weeks aspc meeting. I cannot send it to non Pomona families, but there’s no reality where Pomona is discussing test required.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Scripps is a great place to apply if you have poor SAT scores. I am not saying that as a negative. It doesn't attract high SAT scorers for some reason. Fewer than 20 students a year even enroll at Scripps with SAT scores that are in that Ivy sweet spot of 1530.

True and Pitzer is fully test blind.

The others (CMC/Pomona/Harvey Mudd) I think will return to test required soon. CMC has already announced it will. Pomona will likely be next.

But you're right, Scripps (if you're female) and Pitzer are both wonderful test optional ways to access the fabulous 5C consortium and all their many resources!

Pomona admissions has doubled down that it is permanently test optional. Look elsewhere.

They voted to make TO "permanent" in 2023. Given how fast the conversation on testing is changing and new info is coming to light as well as whispers I've heard from the inside, I do think that will change. Not overnight but they can vote to change that as others have. CMC voted to extend their TO status in early 2024 only to sharply reverse it a few months later that same year. It will be test required in either 2027 or 2028 now.

They’ve renewed the commitment to permanent to in last weeks aspc meeting. I cannot send it to non Pomona families, but there’s no reality where Pomona is discussing test required.

CMC is more of a niche school, as is Mudd. Pomona won’t go test required: none of WASP has, and none of WASP will.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Scripps is a great place to apply if you have poor SAT scores. I am not saying that as a negative. It doesn't attract high SAT scorers for some reason. Fewer than 20 students a year even enroll at Scripps with SAT scores that are in that Ivy sweet spot of 1530.

True and Pitzer is fully test blind.

The others (CMC/Pomona/Harvey Mudd) I think will return to test required soon. CMC has already announced it will. Pomona will likely be next.

But you're right, Scripps (if you're female) and Pitzer are both wonderful test optional ways to access the fabulous 5C consortium and all their many resources!

Pomona admissions has doubled down that it is permanently test optional. Look elsewhere.

They voted to make TO "permanent" in 2023. Given how fast the conversation on testing is changing and new info is coming to light as well as whispers I've heard from the inside, I do think that will change. Not overnight but they can vote to change that as others have. CMC voted to extend their TO status in early 2024 only to sharply reverse it a few months later that same year. It will be test required in either 2027 or 2028 now.

They’ve renewed the commitment to permanent to in last weeks aspc meeting. I cannot send it to non Pomona families, but there’s no reality where Pomona is discussing test required.

In english?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Scripps average SAT range is listed as 1450-1520.

But not if you are test blind and my niece was miserable there because of rude lesbian roommates and doormmates there.