<p>Idad, you have a very warped view of the claremont consortium. You seem to think that the other claremont colleges just leech off of Pomona and its copious endowment and that Pomona really does not benefit at all from the consortium. Not only do I think that most people affiliated with the other colleges would vehemently disagree with you, I think that most people from Pomona would find what you’re insinuating a bit ridiculous. </p>
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<p>Absolutely untrue. People take classes at other colleges for many reasons. Maybe they heard a particular professor was especially good, maybe it fits in their schedule better. CMC has an incredible history department, but when I registered for classes last semester, I was intrigued by the description of a Pomona history course so I took it. When students register for classes, there is one centralized system that lists all of the classes for all of the colleges, and almost all of them are open to students from the five colleges. Depending on where you live on some of the campuses, you might actually be physically closer to some classrooms of another school than the classrooms at your own school. Virtually everyone at the claremont colleges takes at least some classes away from their home college. </p>
<p>As for the endowment issue, despite the fact that CMC is only 60 years old it is in the top 10 for per student endowment among liberal arts colleges. They just spent half of a million dollars to have Bill Clinton come in April and give one speech. If a student finds an unpaid, nonprofit internship over the summer, they will hand him $3,000 so he can afford to do it and get experience. Does Pomona have even more money per student? Yes, but trust me, describing CMC’s endowment as “OK” is a gross understatement.</p>