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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Claremont McKenna[/quote]

Great school, but my friend with kid there now said it’s very preprofessional  [/quote]

“Preprofessional” like it’s an auto mechanic or dental hygienist school 🙄

Are we… pretending we don’t want our kids to have good jobs after they graduate?[/quote]

No. I think it’s a question of relative focus. Some prefer an environment where there’s a discernible passion for academic exploration in depth and breadth, some prefer an environment where there’s comparatively more attention on specific career networking and entry.  I think every school has a degree of both, some are known for more of one or the other.  [/quote]

If you go to Claremont now I [i]guarantee [/i]you will be in an environment with a discernible passion for academics.

The students are [i]not [/i]there to "phone it in" academically while building their career network and job hunting.

Goof grief.[/quote]

CMC is a fine school but a nonobvious comp for UChicago. Students passionate about academics and the academic process are more likely to pursue PhDs. UChicago has always been known for high PhD production, usually placing in the top 10. CMC does not place in the top 100 because of its more pre-professional orientation. That doesn’t make CMC less of a school, it’s just different from what OP is probably looking for. Ok?
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I disagree that "pursuing a PhD" is the best metric for determining whether or not students are passionate about academics, and I totally disagree that if your school is not a "top PhD producer" then you are a "pre-professional" school. Complete nonsense.

Last but not least, getting a PhD was absolutely not the primary objective of attending Chicago "back in the day".[/quote]

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