This may vary by school, but IME day students are generally well-integrated into the community, and the only difference is where they put their heads at night. Day students are often on-campus through dinner and study period, and on the weekends. Day students also provide boarders an oppy to get off-campus and have a home-cooked meal once in a while, as well as the oppy for a place to stay on the shorter breaks and store stuff over the summer.
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