Claremont McKenna College
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Claremont is a beautiful town, but it’s far from a college town. There are several restaurants that are delicious, but pricey. There’s a bar called The Press, which is fairly calm and not cheap. There are several frozen yogurt places that offer a cheap off-campus hangout, but most students stay on campus on weekends for a reason: there isn’t much in the Village.

Once you have access to a car, Claremont changes from a slightly boring place to live in to an awesome place with a wealth of options. Just a short drive away are countless places for college students to go and have fun. If you drive ten minutes, you can find lots of shopping centers with Targets and Best Buys and more specialized stores. Just a little bit further away are the most popular off-campus trips involving drives to Mt. Baldy (for skiing and snowboarding), the beach, and Los Angeles. If that doesn’t do it for you, there’s Disneyland, Joshua Tree National Park (and music festival), Las Vegas, Santa Monica, and San Diego. Los Angeles is probably the most popular trip because there are so many different things to do. There’s shopping, clubs, bars, people watching, museums, etc. Basically, if you can’t find it in Claremont, it’s in LA, 45 minutes away.

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Local Atmosphere at Claremont McKenna College

stagswag15

Economics '15

5.0

A+

Vacationing at College

If you want to stay near, the village has plenty of restaurants and other suburban attractions which is only a 10 minute walk, but if you want a crazy night, LA is only 40 minutes. People don't go too often though because campus is too much fun to leave.

May 01, 2012

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katerina223

Economics '14

4.6

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Incredibly Chill

The area is really comfortable, the Village is great and accessible, although pretty small and if you don't like CMC's campus there are 4 other colleges you can hang out on.

Sep 14, 2011

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escanlan13

International Studies and Government '13

3.8

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Small, but Charming

I would say that Claremont is an extremely small and very conservative feeling town. It is a pocket of sunshine in a pretty dull part of Los Angeles. Claremont has tons of cute restaurants, a movie theatre, great spas, and some good clothing boutiques. Coming from a big city, it was hard to adjust to a small setting, but I have learned to love Claremont. The people love the colleges and you never hear the "Where is Claremont?" question. Also, it is super close, so there is really no need for a car.

Aug 22, 2011

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