Claremont McKenna College
- Drug Safety

Most Relaxed Policies of Anywhere

You can get away with pretty much everything. Campus security doesn't care if you have alcohol, some people have carried fifths across campus and no one cares. The "red cup policy" is good to take into consideration though. Just don't drink on dry week (the first week of each year) or they'll get you in huge trouble.

A Lot of Pretentiousness on the School's Part

They try and punish kids when they get too drunk and get alcohol poisoning (which is legal if you are of age, just stupid) but they ignore kids that do drugs because it looks bad on them if they recognize there is a drug problem, which there is. Lots of weed, some cocaine underground, and ecstacy is gaining ground at Scripps College. If you wish to avoid it, there is no pressure whatsover. Walk away.

Very Liberal Drinking Policy, Easy-Going Flow of Drugs

Policy on drinking is very lax. It's nice when the administration, security, and the student body don't waste time fighting over alcohol, although recently, tensions have grown between the student body and administration. Still, beer pong happens out in the open. There are a few day-time drinking parties (to name a few: 6:01, Pirate Party, Senior Fountain Day). Similar to other small colleges, it seems there are a few freshman every year who get alcohol poisoning. They are looked down on. CMC prides itself on knowing how to handle its drink. People will not ostracize you if you don't drink, but many people who don't drink don't enjoy the party scene. Since the party scene is a large part of CMC's culture, memory-making, and fun, non-drinkers may feel like outsiders at CMC. Drug culture is less main-stream at CMC, but there are quite a few who have tried "soft" drugs, and if you search hard, you can find friends who enjoy doing harder drugs together. Smokers smoke together but do it discreetly where it rarely bothers students passing by. There is not enough culture around any drug to give a "peer pressure" vibe, though it is a rare student who leaves CMC without having tried drinking at least once.