Westmont College

If you are now and forver will be a happy Christain (a la Rick Warren's Saddleback Church, et. al), you will like Westmont. But don't dare challenge the beliefs Westmont (after all, applicants are 17 year old pimple-faced kids who have not really developed their own person). There is no room for doubt or outright rejection of Christianity. They won't expell you for being a turncoat, but the social pressure is pervasive. You will feel like an outcast. Mandatory chapels are forced worship services, with amplified guitars and raised hands. Okay if that's your thing. But don't expect to emotionally survive if you are open minded. Westmont may be the only college in the US News top 100 which has zero tolerence for LGBT issues. (I'm not gay). Close minded, but well-meaning people on a beautiful campus. Look at Westmont's Alumni Magazine: It's all about Christ. But if you are foolish enough to come here without knowing that, shame on you. But I contend that many wide-eyed 17 year olds desire a safe Westmont experience. The problem comes when during the college maturing years, one discovers a bigger world and then feels trapped at Camp Westmont.

2nd Year Male -- Class 2014

Faculty Accessibility: A, Campus Aesthetics: F

Alumnus Male -- Class 2000