<p>I will simply say Rice & Columbia. This is not based on any knowledge of a school being better in this or that department, but because they offer more traditional majors in addition to those that a specialized school like Harvey Mudd may offer. The advantage of this is that if you end up being dissapointed or disillusioned with what you thought were your interests, you could switch to another non related department or another major and not find yourself having to apply to transfer out of the school. I think many will say with Harvey Mudd you can just major at another claremont school since you’re allowed to take classes on other campuses without having to transfer out, but I’m sure the technicalities of doing that aren’t as easy as 1, 2, 3. You’d still have to take Harvey Mudd classes. I think getting stuck at a specific specialized school could be a plus or a negative. For me it was a negative when I realized my dissapointment in what I thought would be my dream major and dream career afterward.</p>