@momincal First off, small correction, but it’s not “HVM.” Rather, its “HMC.”
Socially speaking, even though it is small, the 5C consortium makes it so much bigger. The schools are directly adjacent to each other, and “Mudders” are encouraged to take classes at the other schools. In fact, it’s necessary to fulfill the humanities requirement of the core curriculum. That gets them acclimated to the other schools and students. And since athletics is combined with Scripps and CMC, your kid will find herself, if she likes sports and wants to see her friends compete, on the athletic fields, almost all of which are on CMC’s campus.
There are lots of parties at all the colleges too, and each school has its own “flavor” of party. But if your daughter doesn’t want to go to parties, there are plenty of students to socialize with and do lots of other things.
The great thing about HMC and the other 5Cs is the sense of family and inclusiveness. Everyone wants to succeed and see that their classmates do as well. Classes are not curved, nor do they have to be. If the entire class aces a test, they’ll all get an A. That’s not to say top grades are easy to come by – they are not. But your daughter has to be wicked smart to have gotten into so many great schools. And she’s clearly got to have a excellent study habits. I wouldn’t worry about her keeping her GPA at 2.75.
By the way, my son just committed to CMC. So, perhaps our two will cross paths. Good luck!