@wisteria100 – FYI, I’m not the author of those comments; they were written by a poster who usually writes in the International Students forum.
@Ohiomomof2 – Barium says (again, I’m not arguing, just sharing her insights) that it’s often not very easy to take advantage of “consortium campus” classes, however highly this benefit is touted by the participating schools. She says, if you don’t have a car, it can be near impossible to arrange your schedule, since both campuses tend to offer classes in the same general time-frame.
The list you gave is interesting, but it’s hardly surprising that it contains the 4 LACs it does – they’re mostly specific math/science schools. Note the lack of any Seven Sisters schools or Amherst, Carleton, Middlebury or Barnard – elite LACs all.