<p>I just read your post LLL, do you really want to hear what some other students think or after I tell you will I have all the Pomona aficionados screaming bloody murder.</p>
<p>Yes, I really want to hear it. Go on.</p>
<p>You know what, LLL, I am not going to go there. There is some tension, but I think everyone would agree the consortium is a huge benefit for everyone. My son has taken classes at all the schools (except for Mudd - too intimidating) and has also taken advantage of the dining and recreational facilities at all the schools. I will be the first to admit that the sum of the parts is greater than the whole at the Claremont Colleges. There is no other institution of learning in the country that provides a similar experience. So although we are having a heated exchange , I think we can all agree the consortium is not something we would change. I am going to leave it at that.</p>
<p>So, as a recent alumni of Pomona I wouldn’t mind answering questions. I had a pretty unique experience here since I actually didn’t spend all that much time at Pomona and even spent one of my years living at Pitzer. Both Pomona and CMC are amazing schools (and the rest of the 5C’s for that matter). I was lucky enough to get to know both schools and their students very well - I actually almost attended CMC and ended up going to Pomona for non-academic reasons. </p>
<p>I have to say, there is a little bit of merit in what parent57 is saying about the elitism of Pomona. I do agree that, on a whole, Pomona does contain more pretentious kids/grade-worriers than the other schools. However, to call Pomona kids pretentious or elitist is incredibly inaccurate. I feel like this gets a bit blown out of proportion just because rival schools are set so close to each other. Other schools that have students who are actually pretentious and elitist just don’t have their biggest rivals taking classes with them and, therefore, being able to really talk about these negative experiences.</p>
<p>So yes - maybe in comparison to the other 4C’s, Pomona kids are (sometimes) (slightly) pretentious/elitist. But if you’re comparing Pomona kids to really any other school of its caliber… Pomona students come off as incredibly laid back and pretty much the opposite of what parent57 is saying. </p>
<p>As for the discussion of grades and all that, it probably also depends on what major you are. I was a science/premed student and I don’t think I have ever discussed grades with those around me even once in my four years there. I’m not sure what class your son took, but maybe he just had a random odd experience. I’ve actually had a similar situation happen to me with a class I took at one of the other 4C’s, but when I took another class on this campus later on I had an entirely different experience. It may be worth it for your son to give a Pomona class another shot!</p>
<p>I think my Pomona son took three or four classes at CMC just to get another perspective. Since Pomona has the widest variety of classes many Pomona students, according to my son, take no classes at another school. I could see how that might affect the perception by non-Pomona students. I must admit I have an issue when reading this school or another is better. I have a friend whose son went to a tiny religious school far off the US News or other college rating system. He is now studying at the London School of Economics. It is unfortunate when a parents ego gets in the way of what is best for a child. Though I am proud of the work my son put in to get into a school such as Pomona I am just as proud of majority of kids in his high school who went to JC for three years and then transferred to a four year school. It required no less hard work and maybe more on their part to get a degree. </p>
<p>I got a call last night from my son, who never calls by the way, admitting that CMC had it all over Pomona in one area. Collins was serving criss-cut fries at dinner. Best wishes to all and be assured all schools at Claremont are great.</p>
<p>UM GUH GUH. Now I will be devastated if Pomona rejects me :’(</p>
<p>Has anyone (probably anyone who has been posting in the Pomona forum for a while) noticed that any thread that Parent57 enters turns into a discussion revolving around Parent57’s quibbles? I dare say she posts more on Pomona’s forum than on CMC’s!</p>
<p>The BEST thing we can do is ignore her. Parent57, you are a ■■■■■, and you bring nothing to the conversation but responses such as “yes, CMC is a fantastic school, no one is denying this.”</p>
<p>If you want to hear that CMC is a fantastic school just ask any Sagehen, no one is denying this. Your participation in every thread is always defensive of CMC or attempting to deflate or ground Pomona.</p>
<p>No matter how many times people respond to you, AND TELL YOU THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN, you seem to ignore them.</p>
<p>Why do you even bother posting here?</p>
<p>Interesting that you think P57 is a woman, I assumed male gender because of how aggressive he/she is in posts, attack at all cost.
P57 is in full swing on the CMC board even getting a few swings in against Pomona in the midst of defending CMC.</p>
<p>I didn’t even realize it, but my impression this whole time was that parent57 was a woman.</p>
<p>It is amusing to see some posters here guessing on what my gender is. As for taking a few swings at Pomona posters, I was responding to the gratuitous insult by Sagehen:</p>
<p>“CMC outranks all the other colleges
When it comes to blatantly lying about it’s credentials”</p>
<p>Why don’t you regulate your own posters instead of flailing away at me.</p>
<p>P57, I am not sure where you got the quote you have used in your last post but I could not find it in the current CMC string where you rant against Pomona posters. Where did you get it from and why are you using it in this instance?</p>
<p>Also I dont know why you are jumping to the conclusion these are Pomona students, I see no evidence and in fact someone states he went to school on the east coast.
