<p>D is considering UDel. </p>
<p>Someone at work who went there told me since most people are from MD/Delaware/PA/NJ, that a lot of people go home on weekends and it affects the campus life. I hadn't heard that before, so I though it would be good to ask. That would definitely be a negative for D. I know that she won't consider Stony Brook for that reason.</p>
<p>I suspect very very few people would agree with the information you received from your coworker. The overwhelming majority of students at UD stay on campus on weekends. Also many student apartments (“off campus student housing”) are located right on campus or on the fringes of it. UD has a past reputation as a “party school” and although this has toned down a bit most students do their fair share of “partying” or engage in other campus activities on the weekends. There are many clubs, sports activities etc. Main Street of Newark is full of shops and eateries so you really do not have to leave campus to have access to these types of activities.There also are a number of sororities/frats on campus as well. Main Street in Newark is always filled with students on the weekends. Best of luck to your D. If you have a chance to visit UD I think you would get a feel for what I am saying. It also has one of the most beautiful, best laid out, campuses in the country.</p>
<p>I would say it’s just the opposite of what you were told ClassicRockerDad. My D is a freshman and it’s an active, fun campus on weekends. Her room mate is from nearby in PA and her dorm has lots of people from NJ, PA and MD but they don’t go home on weekends.</p>
<p>I think the difference is that there is very little out near Stonybrook and very little to do. If you visit UDel, you will see that Newark is a vibrant, interesting college town with lots of stores and places to eat (and drink if you’re old enough). In fact, the atmosphere of Newark’s Main street, which leads right on to campus was one of the strong draws for my D to apply to and later attend UDel. A couple of weeks ago my D and a few of her friends bought tickets for the Dayglow concert in DC (a short Amtrak or bus ride away) but cancelled because they all decided to stay on campus instead.</p>
<p>My D is a sophomore and people rarely go home on weekends. First of all, there is a lot to do on campus, and secondly, the students have a lot of work. My D is coming home this weekend for family reasons and it’s her first trip home this year and she is the first of her friends to come home. So the answer is that you received misinformation.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone. </p>
<p>The guy is my age, i.e. old, and his experience is obviously dated.</p>
<p>I wish I could get my D to come home for a weekend occasionally!</p>
<p>My son is a freshman and we live within one hour of the college. My son (the one who really did not want to leave high school, his home town or his friends) loves being at UD and has absolutely no desire to come home. I’m counting the days to Thanksgiving when I can drag him away!</p>
<p>D is a senior, she has NEVER come home on the weekends. She has not even come home during summer breaks(works doing research). She literally spends Thanksgiving weekend home, about 5-7 days at Christmas. Her roommates/friends come from NY, NJ,MA, NH, MD, PA. Non of them go home either.
They take day/weekend trips to Ocean City, Philly, DC. She has had the best experience, better than we ever imagined she could have had.</p>
<p>Comparing Stony Brook weekend exodus to Delaware is like night and day.</p>
<p>I am starting to suspect that they put something in the water at UD. In my entire life, I have never seen so many people so happy to be somewhere.</p>
<p>D’s roommate was from Wilmington. Even SHE didn’t go home on weekends.</p>
<p>UDel is a very social campus. Appealing to hang with Mom and Dad instead? Not so much.</p>
<p>We are from Florida. My good friend’s son went to Delaware and had the time of his life. He made alot of good friends there. I never heard anything about the campus clearing out on weekends and I know she would have told me if that was the case.</p>
<p>My D is a freshman and lives about 6 hours away from home so coming home on a weekend is not an option. Yes, there are many students who live nearby but my D tells me that no one goes home (even the ones who live in the surrounding area of Newark). Too much to do on campus and they are always busy if they choose to get involved. This is not a suitcase school by any means.</p>
<p>People go home every now and again, but it’s not a habitual thing. Trust me, college students prefer to stay on campus with their friends.</p>