I agree on that and, given the nature of my aspirations, I have definitely been leaning towards Brown.
On my math: it is true that I’ll be spending 2.5 years as either a Brown or a Pomona student, however I am using the number 3.5 because the total amount of time I would spend at the Claremont Colleges, taking Pomona classes, meeting Pomona professors, and interacting with students will be 3.5 years (I was at Pitzer this past year).
So, going to Pomona would be a continuation of something as opposed to the beginning of something new. Overall, this is undeniably a more cohesive and complete college experience.
Again, I really appreciate your input on this and would love any other pointers if you (or others) may have them.