<p>Okay so i go to a school that feels like a comuter school. It is christian and very small-less than 1000. On the weekends everyone leaves because theres nothing to do. I leave too because i stayed one weekend and it was pretty much dead. My roomate doesnt even eat here and doesnt talk to anyone she just prays all day and leaves on the weekends to go to church and hang with her friends from home. Everyone does this. Some leave to go work. Everyone seems to be mon-fri friends and retreat to their old lives. I feel like i am not getting the true college experience.</p>
<p>So my question is: Is this typical for college life? Will it get better? Will people eventually break ties with high school friends? Should i transfer and if so what school is not a commuter school? And lastly, what is the typical college experience if there is one?</p>
<p>Typical… for a commuter school and for commuter students.</p>
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<p>From what you have described, I’d say it’s highly unlikely.</p>
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<p>Some do, some don’t. In my case, most of my high school friends broke ties with me. And… I can’t blame them.</p>
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<p>Transfer if you are really unhappy. But, consider it carefully. If you are here on a scholarship and will most likely not get a better deal anywhere else, just stay. If these friends are leaving campus to go to church, why not go to church with them in their hometowns? Participating in organized religion is one of the best mechanisms for meeting new people and maintaining ties with them. </p>
<p>No, it’s not a typical college life. I’m at a community college and mine sounds way more fun and active (no offense to the school) than yours. Look into transferring but be careful with the costs and financial aid. You don’t want to lose what you already have.</p>
<p>That sounds a little like my school. Even if you do see cars everywhere on weekends it’s still dead. A lot of people go home because it’s a small town with nothing to do- or they live close enough (like me) to go home and they don’t worry about it.</p>
<p>It’s really different at every college. You say yours is tiny, less than 1000 people so I’m not surprised. It would probably be pretty quiet even if people did stay. But at schools with 15-20 thousand students I assume it’s an entirely different story- especially if that school has a big football team.</p>
<p>It’s not so much that it’s a commuter school, it’s more about size of student body, and how many people actually live on campus, I went to a school that had a total enrollment of 15000 by the time I left, but only ~400 lived on campus, so it was mad boring, but I went to another with a similar enrollment, but $5000 lived on campus, it was like night and day, in addition it was also in a livlier city/metropolitan area, and that’s what really made the difference.</p>