<p>The state directionals around here are suitcase colleges. While there are still some things to do for kids that don’t go home every weekend, the campuses are pretty quite. You can research on various websites (Collegeboards is one) the percent of kids that live on campus and what the mix of in-state/out of state schools are. Typically schools that have a high percentage of kids living on campus, 90% or better, are less likely to be suitcase colleges.</p>
<p>Our oldest ran into that problem at his school and was one of only a handful of kids in his dorm every weekend. It wasn’t a good situation. When you visit, make sure you ask many FRESHMAN on campus what the weekends are like. We made the mistake of asking our senior tour guide that question. Sure, most seniors stuck around on weekends but very few freshmen or sophomores did.</p>