<p>A number of those “directional” schools have been working on programs to increase weekend life, with varying success. Others have tried shifting the culture so that they more closely resemble LACs in culture and (to a lesser degree) selectiveness, along with focusing on the social picture. </p>
<p>Others have not, being apparently content with a population that leaves campus on the weekends for work/family/social life. This is one of those questions where the specifics actually do count for something…</p>