Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 14:17     Subject: Claremont colleges
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They should have one app for all of them. But let’s be real, would anyone from DC really go to these colleges? I’m not sure if they hold any weight on the east coast and there are plenty of SLAC’s that don’t require a flight.

So many DCUM posters seem to live in a cartoon world where they are sure that their bizarre uninformed opinions dictate reality.

In the real world, half my kid’s tours of the 5Cs were DMV kids, the family sitting next to us at drop off were from Silver Spring, and my kid lived with his high school bestie all 4 years.


If this is true, why would anyone go across the country for a mini UMD at double the price?


You are proving the PP’s point: you live in a fictional world.


Fiction is thinking a college most have never heard of is better than a flagship
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 14:14     Subject: Claremont colleges
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They should have one app for all of them. But let’s be real, would anyone from DC really go to these colleges? I’m not sure if they hold any weight on the east coast and there are plenty of SLAC’s that don’t require a flight.

So many DCUM posters seem to live in a cartoon world where they are sure that their bizarre uninformed opinions dictate reality.

In the real world, half my kid’s tours of the 5Cs were DMV kids, the family sitting next to us at drop off were from Silver Spring, and my kid lived with his high school bestie all 4 years.


If this is true, why would anyone go across the country for a mini UMD at double the price?


You are proving the PP’s point: you live in a fictional world.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 14:04     Subject: Claremont colleges
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They should have one app for all of them. But let’s be real, would anyone from DC really go to these colleges? I’m not sure if they hold any weight on the east coast and there are plenty of SLAC’s that don’t require a flight.

So many DCUM posters seem to live in a cartoon world where they are sure that their bizarre uninformed opinions dictate reality.

In the real world, half my kid’s tours of the 5Cs were DMV kids, the family sitting next to us at drop off were from Silver Spring, and my kid lived with his high school bestie all 4 years.


If this is true, why would anyone go across the country for a mini UMD at double the price?

I’m not sure how a consortium of 5 liberal arts colleges outside Los Angeles could be described as a mini UMD. One of the stranger comparisons I’ve heard in a while.


Apparently they are full of DC kids
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 13:55     Subject: Claremont colleges
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They should have one app for all of them. But let’s be real, would anyone from DC really go to these colleges? I’m not sure if they hold any weight on the east coast and there are plenty of SLAC’s that don’t require a flight.

So many DCUM posters seem to live in a cartoon world where they are sure that their bizarre uninformed opinions dictate reality.

In the real world, half my kid’s tours of the 5Cs were DMV kids, the family sitting next to us at drop off were from Silver Spring, and my kid lived with his high school bestie all 4 years.


If this is true, why would anyone go across the country for a mini UMD at double the price?

I’m not sure how a consortium of 5 liberal arts colleges outside Los Angeles could be described as a mini UMD. One of the stranger comparisons I’ve heard in a while.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 13:48     Subject: Claremont colleges
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They should have one app for all of them. But let’s be real, would anyone from DC really go to these colleges? I’m not sure if they hold any weight on the east coast and there are plenty of SLAC’s that don’t require a flight.

So many DCUM posters seem to live in a cartoon world where they are sure that their bizarre uninformed opinions dictate reality.

In the real world, half my kid’s tours of the 5Cs were DMV kids, the family sitting next to us at drop off were from Silver Spring, and my kid lived with his high school bestie all 4 years.


If this is true, why would anyone go across the country for a mini UMD at double the price?
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 09:49     Subject: Claremont colleges
Harvey Mudd is the more science focused school. Excellent school.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 08:30     Subject: Claremont colleges
Anonymous wrote:They should have one app for all of them. But let’s be real, would anyone from DC really go to these colleges? I’m not sure if they hold any weight on the east coast and there are plenty of SLAC’s that don’t require a flight.

So many DCUM posters seem to live in a cartoon world where they are sure that their bizarre uninformed opinions dictate reality.

In the real world, half my kid’s tours of the 5Cs were DMV kids, the family sitting next to us at drop off were from Silver Spring, and my kid lived with his high school bestie all 4 years.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 08:08     Subject: Claremont colleges
Amazing schools!

-Scripps alum in DC. I highly recommend visiting them.

Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 08:06     Subject: Claremont colleges
Anonymous wrote:They should have one app for all of them. But let’s be real, would anyone from DC really go to these colleges? I’m not sure if they hold any weight on the east coast and there are plenty of SLAC’s that don’t require a flight.


Yes. Obviously.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 08:00     Subject: Claremont colleges
Incredible place. Very diverse and agree with earlier posters - quite liberal overall. CMC is the most conservative but that isn’t saying much. Gaining popularity on the East Coast. Similar student bodies to the SLAC in the Northeast. Amazing education but big price tag.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2026 23:10     Subject: Claremont colleges
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They should have one app for all of them. But let’s be real, would anyone from DC really go to these colleges? I’m not sure if they hold any weight on the east coast and there are plenty of SLAC’s that don’t require a flight.


Plenty of kids want to go. You don't know everything about the experience a student has, what they know, and what they want from a college


I know quite a few smart east coast parents who seek out CMC for their children but one daughter couldn’t make the cut so enrolled at Scripps and attended courses at CMC. Pomona is viewed as too woke.


It seems everyone knows someone who applied or attends from the east coast
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2026 23:07     Subject: Claremont colleges
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They should have one app for all of them. But let’s be real, would anyone from DC really go to these colleges? I’m not sure if they hold any weight on the east coast and there are plenty of SLAC’s that don’t require a flight.


Plenty of kids want to go. You don't know everything about the experience a student has, what they know, and what they want from a college


I know quite a few smart east coast parents who seek out CMC for their children but one daughter couldn’t make the cut so enrolled at Scripps and attended courses at CMC. Pomona is viewed as too woke.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2026 22:43     Subject: Claremont colleges
Anonymous wrote:They should have one app for all of them. But let’s be real, would anyone from DC really go to these colleges? I’m not sure if they hold any weight on the east coast and there are plenty of SLAC’s that don’t require a flight.


Plenty of kids want to go. You don't know everything about the experience a student has, what they know, and what they want from a college
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2026 21:00     Subject: Claremont colleges
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They should have one app for all of them. But let’s be real, would anyone from DC really go to these colleges? I’m not sure if they hold any weight on the east coast and there are plenty of SLAC’s that don’t require a flight.

They’re completely different schools and would not agree to a single application lol.

Your second comment is mostly bs.


One app for all and you get admitted to the best fit or rejected from them all.

You can just apply to them then? I’m not sure the reasoning you have. They have separate admissions departments and schools.


It’s inefficient
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2026 20:48     Subject: Claremont colleges
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:They should have one app for all of them. But let’s be real, would anyone from DC really go to these colleges? I’m not sure if they hold any weight on the east coast and there are plenty of SLAC’s that don’t require a flight.

They’re completely different schools and would not agree to a single application lol.

Your second comment is mostly bs.


One app for all and you get admitted to the best fit or rejected from them all.

You can just apply to them then? I’m not sure the reasoning you have. They have separate admissions departments and schools.