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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to Wellesley, a suburban SLAC.  I disagree with folks who are saying that students who love SLACs never want to leave campus because there's so much going on.  I loved Wellesley itself, but definitely appreciated being just outside Boston with easy access to restaurants, movies, concerts, professional sports, museums, and internships -- not to mention other colleges nearby.  [/quote]

Wellesley is an all-women college in the middle of nowhere. Barnard in the middle of NY - surrounded by other coed colleges and unis. [b]Scripps is in the middle of nowhere[/b] surrounded by residential homes - but it's an all-women college surrounded by at least 6 co-ed colleges.  Wellesley would be rough; it's not for everyone. [/quote]

Do you have any experience? Because that is grossly untrue. Claremont Village is very lively (esp. on weekends), and the whole metro area is one that you could get to malls, shopping, restaurants, etc. readily with a car or Uber less than 3 miles away. SoCal is so densely packed with cities/towns/villages that calling it middle of nowhere is absurd- almost 15 million people live in the greater LA area, and Claremont borders cities with populations of 150,000 and 80,000. Train station on Pomona's campus which runs every day early morning to late night and drops you off in Downtown LA. I think it's easy to not want to get out because the colleges alone have so much activity, but that option to leave is 100% there if a student desires.

Wellesley is also definitely not in the middle of nowhere. Wellesley Square has a great shopping/dining complex, and it is easy to get to Boston. Both Wellesley and Claremont are frequented by out of town folks looking for a weekend get away. [/quote]

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