<p>OP – I commuted to UCLA for grad school from Pasadena. It was a 30 minute commute at 7am and 10pm when I would come home. There is no reason you cannot go to Claremont and simply stay there all day, visit friends in the dorms, involve yourself in student clubs, study in the library, etc. so that when you go home, you’re home to relax, sleep, and come back the next day.</p>
<p>It doesn’t work though if you need to travel to school after 7am or commute home before around 7:00pm… too much traffic.</p>