What makes a commuter school

walkinghome
Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:17:58 +0000

Tom, No, my daughter’s school is very unusual with respect to the number of oos students. I probably shouldn’t have mentioned it because it’s so unique but you started off by saying, “I am of the opinion that the majority of colleges(even private-with exceptions for the very top schools) are populated by students from the state in which they are located” and her school proves that it’s not true.

I think the schools that are successful do things that encourage kids to stay on campus and to attract students that will not be leaving on weekends. Things like 1) requiring freshman to not have cars 2) requiring freshman and sophomores to live in dorms 3) providing affordable and attractive housing for upper classmen on or very close to campus 4) encouraging (financially) student led activites (sports, outdoor adventure, service projects, theatre, etc.) 5) offering free things like movie nights, karaoke, bands. 6) Having many student jobs on-campus Does that make sense?