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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]The scenery and nightlife are probably closer to what people think of as San Bernardino than what people think of as LA (beaches, downtown, Hollywood, etc).
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I don't understand the point of these sweeping generalizations. Most people in LA County don't live near the beaches, Hollywood, or Downtown. The county overall is extremely complex and diverse in landscape. San Bernardino County is similarly difficult to characterize as it hosts some of the wealthiest communities in SoCal as well as some of the poorest and underserved.

Claremont is simply its own place as a town dominated by colleges. I can't think of any other place nearby with that same emphasis. [/quote]

You forgot the "etc."

The point isn't just that Claremont is closer to San Bernardino County than to the beaches, downtown, or Hollywood.  [b]It's closer to San Bernardino County than to any of the other LA County areas most people from out of town have heard of. [/b] When you map the edge of Pomona College to the edge of San Bernardino County on Google Maps, it's like 500 feet.  I for one feel it's a bit misleading to tell people the colleges are in LA County without making clear it's really on the border, further from anything else in LA County they may be familiar with than to the start of San Bernardino County.

I like the Claremont Colleges.  I personally would not want to live in Claremont itself again-- I already did.  I found it hotter and to have worse air quality than most other parts of LA that I have lived in, though that's mostly an issue in the summer, not during the academic year.  The online almanac I'm looking at the moment says 61 unhealthy days in 2021 for San Bernardino, 26 for Los Angeles.  If you've lived in Claremont, you know the air quality there is far more accurately described by the San Bernardino figure.  Here's the link:

http://www.laalmanac.com/environment/ev01a.php

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WHO CARES?!! Enough already, you are so tiresome.

People will visit Claremont if they are interested in the 5 C's and they will SEE FOR THEMSELVES where it is located.

The same would be true for any New England, Upstate New York remote school.

The OP explicitly said tell me the differences "except for geography".

The amount of energy you put into this Claremont location point is mind boggling.
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Who cares about air quality?  A lot of people.  Your using all caps won't change that.  Nearly everyone I've ever known who lives in Claremont expressed concern about it, and I lived there for years. I would think someone *could* be interested in that before planning an expensive and time consuming trip.  If they are not, they are free to ignore.  Geez.  Oh, and OP isn't the only person reading this thread (though I would be surprised if not caring about geography meant not caring about air quality.)  I think lots of people reading this care about their location, and I only interjected after I saw someone (you?) going on about how it really, truly, absolutely is in LA County when in fact its mere feet from San Bernardino, the county with the second worse air quality in the nation, per the link.

As I said previously, I'm a fan of the Claremont Colleges.  But ignoring their shortcomings serves no one and seems to go against the spirit of a forum that exchanges advice in the hopes of everyone finding the best fit for their own family.

By the way, I had only posted twice before you went off.  Chill out.  Overdoing the promotion of a college or area can backfire. [/quote]

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