Claremont McKenna vs Pomona

CMCguy
Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:07:09 +0000

Hi Everyone, I know this thread has died down, but I just wanted to add my two cents.

Santino’s interest in the history of our school is commendable, but it is important to remember that institutions, just like people, do change. CMC was founded in 1946, before the parents of most of its current students were born. It was all-male, had a very conservative orientation, was focused strictly on gov and econ, and had a very structured academic program. None of these are true today. Some students might wish they were (most don’t, that’s why they go here), but they are not. Just as you shouldn’t judge Harvard by what it was in the 17th century (a divinity school) don’t judge CMC by what it was 60 years ago. Now with that said, we still have great departments in gov and econ and more ideological diversity, especially among our faculty than most other elite colleges. As many other posters have said, students from all political persuasions can definitely fit in at CMC. This is a school where your beliefs will be also welcomed and respected, but also challenged.