<p>I will be attending CMC in 2008, but I haven't visited it yet. Can anyone tell me how the location is? Is the town of Claremont nice and what about the surrounding area?</p>
<p>I know I really should have visited before applying, but I really liked the school and thought it was perfect for me (besides the fact that I've never been there).</p>
<p>I visited it last spring and was pretty impressed. It was also my first time in California though, so my perceptions might be a little off.</p>
<p>To be honest, the school itself is kind of ugly. Luckily, Scripps and Pomona are literally right there. I love the location--you can't beat a school that has access to a big city, the beach, skiing.</p>
<p>I think Claremont was a pretty cute little town, if I remember correctly. I'm not sure that I do. It's all kind of blending in now..</p>
<p>sorry for this completely unhelpful post.</p>
<p>You won't be disappointed. The Claremont College sytem is located in a very pleasant residential area of tree lined streets, parks, and older homes, very green and homey-like in atmosphere. The town is close by, within walking distance, charming with small restaurants and terraces. I was there in spring with my D and was particularly struck by all the flowering trees. The campus is very nice, particularly neighboring Pomona and Scripps, and you have the backdrop of the foothills and mountains (snow capped in winter). In fact you'll be within an hour and a half or two of skiing facilities, and the same for beaches. Though you are close to a freeway that takes you into LA (about a half hour, the town's inland enough you won't be aware it.
It was the greeness and variety of old growth trees that impressed us in particular, very pleasant.
I suggest you post in the CMC forum to get a more comprehensive description though.</p>
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<p>lol thats really nice to someone whos going there next year</p>
<p>I'm applying there too, and I'd love to go. That doesn't make it any better looking.</p>
<p>I wouldn't call CMC's campus ugly. It's... utilitarian.</p>
<p>The school has a lot of money though, so all of the facilities are really very nice, and I've heard that there is a special endowment just for the landscaping. It's just that the architecture is a bit boring. The school is also undergoing a long-term renovation, so in a few years, it will probably look a lot better.</p>
<p>You can read about the renovation (and student opinions about it) in the campus papers:
Claremont</a> Independent
Claremont</a> Portside</p>
<p>tickytock,</p>
<p>Can you please describe how CMC is ugly? Is it the style of architecture or are the buildings rundown or is it something else? And can someone be more specific about the surrounding area? Thanks.</p>
<p>The buildings are in good shape, just sort of bland.</p>
<p>Anyway, don't worry about it. It's still my first choice!!</p>
<p>I don’t understand this:
My CMC acceptance letter said:
“For your class we received 4,274 applications for 280 freshman openings” which equals 6.55%</p>
<p>But the 2009 Freshman Class Profile says:
Number of applicants: 4,275
Number admitted: 671
Admission rate: 16%</p>
<p>[Freshman</a> Class Profile, Claremont McKenna College](<a href=“http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/admission/fr-class-profile.php]Freshman”>http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/admission/fr-class-profile.php)</p>
<p>hmm. If Pomona was my first choice but I didn’t get in (and CMC wasn’t my second choice), would attending CMC just be a bad idea, with the constant reminder of Pomona right there?</p>
<p>cuz you didnt count all the people who arent gonna go. if the acceptance rate is 16% and the matriculation rate (people who go/people accepted) is like 40%, then you get the figure you got.</p>
<p>^What do they do if more than 280 out of the 671 admits decide to attend?</p>
<p>It could happen. That’s just how admissions works, though. Colleges know their typical matriculation rate, so they let in the number of students likely to result in their desired class size. If the class comes up a bit short, the waitlist comes into play. If not, well…I suppose that’s where things like housing crunches come from. If the class is unmanageably large, I don’t know what the solution is, but I haven’t heard of this happening. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry too much.</p>