Saint Mary’s College of California Top Questions

Describe how your school looks to someone who's never seen it.

Emily

Saint Mary's College of California is a small, quiet Catholic school with a focus on developing students to serve others, and creating a strong community on campus.

Sandra

Saint Mary's College is a close-knit private college, located just east of San Francisco and Oakland, where students will find personal connections with their teachers and peers, and can learn to thrive as students while having fun at the same time.

Samantha

My school is beautiful, safe, caring, and surprisingly open for a Catholic college.

Jasmine

For white students of upper middle class who have no knowledge of the world and other people's struggles outside of their social bubble.

Shannon

Saint Mary's College produces well rounded students who learn how to share their talents and gifts with others less fortunate.

hazel

Saint Mary's College is a liberal arts school that focuses on opening the mind of students to new things and to think deeply with happenings.

Erica

It is a small campus which allows the professor to know you as a person rather than just a number; therefore, forming a strong community and a sense of familiarity between students and faculty.

Julianne

Saint Mary's College is a beautiful campus filled with people who are not only intelligent, but extremely friendly as well.

Victoria

My school is very small private college in a small town that aims towards being seen as a close community.

Rosemeri

It is a bit exclusive and a little hidden away but it is ridiculously gorgeous everyday.

Amanda

small, close-knit

Cassandra

Strong Catholic values, with a great community backing it up.

Jorge

School in a small town that lacks diversity.

katherine

the best things in life are free, but you can give them to the birds and bees

katherine

smc is a gorgeous, small, catholic (but not bible-school), christian brothers institution, not centrally located in the beautiful, clean, rich, slow-paced lamorinda community in near the oakland hills in the east bay area; it is one of few colleges/universities that offer great books cirricula, and its basketball and rugby teams are constantly ranked in the top 10 in the country.

Dennis

Strong and Promising, however lacks diversity and liveliness