<p>I was looking up what students say about certain colleges, and noticed a person say that Harvey Mudd is better for science/math students, while Claremont is better for humanities (I think). I couldn't really find much for any other ones.</p>
<p>So, can anyone please tell me what kind of students fit in each college? Thank you!</p>
<p>Generally:</p>
<p>Harvey Mudd – Hardcore science/math students, not very well rounded but one of the best STEM schools on the West Coast</p>
<p>Pomona – Classical liberal arts college, New England-style but with all the advantages of the Claremont location</p>
<p>CMC – More pre-professional oriented, lot of business, polisci, IR majors</p>
<p>Pitzer – Quirkier than the others, more English/arts majors</p>
<p>Scripps – All-female, similar in character to other girls’ schools.</p>
<p>We’re visiting next week. Everything we’ve heard echoes what thsfan stated.</p>
<p>Pomona has lots of pre-meds, pre-law, and is very good in all around in the sciences, music and foreign languages.</p>
<p>Mudd is good for engineering, math, physics</p>
<p>Pitzer is excellent for psychology and sociology</p>
<p>CMC is good for econ, pre-law, political science</p>
<p>Scripps has wonderful music, art, and literature</p>
<p>Pomona is usually regarded as the “best” for everything other than engineering/math/science. They are all good and well respected; when I visited each school seemed to have its own personality so visit and figure out which is right for you. Or apply to multiple and see where you get in.</p>
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<p>Pomona is excellent in the sciences. They offer engineering via their 3/2 program with CalTech.</p>
<p>I find it quite interesting how responders try to inject subtility through adjectives such as excellent, very good, good, or wonderful! A subtility easily belied by … reality. </p>
<p>The greatest attribute of the consortium is that every one of its schools gains from the presence of the other schools. There is no overall “best” in the consortium. Each school has a number of departments that enjoy superior and dedicated resources. The level of faculty commitment is variable among the individual departments as it makes no sense for each school to seek a leading position. The consortium also used to have a wider range in the selectivity of applicants. This has become a lot narrower in the past 5 years.</p>
<p>The best Claremont College is the one you feel most comfortable with. Each school really does have its own personality and only you can answer which fits your personality best. My DD looked at particular class offerings for each college and while some of the classes offered were similar and attractive in their own right, there was only one college she felt was the right one for her. </p>
<p>There are five great colleges and as Xiggi stated the value of Consortium is made stronger by what each college has to offer. </p>
<p>If any of these colleges are a serious contender for you then the money spent on a visit will be money well spent.</p>
<p>I definitively agree with the above posts. The reason I put “best” in quotes was b/c I think that you need to find a school that’s right for you, not just the one that ranks highest. But in high school people seemed to regard Pomona as the…well… best/most sought after. That’s all I was trying to say :)</p>
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<p>Everything is relative, UCB. Beauty of a location is in the eye of the beholder.</p>
<p>smiling at UCB’s comment, but the Claremont location IS a plus for those on the West Coast looking for a top notch LAC experience. There just aren’t that many to choose from and to many sunny So. Cal. has a lot more appeal than New England.</p>
<p>Haha coming from a place where it gets pretty cold in the winter, sun and palm trees are very appealing. Also, they have “Ski-Beach Day” – ski in the mountains in the morning, go to the beach in the afternoon.</p>
<p>All very true. Xiggi, out of curiosity, what part of Texas is your hometown?</p>
<p>That’d be the home of America’s Team! Well, at least used to be!</p>
<p>^ Oh that’s right. When’s the heat wave supposed to end? Cowboys looked terrible last night but preseason doesn’t count.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies! I just went to the Claremont College Reception, and I suppose that that’s one of the best ways to find out which one is the best fit, if visiting the campus is difficult. All five of the undergraduate schools all seem unique and interesting, but the representatives of each college really did seem to get along well. Of course, that might not mean much, but…</p>
<p>Again, thanks to everyone who replied!</p>