Claremont Colleges

Student615
Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:05:43 +0000

My guess is that it boils down to “not interacting much” vs. “not being able to interact much.” The majority of complaints, if they exist, should fall into the former category. The Mudder who sits on his own campus 24/7 will probably meet fewer 5C kids than, say, the Scrippsie who does the same. There are a few reasons for this (location is not least among them).

I have heard Mudders complaining about on-campus hum requirements, wishing they could cross-enroll more often, etc. The schools all have their own policies where this is concerned. But as for the courses that don’t have to be taken at Mudd, clubs and organizations, dining hall, athletic facilities, random strolls around the campuses, pool use, parties, events…someone who’s complaining too vehemently is someone who has either been very unlucky, or who isn’t gettin’ off his own butt.

That’s why I do say that there’s some validity to what you heard, IPBear–overall, and on a day-to-day basis, the average Mudder probably benefits less from (and/or sees less evidence for the existence of!) the consortium than the average Scripps/CMC/Pitzer student. But if the problem was presented as an insurmountable one, as something the students themselves couldn’t do something about, or as something common to all of the campuses, I’d say you were misled. I can only base that on my own experience, and on those of friends (a fair number of Mudd students incuded).