CMC v SCU v Oxy

SpiritManager
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:16:56 +0000

Mother of CMC alum here - I think there are quite a few similarities between the three schools - and in some areas Occidental and Santa Clara may be stronger. I think you’re being a bit dismissive here. My son also applied to Occidental and I would have been happy if he’d chosen it, and believe he would have received as good an education. He would actually have liked the location better as it’s closer to LA. One difference, of course, between CMC and Occidental is the Consortium - one just has access to many more resources through the 5C’s, and there are more students around for both social and intellectual stimulation. Santa Clara is quite a different sort of university - with grad students, and a religious underpinning. And its Northern California Silicon Valley location gives it a different feel.