<p>From the colleges' newspaper:</p>
<p>"...Down the road at Claremont McKenna, Vice President and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Richard Vos said that of the submitted applications for Early Decision One and Two, 137 new students were admitted for the class of 2015. Given the typical class size at CMC, this means nearly 40 percent of next years freshman class have already been admitted.</p>
<p>Vos said a strong CMC applicant is someone who can utilize the resources of the school.</p>
<p>Were looking for students who are a good fit for Claremont McKenna, who belong at Claremont McKenna, who would benefit from Claremont McKenna, who would make a contribution to the community, who are energetic, outgoing, friendly and enthusiastic and who kind of fit what we consider to be the Claremont McKenna personality, he said.</p>
<p>The Claremont McKenna personality, however, can be a variety of things, and when faced with certain applicants, Vos said he sometimes appeals to what he calls the roommate test, and poses the question of whether or not an applicant would be a good roommate for another new student, living in a double room for eight and a half months next year.</p>
<p>Though the kind of people who apply Early Decision are not often distinctly different than those who apply regular decision, Vos noted that they are typically incredibly enthusiastic, forming what he described as the nucleus of the incoming freshman class."
Early</a> Decision Applicant Pool Increases Across 5Cs | The Student Life</p>