I’m an international applicant who wants to major in music, looking towards entertainment industries (e.g Hollywood, Disney…) Which would you recommend?
What’s your preference for size, size of city, and social factors like sports and Greek life? Is cost a factor?
Claremont’s a little under an hour from LA, so you probably couldn’t spend much time interning in LA during the year, but it might be a bit better connected with the movie industry.
As @usualhopeful notes, other than they’re both outstanding, you’re talking about 2 completely different college experiences and it would be helpful if you nailed down some of those questions before you do much else. With regards to its proximity to LA, Pomona is indeed a bit of a drive, but it’s doable. The Pomona alum who produced “The Martian” and “Deadpool” (Aditya Sood), interned at New Line and Dreamworks while he was there. For a sample of some of the other folks from the 5Cs who are in “the industry” (including some who are doing music), check out last year’s sizzle reel from Claremont in Entertainment and Media (also known as the Claremont Entertainment Mafia): https://vimeo.com/156054843