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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Many elite schools intentionally discourage commuter students because they take longer to graduate and often struggle to fit in socially with the more affluent students. They also tend to be older. [/b][/quote]

I would think that it isn't the schools themselves making a conscious decision - it's all about money.  Commuters cannot generally afford the "elite schools" - they just can't.[/quote]

I don't think any of the Ivies have commuter students anymore. They require all undergraduates to live in dorms for at least freshman year and they give enough financial aid to make that possible. Exceptions are usually limited to highly religious families that require their daughters to live at home. But, they do have alternative full and part-time programs (i.e., Harvard Extension, Columbia General Studies. Penn LPS) for non-traditional students, like a veteran or other serviceman/woman, who has a break of more than a year in their education.  Same diploma, only slightly different experience, much simpler admission.[/quote]

For your information, I'm a commuter student, I go to a state, and I will be graduating college at 22, only a couple years older than most students. So I'm not really "older". Secondly, plenty of affluent students are commuter students.[/quote]

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