Claremont McKenna College - Campus Strictness

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Claremont McKenna College is very trusting of its students, so the unspoken general rule is: don’t do anything stupid. CMC residential advisors are more like older siblings who are there to help you out; they provide stress counseling, help solve roommate issues, and when someone overdoes it at a party, they are concerned with getting help rather than figuring out whom to blame. They’re also just good friends whose doors are always open. The school administration generally doesn’t take a hard line when it comes to social issues, unless they strongly feel the event is harmful or offensive to some students. Camp Sec is truly a safety-oriented organization for CMC, not party poopers. Although they will occasionally shut down parties for noise complaints, you will often see them just standing harmlessly outside of a party, just in case something goes wrong.

There are a few areas where Claremont McKenna does take the rules very seriously. Plagiarism and cheating are completely unacceptable and will result in at least academic probation; it’s not uncommon for first-time offenders to be suspended for a semester, depending on the severity of the offense. Claremont McKenna will also not tolerate any sort of hate crime—the school interprets the definition of hate crime very liberally to cover any type of writing, speech, or act that victimizes any group of people. The quickest way to get yourself in trouble at CMC is to scribble some ‘joke’ on a cultural awareness poster.

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Students Speak Out

jliu says: Claremont McKenna College 2013 Computer and Information Sciences

Its Whatever... A+ you can pretty much do whatever, where ever. the drugs and drinking policies barely exist, and aren't enforced. 12345 Campus Strictness: December 19, 2009 Report

AnnieJ says: Claremont McKenna College 2013 Undecided

Strictness? What Strictness? C+ Our campuses (the 5Cs) have some supposed strictness, but they all seem like a slap on the wrist...or an email sent out. Getting a drink (underage or not) is way too easy. I don't know what the policy on drug use really is. Class attendance seems to depend more on the professor than any actual administrative policy. If there is an honor code, I have no idea what it means. 12345 Campus Strictness: November 28, 2009 Report

CMCLD says: Claremont McKenna College 2011 Psychology

CMC is very lax about drugs and... CMC is very lax about drugs and drinking. Campus Security rarely writes you up, but may on an occasional basis make you pour out your drink. I've had friends smoking weed on a balcony directly above Camp Sec and nothing happened to them. Be safe and you will not have problems. CMC does have the keg fund, which reimburses the dorm throwing the party's funds spent on beer, wine, and wine coolers. 12345 Campus Strictness: March 11, 2009 Report

CMCMM says: Claremont McKenna College 2012 Undecided

CMC's drinking and drug policy is... CMC's drinking and drug policy is unbelievably lax. 12345 Campus Strictness: March 11, 2009 Report

CMCEA says: Claremont McKenna College 2010 English Language and Literature

Campus security is not strict at... Campus security is not strict at all. I literally know no one who has gotten in trouble for drinking or smoking, even those underage. 12345 Campus Strictness: March 10, 2009 Report

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