<p>I want to major in Political Science, and Willamette has always been the obvious choice to me. However, I visited the Pitzer campus and was truly blown away. The deciding factor for me here is the quality of my education and I can't seem to find ANYTHING about Pitzer's political program.
I don't want to turn down Pitzer if it's an up and coming school but I don't want to gamble these next four years on a potentially sub-par education.</p>
<p>Please help!</p>
<p>With Pitzer you also get the other 4 campuses. Your education will only be sub par if you let it; that pretty much applies anywhere you go. There really isn’t a gamble. You can do well at either school. Pitzer internships - [Pitzer</a> College - Career Services](<a href=“http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/career_services/sharedPages/onlineResourceList.asp#Internships]Pitzer”>http://www.pitzer.edu/offices/career_services/sharedPages/onlineResourceList.asp#Internships)</p>
<p>With the 5C’s, it’ll be difficult to truly experience ‘sub-par’ education. There are lots of opportunities for cross-registration, and for polisci in particular, Claremont McKenna’s offerings are excellent. Btw, take into account that Pitzer was only founded in 1963… Its reputation has probably not grown so much because of that short time.</p>
<p>pitzer by far</p>
<p>Pitzer by a mile. You can take some courses at Claremont-McKenna, which is superb for political science.</p>
<p>"pitzer by far " “Pitzer by a mile” - not necessarily
remember - these are suggestions and decisions by others. You should go with your own gut feeling. My own D visited Pitzer and did an overnight at Scripps and decided the 5Cs were not for her. Oxy was much more appealing but in the end she chose Willamette and has been very happy with her choice. How far away do you want to be from home and what type of climate do you prefer? These last two questions should not be deciding factors but might play somewhat into your choice.</p>
<p>^ csleslie: agree that Willamette is a great school. Can you share why your daughter did not care for the 5Cs and Scripps, in particular. thanks!</p>
<p>My sister goes to Pitzer and loves it. The academics have amazed her, and the students there are even better. She says the thing that really makes Pitzer special is the people that go there. Basically, it’s just a great place to get an education.</p>
<p>She also has friends who are PoliSci majors, and she says they are always talking about how good their classes are. Also, you can enroll in classes at CMC, which is renowned for its good political science program. Taking classes at different campuses of the 5Cs is not only really easy, it’s also encouraged. Nearly everyone does it.</p>