@stephrass I guess I wasn’t clear enough in stating that USC is a definite third place. I’m trying to decide between CMC and D for my early application. And @CHD2013 if I got accepted to either school I would be extremely happy and content to go to whichever took me. So I started the thread to try to find some distinguishing factors between Claremont and Dartmouth to see if that would change at all. At this point I just know that they are both incredible schools that will offer me many opportunities for success wherever I end up. I see what you’re saying though about the ED2 thing because I would find out my decision at Dartmouth on Dec. 15thish before having to send my app to CMC on Jan. 1st.