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of course depends on what you want to major in, if its government or economics than Claremont McKenna, if its science/engineering then harvey mudd
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<p>To be clear, there are plenty of exceptions to this statement. It may depend on exactly what you want to do with that economics degree, or exactly which type of science you'd like to study. Among the various Claremont schools in particular, it may depend in large part on that elusive quality "fit". It's easy and useful (and in some cases, necessary) to sort out the Claremonts by academic emphases, but be careful of being too strict about that. </p>
<p>Radannie:</p>
<p>Run a CC search for Claremont + smog. There have been many, many threads on this issue. If you run an advanced search, putting "smog" in the "Search for Keyword" box and my username (Student615) in the "Search by User Name" box, you should find a few old compilation posts in which I've linked to multiple relevant threads. Here's the first one I came across, just for starters:</p>
<p>The bottom line is that opinions vary. As I recall, studies show that air quality is still pretty poor, but a major improvement from a few decades ago. Some people claim to have severe asthma and yet be totally unbothered, while others complain about "tasting" the air. Personally, I didn't notice a thing either way (i.e. never found the air quality particularly great or terrible), and I'm generally used to fresh air. The key is to visit and see for yourself how it feels.</p>