Pomona or Claremont McKenna

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to Scripps. Scripps has a gorgeous campus. Pomona is equally as gorgeous. CMC, HMC and Pitzer have nothing on those two campuses.

Other than that CMC and HMC are leaps and bounds better academically than Scripps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Back to OP's question ...

DP here. I posted a month or so ago asking a related question about the Claremonts and got several answers that few students cross apply to Pomona and Claremont-McKenna (Pomona and Pitzer, yes). I got the vibe that the reason is that Claremont McKenna has a very politically conservative student body, but I haven't read that anywhere but DCUM. Posters also stated that Claremont-McKenna is very strong in political science and economics, but I can't understand why that would mean you wouldn't cross apply with Pomona?

it. does. not. have. a. conservative. student. body. There may be a handful of old-ish moderate Republicans sprinkled throughout the faculty. It’s mainstream liberal. Jfc, just accep this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Back to OP's question ...

DP here. I posted a month or so ago asking a related question about the Claremonts and got several answers that few students cross apply to Pomona and Claremont-McKenna (Pomona and Pitzer, yes). I got the vibe that the reason is that Claremont McKenna has a very politically conservative student body, but I haven't read that anywhere but DCUM. Posters also stated that Claremont-McKenna is very strong in political science and economics, but I can't understand why that would mean you wouldn't cross apply with Pomona?

Read the CMC student-run Claremont Independent. There is a cadre of students at CMC who try to shut down events and clubs that they don’t approve of, and have taken legal action against Students for Justice in Palestine.

[Anonymous]

Our impression was that Pomona was more academic oriented, like Swarthmore, Bowdoin, or Carleton. CMC seemed more pre-professional, like UPenn or WashU (not sure if those are great examples, but hopefully you get the idea). I have 2 kids, very different personalities. One liked Pomona and the other preferred CMC.

[Anonymous]

CMC and Pomona are so different from each other that you should really start with basic research.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:CMC and Pomona are so different from each other that you should really start with basic research.

We can't visit. Have done the research, including talking to relatives and friends who have attended each, and honestly cannot see anything that would rule out one over the other (other than the crap shoot of getting in). Could you explain further please?

[Anonymous]

Parody but true:
http://www.thegoldenantlers.com/the-great-application-competition/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Please clarify whether it's your kid or your kid's friends who are going to Claremont schools. It seems very odd that your kid would "love" USC but pick a Claremont college.

What a strange post.

[Anonymous]

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Please clarify whether it's your kid or your kid's friends who are going to Claremont schools. It seems very odd that your kid would "love" USC but pick a Claremont college.

What a strange post.

Not strange at all -there are wildly different schools.

[Anonymous]

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Please clarify whether it's your kid or your kid's friends who are going to Claremont schools. It seems very odd that your kid would "love" USC but pick a Claremont college.

What a strange post.

Not strange at all -there are wildly different schools.

Therefore an individual must love only one or the other? Not so.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:CMC and Pomona are so different from each other that you should really start with basic research.

We can't visit. Have done the research, including talking to relatives and friends who have attended each, and honestly cannot see anything that would rule out one over the other (other than the crap shoot of getting in). Could you explain further please?

Why wouldn't you just apply to both if they both appeal to your child, based on your research? My kid applied to 10 schools this year, having visited only one due to Covid. Decisions can be made after acceptances are in.

[Anonymous]

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Please clarify whether it's your kid or your kid's friends who are going to Claremont schools. It seems very odd that your kid would "love" USC but pick a Claremont college.

What a strange post.

Not strange at all -there are wildly different schools.

Therefore an individual must love only one or the other? Not so.

Well, it shows that the applicant hasn’t figured out the size of the school they want or the experience.USC has 60k students jn a very urban area west of LA proper. Lots of partying. Big football team. Enormous sorority scene. I lived in a rented room in one of the houses while teaching there. Many of the students are there for the social experience, not studies. The students wear their affluence on their sleeves. It is called University of Spoiled Children for a reason. There is IMHO too much emphasis on looks at USC

CMC is the opposite. Only 1300 students in a bucolic patch out in Riverside. Students are very serious about their work. Nerdy and pointy. Same with Pomona with 1700 students. No Greek scene. No big time football. No rah rah.

[Anonymous]

Not Riverside. It’s in Claremont, CA in far eastern LA County.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Please clarify whether it's your kid or your kid's friends who are going to Claremont schools. It seems very odd that your kid would "love" USC but pick a Claremont college.

What a strange post.

Not strange at all -there are wildly different schools.

Therefore an individual must love only one or the other? Not so.

Well, it shows that the applicant hasn’t figured out the size of the school they want or the experience.USC has 60k students jn a very urban area west of LA proper. Lots of partying. Big football team. Enormous sorority scene. I lived in a rented room in one of the houses while teaching there. Many of the students are there for the social experience, not studies. The students wear their affluence on their sleeves. It is called University of Spoiled Children for a reason. There is IMHO too much emphasis on looks at USC

CMC is the opposite. Only 1300 students in a bucolic patch out in Riverside. Students are very serious about their work. Nerdy and pointy. Same with Pomona with 1700 students. No Greek scene. No big time football. No rah rah.

It’s not the most desirable city in California. Some say Pomona is Pomtucky.

[Anonymous]

The Claremont schools are in Claremont, home of “trees and PhD’s.” The town is beautiful.