How much to the Claremont colleges compare to a single university?

<p>Hi there,
I know similar questions have been asked before, but how do you all feel about this?
It seems cross registration works seamlessly among the colleges, so I would like to focus more on social aspects of the 5Cs. How often do the colleges interact?
Are friends made mostly through class or parties?- How inviting are other colleges in parties and social events.
Are career resources/networking only specific to each college.
Sorry if this seems overwhelming, but to sum up, does it feel as though you are having a larger college experience with comfort of your own small one?
Thank you!
P.s, how do you all feel about Pitzer students?</p>

<p>i know that, for the most part, students from each of the schools are welcome to all the social events. ie. harvey mudd just had a foam party hosted at their campus that all students (even from other universities) were welcome to.</p>

<p>My son is a freshman at Pomona and has been to several of the all university functions/parties. He mentioned the foam party – and also the toga party earlier this fall. </p>

<p>He enjoys the fact that it is more like attending a bigger university or college – something is always going on somewhere and all students are welcome. </p>

<p>The town of Claremont is not really a “college town” – so the 5 schools do a lot to provide social opportunities for the students.</p>