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<p>Thanks, very helpful</p>

<p>Just a quick question - does anyone what the acceptance rates are this year at Pomona, CMC and the other Claremont colleges? Thanks.</p>

<p>I believe the CMC acceptance rate this year is between 13 and 14 percent. I’m not sure about the other schools.</p>

<p>Thanks. Just a couple of more questions:</p>

<p>1) How would you compare Pomona and CMC in terms of academics, social scene and overall community?</p>

<p>2) What are the sports teams like? Is it possible to walk-on for many sports?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>Hey, I’m a prospective CMC attendee who is currently in his sophomore year in high school :D</p>

<p>Just wanna say that I am practically head over heels in love with this school in every way and I am working my butt off trying to prep myself for life post-high school.</p>

<p>Speaking hypothetically, assuming that I would attend this school, as one who would like to live on-campus all four years, what hall would be the best fit for me if I would want air-conditioning, where the layout isn’t anti-social, where I could really feel at home, where there isn’t too much partying and at the same time not completely devoid of a party scene?
I don’t want to be kept up all night by partiers but at the same time I wouldn’t mind a little beer pong or illicit drugs (JK…?) here or there ahahahahaha. </p>

<p>Also, could you talk a bit about the Senior Apartments I’ve heard about, if you know anything of them?</p>

<p>JackUK: Pomona and CMC are obviously both fantastic institutions. Unfortunately, I can only give you a rather biased view, as I (obviously) only have real experience with CMC. Academically, the schools are both incredible… that’s a given. Pomona was founded as a traditional liberal arts school and was/is meant to be an alternative to the East Coast equivalents. CMC, on the other hand, was founded to blend a traditional liberal arts education with a focused and pragmatic one.
I have little to no experience with the Pomona student body/community to be honest, and I think that because Pomona is slightly bigger and the campus is physically bigger, the community is a little more spread out, while at CMC, we have a physically small campus that houses 97% of our student body, creating a really intimate and tight-knit CMC community.
Honestly, the best way to understand the differences between the schools is to come to campus. Try to do an overnight visit through the schools’ respective Admissions Offices and see which student body/community meshes best with who you are. </p>

<p>In regards to sports teams, we are a D3 school so walking on is possible. It’s definitely in your best interest to be in contact with the coach prior to arriving on campus, but I have friends who are talking with coaches now to join teams for their sophomore years. It really depends on the individual team, and I’d email a coach if I were you and wanted to know.</p>

<p>jsraquel: Our campus is small, so regardless of where you live, you aren’t isolated from any part of the social scene. The air conditioned dorms are the South Quad dorms (Auen, Fawcett, Stark, Marks, & Benson) and Claremont Hall in Mid-Quad. </p>

<p>The Senior Apartments are at the East end of our campus. Each apartment has four single rooms, two bathrooms, a living room, and a kitchen. They house members of the senior class, hence the name.</p>

<p>are sports given too much of an emphasis at CMC? I like the school spirit and general vibe of happiness that CMC seems to portray, but I am very weary of a jock-ish culture present at my high school and fear CMC might be similar. Thanks for any responses.</p>

<p>Thank you for the helpful responses.</p>

<p>kingsquirrel: While approximately 1/3 of our student body participates in varsity athletics, CMC doesn’t ‘emphasize’ sports. We’re really proud of our teams, but the beauty of a small school is that rather than the athletes being complete separated from the rest of the student body, they’re very much integrated. You’d be hard pressed to find a group of friends here that doesn’t contain at least a few athletes; a lot of my close friends are on CMS sports teams, and I love going to their games and supporting them. You definitely don’t have to worry about a high school-esque, jock-ish atmosphere at CMC.</p>

<p>Would I feel out of place as a neuroscience or biology major since the majority of CMCers are into government/econ/business?</p>

<p>128769: Not at all! While Gov, Econ, and International Relations are three of our most popular majors, Bio, Psych, and Lit are among our other most popular majors. I have quite a few friends majoring in Bio or going Pre-Med, and everyone is pretty diverse interest-wise.</p>

<p>I’m intersested in the 3-2 program with harvey mudd engineering. Do you know how competitive it is to get into the program? Do many CMC students do this? </p>

<p>On another note, what is the foreign language requirement?</p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

<p>I just thought of another question- Are you happy with the adcademic advising?</p>

<p>maplegirl: I don’t know very much about the 3-2 program, but have a couple friends doing it. I do know that some students ultimately end up at Columbia, not Mudd, but am unsure of the process involved. Your best bet is to email your regional admissions representative and ask; they’ll be able to forward you the necessary information.
The foreign language requirement is for three semesters, however you can place out of that with a) an SAT 2 score of over 650 in a language, b) an AP test score of 4 or 5, or c) an IB test score of 6 or 7. There is also a placement exam offered during orientation, and if you get above a certain score, the Department will generally waive the requirement. Individual study abroad programs generally require that you have taken a language up to a certain level, but that’s outside of the actual General Ed Language requirement.
Academic advising here is incredible; because of the size of our school, advisors are VERY available and eager to help. You’re assigned an advisor (sometimes even two) as a freshman based on your intended major (or if you’re undecided it’s generally based on possible interests) and you get a chance to meet with them really early on. A lot of people meet with their advisors regularly and feel that had they gone to another school wouldn’t have been as sure in their academic plans or course selection.</p>

<p>do you think that as someone who is not particularly outgoing (not shy exactly, but not nearly as outgoing as CMC students seem), is more of a listener type (will this be a problem for class participation grades?), and doesn’t consider himself exactly as a powerful leader type, that he’d still be able to fit in at CMC?</p>

<p>Just wondering how does the transfer students do in average at CMC.
And if i DO get accepted, I proby will be starting as junior.
I guess it’s up to how hard I work, but in average, does trasnfer students suffer within keeping up the rest?
And what about the internships in next summer? How does most transfer students perform, while it should be right after their first year at CMC.
Thanks</p>

<p>socallovin: While a lot of us are definitely extroverts, that’s not to say this entire campus is made up of extremely outgoing, super talkative students. Class participation will be important regardless of what school you go to (assuming you go to a liberal arts school) and is kind of a given, but don’t worry about fitting in. </p>

<p>eugenekims: Transfer students do just fine. There are plenty of resources available to transfers to ensure that they’re doing well in school, and I wouldn’t worry. In terms of internships, it’s no different for transfers than it is for students here all four years.</p>

<p>hi… i was just wondering what the difference is between a double major and a dual major. Also, how many arabs are there in CMC? are they prevalent, or are there barely any? (only asking because i’m an arab, and wanted to know :p)</p>

<p>Do you need a bike- does everyone have a bike to get around? Or is the campus so small that everyone walks or skateboards?</p>