Students whose families live within a 20 mile radius of campus may commute from home.
It is important for the parents to realize that their student has entered a new phase in their lives. A student posted last year on CC that she was commuting to Northwestern University near Chicago from her family home. Her parents insisted that she be home for dinner each night at 6 PM. This hindered her ability to engage in campus activities and socialize with students living on campus.
Although relics from NU’s commuter days (like me) are rare.