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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I always look at location to be sure there is an airport and medical access. But the reality is most kids spend time on campus. It is the campus that matters. Semesters fly by so quickly—soak up all you can on campus. During the long summer and winter breaks, travel and play and intern (the school pays them to do this) somewhere that excites them.

My son will definitely apply. It’s a tough admit. But if he gets in, it has all the educational features of a top SLAC, within a “Goldilocks” setting of 8,000 competitive kids with amazing dining options across the contiguous campuses. His major is very well-served. The club and intramural sports across the colleges create a greater recreational vibe, and people can stay fit and social. [b]It doesn’t have a typical SLAC athlete divide. They don’t need to give 50% of their seats to athletes, because the 5C pool students for teams. [/b]

The expansion plan of CMC is ambitious. Brass set, future focused ambitious. I’m surprised it took this long for someone at DCUM to notice.

Not sure mine will get in. But he is definitely a contender. I’d love it if anyone reading might mention other schools that a CMC kid would like. I don’t think there is anything similar out there? [/quote]How sure are you about the bolded bit? The 5Cs field two teams (not just one), with CMC joining forces with Mudd and Scripps. So, for men's sports, it's really just two relatively small LACs hooking up. And they field a bunch of high-participant teams, including football. I don't see any reason to think, without additional information (which is why I ask if you have any), that athletics are less of an admissions or social factor at CMC than at Middlebury or Bowdoin or wherever.[/quote]

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