You seem to be led by your prejudice against Pomona. I believe Xiggi is an CMC alum, you could take a lesson from him, I dont always agree with what he writes but I respect what he writes. You just come off as angry and hating on anyone who has a different opinion than you. This is a discussion board last time I checked and we do in fact get to have our own opinions.</p>
<p>Artrell, look again in the CMC forum. However, I can report a Pomona poster (OP) forcefully responded to this poster. It was nice to see.</p>
<p>Parent57, that quote “CMC outranks all the other colleges
When it comes to blatantly lying about it’s credentials”
is obviously a snide remark that no one takes seriously, and is not to be taken seriously. You bring up one very recent remark that no one regards seriously to defend your years of Pomona bashing?</p>
<p>I found that quote in a different thread. It is only the second post from someone who created the profile last year. Obviously a ■■■■■ and not necessarily a Pomona student. I notice there are a couple of regular posters who post to inflame you as if they are a cat playing with a mouse. (not only on the Claremont boards)</p>
<p>I am unclear as to why Parent57 feels the need to continually bash Pomona when the vast majority of posters praise CMC. This has continued even given the problems CMC is currently experiencing. Many, including I, have suggested for a particular subject perhaps Pomona would be best. I, and others, have also suggested that for something else maybe CMC would be the best choice. Because I think a student would be better served at Pomona is not a slight of CMC. Parent57 throws in the experience of their son in a Pomona class. You know what they are right. My son has sometimes expressed frustration in the level of student preparation and nature of some of the questions in his Pomona classes. But he has expressed the same opinion of classes at CMC. It is getting to the point, at least on this board, that CMC’s biggest black mark is not a dismissed officer but a poster whose opinion,for me, carries less and less weight.</p>
<p>It is getting to the point, at least on this board, that CMC’s biggest black mark is not a dismissed officer but a poster whose opinion,for me, carries less and less weight.</p>
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<p>A ■■■■■ prowling around a minor message board vs a public scandal with real-life implications–I don’t think so.</p>
<p>And just as a preemptive measure, most of my friends post-grad are CMC alums, btw!</p>
<p>I thought I had made my last remark on this thread over a week ago; however, it seems like there are some posters who are fixated on me and can’t let it go. To be honest, I respect the OP and his subsequent comments have clarified his introductory post.</p>
<p>As for trolling the Pomona board, in the three and a half years I have been posting, I think I have participated on maybe 3 to 4 threads here. So let’s not exaggerate. Each time it was because of comments which spoke of CMC inaccurately. When a poster said a year or two ago that Pomona is a terrific school (no problem here) and it is actually stronger in the areas which CMC supposedly excels (I am paraphrasing), I thought I should respond. </p>
<p>Every so often (I know this will incur your wrath) I detect a pretentiousness on the part of a few Pomona posters and I generally will let it go unless that Pomona poster disparages CMC or other colleges to make their point. For example, drinking defines the culture of CMC. I have heard that canard every so often here. Now whether you guys want to admit it or not, there are quite a few students from the other Claremont schools who think some Pomona students see themselves as superior to their Claremont brethren, and as you can imagine it doesn’t engender good feelings. I must have hit a nerve because of all the protestations to the contrary. </p>
<p>I know that when I question something said here in Pomona land or do not reinforce the prevalent group think, it will upset people. Contrary to the assertions of some here, I do not do this to provoke you, but to correct things said about the other schools. One last thing, I never mention other schools (maybe I slip up once or twice) in the CMC forum. All my remarks there are confined to CMC only.</p>
<p>I am sorry if this post is insulting to you, but I don’t think I am saying anything that others don’t feel as well. I may be the only numbskull who is nutty enough to venture here to inform of you these views.</p>
<p>Oh come now P57 you have been on 5 or 6 strings since November plus you have been on Middlebury and Wesleyan with much of the same. I am sure if the search allowed for more than only the last two hundred records the numbers would be quite steep.</p>
<p>You blatantly overstate and falsely accuse and then try to hide behind others calling you out on your unfairness. This behavior would be better suited in the political arena. I would think CMC deserves more respect than you showcase.</p>
<p>It is disturbing on so many levels.</p>
<p>Artrell, find me the 5 or 6 Pomona strings (threads) since Nov, and find me the Middlebury thread where I said anything offensive. At least don’t be so cavalier with your facts when accusing me of whatever you think I am doing. BTW, it doesn’t take much to rile you. You really need to relax.</p>
<p>Really? Dragging that old tired weapon of accusing me for what you are most guilty of. You at least gave me a chuckle.</p>