Claremont Colleges?

[Anonymous]

DD is interested in attending one of the Claremont Colleges. Which of them is the best one to go to?

[Anonymous]

They are all pretty different so it would depend on what your DD is interested in studying (i.e. Claremont McKenna is more business oriented and conservative while Pitzer is more "artsy" and liberal). However, they all have good reputations - it's best to choose based on your child's interests rather than someone else's arbitrary opinion.

[Anonymous]

OP here...DD is interested in an Economics degree with a minor in political science.

[Anonymous]

sister dreamed of going to pomona - ended up at AWS school. has friends in pomona who all raved about it and said it was super laid back and easy compared to how stressed out my sister and her friends were all at AWS schools.

pomona has the most 'prestige' if you are into that kinda stuff

[Anonymous]

Pomona, Harvey-Mudd, Claremont McKenna = all good. Pitzer and Scripps less so.

[Anonymous]

With those interests she should go to Claremont McKenna. I am a CMC grad- double major government/economics. Those are definitely the CMC focus areas.

I enjoyed my time at CMC, and it was a great education.

[Anonymous]

The only person I kno who went to C-M was a major Tea Party/Sarah Palin fan. I have no clue if this is the norm at that school but it is something you may want to be aware of

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only person I kno who went to C-M was a major Tea Party/Sarah Palin fan. I have no clue if this is the norm at that school but it is something you may want to be aware of

definitely not the norm. When they surveyed the gov department faculty several years ago, the faculty was about equally divided between those who identified as Republicans and those who identified as Democrats. By having 50% Republican faculty it meant that CMC was to the far right of any other secular college faculty. I think that says more about the state of academia then anything else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only person I kno who went to C-M was a major Tea Party/Sarah Palin fan. I have no clue if this is the norm at that school but it is something you may want to be aware of

definitely not the norm. When they surveyed the gov department faculty several years ago, the faculty was about equally divided between those who identified as Republicans and those who identified as Democrats. By having 50% Republican faculty it meant that CMC was to the far right of any other secular college faculty. I think that says more about the state of academia then anything else.

Actually you made my point. If 50% of the faculty is republican it is definitely the school, that is not at all the norm for most liberal arts schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only person I kno who went to C-M was a major Tea Party/Sarah Palin fan. I have no clue if this is the norm at that school but it is something you may want to be aware of

If you go to college, you might meet (gasp!)... a Republican!

Shock, horror!

No doubt your precious little darling is such a delicate blossom that she could not survive an encounter with such a vulgar, low-class person.

But I thought you liberals just loooooved diversity? Oh wait, not ideological or intellectual diversity -- there is only one accepted mode of thought for you.

And come to think of it, you don't much like the other kind of diversity either, based on your ardent desire not to live near it or put your kids in public school with it.

[Anonymous]

Pomona grad here. Loved my experience. Good Econ and pol sci depts. great school!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here...DD is interested in an Economics degree with a minor in political science.

Then CMC is your answer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only person I kno who went to C-M was a major Tea Party/Sarah Palin fan. I have no clue if this is the norm at that school but it is something you may want to be aware of

Hardly the norm, moron.

[Anonymous]

world-renowned is an adjective
renown is a noun

[Anonymous]

I lived on the west coast for a while and the Claremont Colleges were well regarded. Everyone I met from one of the schools was impressive. I never met a Harvey Mudd grad - but that is a very unique profile.