| I've heard people say (very recently, actually. I think it was today) that going to CMC feels a lot like going to one of the residential colleges at Oxford. you'll definitely feel like a CMC student, not a "Claremont Colleges student", but communication and friendship with people from the other colleges is commonplace. any 5-C student can use most of the facilities, including dining halls, at any of the surrounding colleges. I've also heard that there are monthly 5-College parties organized by a student committee, and that there are also plenty of activities that involve students from each of the five colleges. students from the other 4 colleges are also welcome at CMC's Athenaeum in most cases, although CMC students get priority.
so yeah, I'd say that contact with other schools is definitely available and indeed encouraged. however, I think you can still expect to feel a strong CMC identity. |