What makes a commuter school

herbrokemom
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 13:10:50 +0000

Back in the dark ages when I went to college…I was in the second class to move into the dorms. There were a total of 600 dorm residents that year (only 300 the year before when my husband started). The vast majority of us lived within an hour or two of campus. I never felt that staying the weekend was a negative thing. Most of us stayed although we lived relatively close to home. We had great fun on the weekends, and it never seemed lonely or that there wasn’t a community feel to things. I made many friends (and met my husband). I think a weekend visit can tell you much more about the atmosphere that the statistics about who stays and who goes. Actually, I remember that it was more fun before they added another 1000 beds in my junior and senior years.