<p>Although it isnt a commuter school many kids are from the same state-I am concerned that kids might go home on weekends and my son will be unhappy if that happens
is there any way to really know, other than just asking students.....will admissions tell you ?and do they even know if students leave campus to go home</p>
<p>Why would they want to go home on weekends? Seriously, it’s very uncommon for kids to just go home every weekend, no matter how close they live.</p>
<p>I don’t think it is all that uncommon. My D’s friend went to Pepperdine for a year and it really emptied out on the weekends. There wasn’t a whole lot to do and she ended up leaving after a year.</p>
<p>It’s not uncommon at all; I’d say 80% of the people I know who live within 2 hours of the school go home EVERY weekend. I still have yet to see a single one of my friends on a Saturday or Sunday, and I could walk around campus and not run into more than 10 people. Administration wouldn’t have this sort of data (since no one really records where students go over the weekend), but there are two ways I suggest finding out:</p>
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<li>Ask students, like you mentioned, as well as tour guides and other people who may be on campus.</li>
<li>Look at how many students are in-state. I don’t think anyone would travel out of the state every weekend, but people who live near the school are more likely to. </li>
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<p>Usually people stop going home after the first semester. I used to visit home every 2-3 weeks (usually just for family dinners with all the kids in college), but now I only go home during holidays when we’re all kicked out of the dorm.</p>
<p>I was a commuter who wanted to go away to school and I knew lots of kids who went home every single weekend - I wanted to smack them around! My son is going to a college 50 miles from home August 18 and I’m insisting he stay at least through Labor Day weekend before he comes home. I really don’t want him home more than once a month or so … not that I don’t want to see him but my parents (especially my dad) were very clingy and I had trouble separating when I graduated from college. I don’t want that for him!</p>
<p>Yes definitely find out possibly from someone at the school what it is like on the weekends. It can be pretty frustrating when the campus becomes a ghost town every weekend.</p>
<p>My school definitely empties out on the weekend. Try to find people who have gone and ask them. It definitely takes away from the college experience.</p>
<p>Why the hell are you mad if other people go home during weekends? If you constantly need other people around to the point where you can’t stand to be alone for 2 days out of a week, maybe you shouldn’t be going to college.</p>
<p>And don’t say ‘There’s nothing to do’ because all I can do is call the waaahmbulance for you. Grow a pair.</p>
<p>Who ****ed in your Wheaties?</p>
<p>I’m sorry some people like to have a social life and see their friends on the weekend… and that is pretty tough when everyone leaves. How does that have anything to do with a supposed lack of a pair?</p>
<p>It’s always mildly moronic when someone thinks they’re being clever by sarcastically apologizing. But nevertheless, obviously it’s unpleasant not to have your friends around and stuff but being mad at other people for not keeping you entertained is where I draw the line.</p>
<p>…everyone going home on the weekend is annoying. It has nothing to do with ‘growing a pair’. </p>
<p>I don’t know about you, but I went to college to be in a college environment, NOT an extension of high school where everyone prefers to be back home than at school.</p>
<p>@longhorndan</p>
<p>Don’t worry most of the people who post here are socially awkward. You can tell by the “how do I make friends” threads posted every week. Like it’s been said before current students and tour guides are excellent sources for information.</p>
<p>So we can all agree that the best way to find out if a school is a “Commuter” or a “suitcase” school is to ask someone who goes there?</p>
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<p>No kidding. If you want a serious or helpful answer to your question without a lot of BS mixed in, use the Parent’s Forum.</p>