<p>Whats there to do?
I walked around the outskirts of the whole Claremont College Campus adn all I saw were restaurants & antique shops...is there malls, dancing, activities, sports centers, movie theaters, bowling alleys, laser-tag around the area? (that I can get to by bike or close by...not LA distance)
Thanks!</p>
<p>you can walk to pomona..... ...</p>
<p>ontario mills mall is nearby.</p>
<p>I heard "Claremont Village", the local main street or whatever, has recently faced an expansion and now has a movie theater, jamba juice, and several more things. it's not RIGHT on the outskirts of the campus, but it's definitely within biking distance. as for dancing/activities/sports, I honestly think you'll find plenty of that ON campus. CMC is big on extracurriculars!</p>
<p>having lived in claremont for the past four years (i go to boarding school there), i can honestly say that there is nothing to do in claremont. sure, the village seems cute and quaint, but that gets old real fast...</p>
<p>The city of Claremont may not have many things to do, but the school Claremont McKenna College offers a huge variety of activities.</p>
<p>bowling alley about 5 mins drive</p>
<p>ontario mills/victoria gardens is like 10-15 mins drive on the 10 and 15 freeways, and there's tons there in terms of movie theaters, shopping, restaurants</p>
<p>there's not a ton of stuff within walking distance other than the village (which is cool but gets old)</p>
<p>the village has a movie theater but it plays more of the indie movies</p>
<p>if you have a car, theres tons of stuff to do within 10 minutes drive</p>
<p>Outside of school activities and parties, there's not much to do within walking distance of CMC. A 5 to 10 minute drive will change all that, though. There is plenty to do if you have a car. If you don't, just have a friend with a car (more than 50% of students have a car).</p>
<p>How expensive is it to keep a car on campus?
What are the destinations?
Beach? LA? do tell...</p>
<p>Mt. Baldy is 25 minutes away by car (I understand there's a ski club and they have a bus take kids up there in the winter). The beach is about 45 minutes away -- Pomona has a Ski/Beach Day in February where everyone goes skiiing in the AM and the beach in the afternoon.</p>
<p>We saw the bowling alley on the way from Claremont to Ontario Mills Mall...is there a bus that runs along Foothill that will get folks to other local attractions?</p>
<p>parking pass are ~$25 for the year--not an issue. i've got a car on campus this year, and to be honest, haven't needed it that much. there is literally A TON of stuff to keep you on campus, not least of which is a happening social scene with new people to meet all the time (the other colleges make that possible), though hw is definitely one deterrent for driving into LA/out of LA.</p>
<p>i've gotta get back to finals studying, but if you've got more questions (i'm a current student) you know what to do (reply)</p>