<p>Does anyone happen to know the policy on applying to more than one of these schools? My daughter is interested in Scripps, Pomona and Pitzer (in that order). I have heard conflicting reports that you can't apply to more than one. Or if you do, the schools then decide where you are most likely to be admitted and you are placed in that applicant pool. Thanks...</p>
<p>No, you can apply to multiple schools - admissions for each is separate.</p>
<p>Is there no comparing of notes?</p>
<p>I don't think that you will find anything anywhere saying that they don't share information, but doing so would be contrary to the whole idea of the consortium. Each of the seven (five undergrad, two graduate) colleges in the Claremont Consortium are independent colleges, but they have banded together under a separately operated consortium to allow for the sharing of facilites, sharing of overhead functions such as the payroll system or building maintenance services, allow for cross registration of students, and so forth. Each college then pays money into the consortium in proportion to how much the independent college is using the consortium services (cross registration of students is not part of the formula). Under the circumstances, I don't think that admissions info would be shared.</p>
<p>Thank you. Your replies have been very helpful.</p>
<p>I wouldn't tell Scripps she's applying to Pomona or Pitzer she's applying to Pomona or Scripps, because they will assume Pomona is her first choice and that Scripps is second. I think it's unlikely she'd get into Pomona and not Scripps, so applying to Pomona is kind of a waste of time unless she isn't sure.</p>
<p>I don't think there are many that apply to both Scripps and Pamona. They really attract very different students with very different stats. If she's even considening Pamona I am guessing her stats are high for Scripps. If that's the school she relly wants she should have no trouble. All women's schools today are truly suffering, they will take a kid with above 60% stats almost every time.</p>
<p>I personally don't see anything wrong with Claremont colleges sharing admissions or any other info, and I doubt there would be any negative impact toward applicants. </p>
<p>It's like UCs and CSUs sharing info ... who cares! </p>
<p>calmac, why don't you just ask admissions staff about applying to multiple campuses. </p>
<p>!!! THEY REALLY ARE NOT THE ENEMY !!! </p>
<p>In fact, they will probably like you for being interested in more than one Claremont campus, and may provide good advice in helping you make a final decision.</p>
<p>Zagat - actually, a lot of women apply to both Scripps and Pomona.
Scripps offers some excellent scholarships for competitive applicants, where Pomona does not. Mudd and Pomona also have overlapping applicants, as well as Claremont and Pomona (they both like "leader-types" ). I know someone applying to Pomona, Claremont and Scripps - the latter two for scholarships. I know someone else who was admitted to Pomona, Scripps and Mudd a few years ago, and went to Mudd.<br>
If you really like the consortium set-up, it makes sense to apply to more than one if you like more than one. I don't think it hurts your chances at all. Our HS counselor advised kids to apply to any that appear to be a good fit after visiting.</p>
<p>You CAN apply to as many of the schools as you want. Though they function as a consortium, it is important to realize and remember that they are completely separate and independent institutions. Applying to more than one does not and cannot hurt you. In fact, when we give tours, we usually ask which of the other Claremont colleges people are looking at, because it is so common for people to be interested primarily in Claremont, and secondarily in the individual colleges.</p>
<p>Cross-over among applicants for all schools is high. I've met numerous prospective students who are interested in both Mudd and Scripps, which one would not expect to have much overlap. There is definitely a very high rate of shared interest between Pomona and Scripps, and--speaking entirely from my own personal experience, not statistically--less so, but still a fair amount between Scripps and Pitzer. I would imagine that there is much less between Pomona and Pitzer because these two schools are seen (solely statistically speaking) as polarizing the Consortium academically.</p>
<p>I agree with the poster who advised against telling one school you're applying to others, etc. (casually is one thing, formally declaring it in an application is another, and the latter is what I would refrain from). I only say this because, as a general rule, it's suggested not to list schools that are thought of as being particularly competitive/overlapping with (or much more competitive than) the school whose application you're filling out. Furthermore, this is generally an optional question on an application and I've heard from a number of different (reliable) sources that it's best to be vague here, anyway.</p>
<p>But back to the main point, your daughter should definitely apply to all of the Claremont schools in which she has serious interest. Claremont is amazing, but each of the schools has a <em>VERY</em> different atmosphere. Overnight visits, more than just statistics, might be the biggest help in determining her preferences. Best of luck!</p>
<p>I asked the admissions officer @ one of the colleges if they compared notes and she said no. She also said it was common to apply to two or even three of the Claremont Colleges.</p>