@twoinanddone - hardly anyone from my high school class at our local university branched out. Most of them stuck together like glue and socialized off-campus, although one girl moved into the dorms for a while and a couple of boys joined fraternities. I was the only girl who joined a sorority. Lots of commuters came to campus for class and left immediately after for off-campus jobs. Most of them identified with their jobs more than school. Even a lot of kids who lived on campus went home almost every weekend (I wanted to smack them around!) Interestingly, most of my HS classmates who commuted to college sent their kids away.