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[quote=Anonymous]My DD is there right now.  There are plenty of kids who are there on any given weekend.  Yes, it's easy to go home now and then b/c at least half of the students are from northern VA.  So, it's not more than 2 hrs to get home.  For us, it is a huge plus that DD is far enough away that she's developing independence, but close enough that we get to see her every 4 weeks or so for a weekend.  (see the other thread about the benefits of being relatively close).

There are activities on campus regularly (I believe there was a fall formal this past Friday, and they had Halloween events before that, as well as some sort of "make new friends" mid-week event).  Some kids do go to the downtown area or the newer shopping area (which is the opposite direction and I can't remember what it is called -- Central Park???).  There is a free bus that runs in either direction Fri/Sat/Sun on the half-hour.  There are other free buses during the week.  The Central Park mega shopping plaza has your Target, Theaters, Best Buy, lots of restaurants.

I think it's really a matter of finding your people.  If you like the downtown area, and hang out there... you are going to find the other people who like that area as well.  In fact, there is an opportunity to come a few days early in Aug. to do a program to discover/explore the Fredericksburg area.  So, those are definitely going to be kids who are eager to soak up the benefits of the area.  Also, the honors kids come a few days early and do some kind of learning project that involves learning the city.

Hope that helps.

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