<p>I am a korean student living in the philippines and got accepted to claremont mckenna and university of illinois - Urbana champaign. though for sure cmc is a much highly ranked school in terms of education and selectivity, i do not know if it will suit my needs. </p>
<p>i am a very interested only in business studies, which claremont mckenna does not seem to have. Everyone considers claremont's small size to be a huge plus factor, but going in with a freshmen class of only perhaps 200 or so people would just be like high school all over again and i don't know if that will broaden my horizons. also, claremont mckenna is notorious for its WASPyness (white, anglo-saxon, protestant) and though i am a practicing protestant, as well as very sociable, i dont think i'll fit in.</p>
<p>overall, i want my college experience to be one of lots of fun as well as a recieve a good education, and i feel that claremont will provide me ONLY with the latter.</p>
<p>Please, please help me in making my decision about where i should go.. almost every person i know is telling me to go to claremont.. but i knwo that in my heart, i wanna be an illini... is claremont really that good that i should betray myself?</p>
<p>Student44, may I recommend you to spend some additional time reading online resources? I am afraid that your information is quite lacking in regard to the diversity situation and the availability of courses.</p>
<p>That said, you should not "betray" your heart and go with it! </p>
<p>For instance, UIUC diversity is:
88% In-state students
12% Out-of-state students
0% Part-time students
49% Women
51% Men
<1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
13% Asian/Pacific Islander
6% Black/Non-Hispanic
7% Hispanic
68% White/Non-Hispanic
4% Non-Resident Alien
2% Race/ethnicity unreported </p>
<p>and for CMC</p>
<p>Total enrollment (fall 2004) 1,066
Men 566, 53%
Women 500, 47%
Graduation rate 86%
Minority enrollment
Asian 160, 14.2%
African American 47, 4.2%
Latino 123, 10.9%
Native American 5, 0.4%
International students 34, 3.0%</p>
<p>Origin of students
46 states, Armed Forces Europe and Pacific, and District of Columbia; 21 countries</p>
<p>Off-campus study (2003/2004) 151
Study abroad 133
Washington, D.C. program 17
Intercollegiate exchange programs 1</p>
<p>Freshman admission profile (Class of 2008)
Number applied 3,528
Number entering 280
Median combined SAT I score 1400
Percent in top tenth of their high school classes 82.8%</p>
<p>Financial aid profile (2004-2005)<br>
Receiving aid 67%
Average package $27,650
Range of awards $1000-$39,800</p>
<p>You didn't mention the consortium. Although CMC is a small college in itself, it's there with 4 other colleges. Alot of students who attend CMC end up having better friends at one of the neighbor colleges rather than at CMC. I do see what you're saying in terms of the student body, but I am not WASP (neither white, Anglo-Saxon, or protestant haha), and I loved it when I visited. I attend a big high school with alot of diversity, but it didn't feel that different when I visited CMC. </p>
<p>However, you shouldn't listen to what other people recommend you do. If you really, really, REALLY want to go to UIUC, then go. :) If you're sure that you want to go, then you probably won't end up regretting it.</p>
<p>hey student44! for some reason i get the sense that you are a girl but maybe you are not. well i am and im korean too. i was stuck between ohio state and claremont mckenna...and i live in korea right now...going to an international school here. what decision did you end up making? i visited CMC and it is very waspy despite what everyone tries to tell you with the diversity stats. it's just so...all-american? abercrombie-ish? but...people are down-to-earth and very cool. coming from a 100% korean school i wouldnt mind benig thrust into that environment...i need a reality check haha. well let me know how things went for you! i wish i could have talked to you earlier so we could have discussed pros and cons from a korean student's point of view before the deposit deadline...anyways ciao!~</p>
<p>haha. im actually a guy. i go to the international school in manila. im guessing u go to S.I.S.? i used to know some people there. anyway, i ended up going to illinois. its so much better suited for me cuz of their business school, and plus they have a really good korean church there! hehe. i know i'll have sooo much more fun in illinois, and my sister lives there too, so it'll be cool to meet her. anyway, we shud have discussed this earlier!! u myt have convinced me to go to cmc in the end, cuz i was seroiusly having a huge dillema over this. anyway, i'm sure you'll have fun in cmc regardless. good luck there!</p>