<p>Student615, thanks for the vote for Claremont colleges. Looks like a great collection of colleges in a ‘best of both worlds’ kind of environment. </p>
<p>BTW, I also liked your community college student’s story. But it reminds me of a quote of Dave Thomas, the guy who started Wendy’s. He never went to college, and may have even been a high school dropout. He was once asked- wasn’t his life’s story evidence that college is not so important for success? His answer- No. He often wondered how much more he might have accomplished had he gone to college. So my question is what would that community college student have accomplished had he/she been given an opportunity to attend a more academic college (such as one of the Claremonts).</p>