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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Claremont McKenna is a great school[/quote]
Debatable. Very big on clout chasing over improving the school.[/quote]

Literally not even true, they’re [b]one of the only lacs going all out with improving the school and student experience [/b][/quote]
Use a concrete list of examples.[/quote]

https://www.cmc.edu/giving/investing-in-future-leaders

Priorities on the bottom page[/quote]
So they’re building things and giving financial aid and grants like every other LAC? This is not a concrete list of anything special.[/quote]

You think doubling the campus, building a huge integrated science center and recruiting 30+ faculty for it (one of the largest of any LACs), investing the most of any LAC I know outside of Colby in athletics, and raising 1 billion dollars in one fundraising campaign (the most of any LAC ever) to fund internships and scholarships is insignificant?

Ok. [/quote]
Don’t engage with the anti-CMC buffoon. Everyone knows the Claremont colleges are on the upswing — and the old northeastern, interchangeable SLACs are becoming passe.[/quote]
CMC is clearly at its lowest[/quote]

I wish CMC the best but their launch of their integrated science gamble has been very rocky to say the least. I've heard students are not happy with the initial classes they are made to take. This year's class is no longer able to take anything at Keck or other 5C science class, they need to fulfill the core requirements exclusively through the new integrated science center which is kind of a mess. sort of like forced biology hybrid with python and not what they want to take. I think in a few more years they could work out the kinks but the next 3-4 yrs may be frustrating for anyone with interest in science study there.[/quote]

That sounds like a dumpster fire[/quote]
It is. The school really seems to have a lot of money, but doesn't know how to effectively plan. Things are only gonna get worse when the president leaves.[/quote]

We have crossed UVA off DD’s list for these reasons.[/quote]

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