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<p>Great idea, rickmanfan, but that may get us some very strange looks from other parents! I wonder if there is a CC pin…</p>
<p>enkephalon and NJ mom of 2 --I’ll look forward to hopefully meeting you, too! We CCers have to stick together. :)</p>
<p>Hoping this isn’t too off-topic, but it does have to do with the consortium and I didn’t want to make a new thread for just one question…</p>
<p>Does anybody know if freshmen are allowed to take a course at another of the colleges, during their FIRST semester, if it is one that is not offered at Pomona? I want to take Italian at Scripps. :] Possible?</p>
<p>^ Yes. You are allowed to take language classes at the other 5C colleges during your first semester :)</p>
<p>Thanks!! – one more question about the consortium. I was given to understand that if any course required for your major is not available when you can/want to take it, because of only being offered alternate years/only in the fall or spring, you can just take it at another of the colleges, thus reducing the chance for problems in course scheduling. Especially if you declared a major late/have a complicated double major or combination major and minor/want to study abroad as a science major, etc etc. Can anyone confirm this for me and maybe expand on it a bit?</p>
<p>Hopefully that makes sense! I already enrolled at Pomona, btw. :D</p>
<p>Longtime Lurker, First-Time Poster. Hi, everyone. </p>
<p>My daughter just got into Pomona, Cal, and UCLA. I graduated from Pomona back in the day (class of '83). We’ve been struggling with the decision. </p>
<p>Money-neutral, it’s a no brainer----go to Pomona. We gave Cal a good shot–went to all the admittee events; she loves the campus; great school; a couple of her best friends are going there; nice NorCal vibe; prestigious name. </p>
<p>But I’m telling you parents, from personal experience and from visiting the campus throughout the years, plus having a close neighbor kid who goes to Pomona now, it is hard to imagine a better college experience. One minor anectode in support: When my daughter and I were getting something to eat on campus before her interview, my old professor who wrote my law school rec saw us, recognized me, and came up and gave me a big ol’ bear hug. That stuff doesn’t happen in most places. </p>
<p>The dorms and food are better than most anywhere. If you sign up for a class, you get it. You have a personal interview with the head Registrar at the beginning of your Senior year to make sure you are on track to graduate. If you had decent success in high school sports, but wouldn’t be able to compete in your sport at a big D1 school, you can still probably compete in an NCAA sport. You can be a pre-med major but still minor in dance and perform in student productions at one of the great venues on campus. Small school, but there are 4 other undergrad schools within walking distance. You will always meet new people. If you like to party, there’s that, and if you don’t there’s that, too. You will know and see your friends throughout the four years. </p>
<p>So I’m gonna bite the bullet and pay the extra $$$ for Pomona.</p>
<p>Thanks for that wonderful perspective, ringer. It makes me feel even better that my daughter chose Pomona over a host of other “more prestigious” schools.</p>
<p>Bear hugs are good.</p>
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<p>From what I’ve been told, the policy at Pomona is that you may take up to a third of your classes at any of the other four schools in all four years. So if you take 4 classes a year, a third of the 32 can be at the other schools. However, if the major you want is not offered at Pomona, all classes taken toward completing that major will not count toward the third.</p>
<p>Like you said, Pomona not having the class or major is one of the reasons a student would take classes at another school- Scripp’s has Italian, for example. Other reasons are scheduling. I like to sleep in, so I would prefer all my classes be after 11. Or if two classes you want to take are at the same time, you can take it at another school. Or maybe the professor for an economics class is more popular at CMC, you can take that class as a Pomona student. Basically you have 2500 courses (or something like that) offered to students from all five colleges.</p>
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Wow, it’s really this easy? I got the impression that you had to make a case to someone that you have a legit reason. Is there any process at all that you have to go through to take a class at another college or can you just enroll anywhere when you make your schedule?</p>
<p>^ After your first semester of freshman year, you can enroll anywhere, no questions asked</p>
<p>Really? Because looking at the course catalog, I see some courses designated as CMC only. Do you get an override for this or how does it work?</p>
<p>Ok, well those are the obvious exceptions to the rule. You may be able to petition your way into them if they don’t fill up, however (not totally sure about that)</p>
<p>lolcats4, do you know if it’s allowed to begin a language (that’s not offered at Pomona) at one of the other colleges during your first semester?</p>
<p>Yes. For example, many people take Arabic (at CMC) or Italian (at Scripps)</p>