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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC has shown interest in Claremont Mckenna, which I 100% wrote off as a mediocre LAC. Then reading through their Roberts Campus and massive alum donation campaign, I am shocked this tiny place hasn't shot to the top of students' lists. They're doubling campus footprint, investing hundreds of thousands to improve research opportunities and internship opportunities, and building a fancy new science department. What is the catch?[/quote]

Claremont McKenna has always been regarded as one of the top SLACs. It's just in California and the DCUM (emphasis on "DC" area) don't discuss such schools much. [/quote]
Is it? I feel like the LAC quality drops fast after Bowdoin and Middlebury. Would never send my kids to Hamilton or Colby or...Claremont Mckenna. Sure, they're ranked well, but there's no advantage to paying for it over UMD.[/quote]
Eh, you might consider consulting something more objective than your feelings on the matter. If your kid wants to go to law school or business school or get a high-paying job in finance, CMC is extremely strong:
#3 for MBA placement: https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-business-school
#12 for Wall Street/IB placement: https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-business-school 
#17 for law school placement: https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-law-school
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Okay, doesn't necessitate dropping $360k so that my daughter can go to the 17th best school at something. All of this is achievable easily with a state school.[/quote]

I don’t see any comparably ranked “cheap state schools” on any of those three lists. The state schools are, as you would expect, Berkeley Michigan UCLA etc which are not easy to get into and are not cheap OOS.[/quote]
UVA does just fine for me. Excellent quality in fact.[/quote]

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