Has anyone felt disappointed by the dorm?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:these rich m’fers are going to make college even more expensive for everyone.

just stop. if Larla cannot possibly live in the dorms then let her transfer or buy her a condo.

Kids who have their own bedrooms in a modest 1960's constructed townhouse or SFH on a quarter acre of land in the suburbs aren't necessarily "rich m'fers."

If they are demanding that their child get a single dorm with their own bathroom, they are entitled m’fers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:these rich m’fers are going to make college even more expensive for everyone.

just stop. if Larla cannot possibly live in the dorms then let her transfer or buy her a condo.

Kids who have their own bedrooms in a modest 1960's constructed townhouse or SFH on a quarter acre of land in the suburbs aren't necessarily "rich m'fers."

+1

The assumptions - so many assumptions.

What assumptions? That your child is SO FRAGILE that they can’t handle a very typical freshman dorm experience? My god. Do you even listen to yourselves? What message are you giving your kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:these rich m’fers are going to make college even more expensive for everyone.

just stop. if Larla cannot possibly live in the dorms then let her transfer or buy her a condo.

Kids who have their own bedrooms in a modest 1960's constructed townhouse or SFH on a quarter acre of land in the suburbs aren't necessarily "rich m'fers."

+1

The assumptions - so many assumptions.

What assumptions? That your child is SO FRAGILE that they can’t handle a very typical freshman dorm experience? My god. Do you even listen to yourselves? What message are you giving your kids?

Exactly not. Assuming a kid in a 1960's townhouse is "rich". You can stop salivating now.

I agree with what you said until you came at me, BTW.

[Anonymous]

My kid lived in a pretty crappy dorm (built in 1960s) his freshman year in a pretty 'rich' school. This year he is in an amazing dorm (built in 2020) and he said he feels like he lives in a mansion.

I am glad he had the crappy dorm experience for forming perspective and keeping things 'real' as they can be on a college campus (ha). They have the rest of their lives to live in nicer digs. They can suck it up for 9 months. That is nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:these rich m’fers are going to make college even more expensive for everyone.

just stop. if Larla cannot possibly live in the dorms then let her transfer or buy her a condo.

Kids who have their own bedrooms in a modest 1960's constructed townhouse or SFH on a quarter acre of land in the suburbs aren't necessarily "rich m'fers."

If they are demanding that their child get a single dorm with their own bathroom, they are entitled m’fers.

+1

This. Most schools do not have such a thing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FFS, folks. Grow up.
During my entire freshman year, I lived in a single that was turned into a double. We had bunk beds. It was miserably cramped. The shower was disgusting. It was dark and your feet sunk into the rotting concrete when you stepped inside. It was in the basement of a century old dorm at a very prestigious liberal arts college.

Why do your little snowflakes need their own room, their own bathroom, their nice comfy double bed, all the cozies and tidiness and oomphieness of home when they are in college?? This is real life. Mommy and Daddy are paying now, but not forever (unless you suck at parenting), so start getting used to some deprivations, kiddos.

My kid's dorm room is so small, she is supposed to have bunk beds, but she refuses, so she and her roommate are working out a floor plan so they can squeeze two twin beds in their. One of them is going to put her desk in the hall because she doesn't study at a desk.

Yeah, $80k for this!! Whine away, parents. This is college as it's always been and likely always will be.

+1

Well said. Some people are truly out of touch. People don't attend decent colleges to have a posh dorm.

For $80K, I would expect a decent dorm.

Yeah, Georgetown has awful housing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FFS, folks. Grow up.
During my entire freshman year, I lived in a single that was turned into a double. We had bunk beds. It was miserably cramped. The shower was disgusting. It was dark and your feet sunk into the rotting concrete when you stepped inside. It was in the basement of a century old dorm at a very prestigious liberal arts college.

Why do your little snowflakes need their own room, their own bathroom, their nice comfy double bed, all the cozies and tidiness and oomphieness of home when they are in college?? This is real life. Mommy and Daddy are paying now, but not forever (unless you suck at parenting), so start getting used to some deprivations, kiddos.

My kid's dorm room is so small, she is supposed to have bunk beds, but she refuses, so she and her roommate are working out a floor plan so they can squeeze two twin beds in their. One of them is going to put her desk in the hall because she doesn't study at a desk.

Yeah, $80k for this!! Whine away, parents. This is college as it's always been and likely always will be.

+1

Well said. Some people are truly out of touch. People don't attend decent colleges to have a posh dorm.

For $80K, I would expect a decent dorm.

Yeah, Georgetown has awful housing.

Henle and others are being rebuilt as we speak - it will be gorgeous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FFS, folks. Grow up.
During my entire freshman year, I lived in a single that was turned into a double. We had bunk beds. It was miserably cramped. The shower was disgusting. It was dark and your feet sunk into the rotting concrete when you stepped inside. It was in the basement of a century old dorm at a very prestigious liberal arts college.

Why do your little snowflakes need their own room, their own bathroom, their nice comfy double bed, all the cozies and tidiness and oomphieness of home when they are in college?? This is real life. Mommy and Daddy are paying now, but not forever (unless you suck at parenting), so start getting used to some deprivations, kiddos.

My kid's dorm room is so small, she is supposed to have bunk beds, but she refuses, so she and her roommate are working out a floor plan so they can squeeze two twin beds in their. One of them is going to put her desk in the hall because she doesn't study at a desk.

Yeah, $80k for this!! Whine away, parents. This is college as it's always been and likely always will be.

+1

Well said. Some people are truly out of touch. People don't attend decent colleges to have a posh dorm.

For $80K, I would expect a decent dorm.

Yeah, Georgetown has awful housing.

As do most good schools, ironically.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's great. Helps them understand the real world, instead of their pampered upper class childhoods.
Hopefully it helps motivate them to get out of their room to meet people and study hard, so they get a job that pays enough to afford a proper apartment someday.
A little discomfort is good for growth.

Where in the "real world" do people share a bedroom with a stranger?

camp?

9% of American kids go to sleepaway camp. That's not the real world for most kids. Ironically, it's something for mostly pampered upper class kids.

https://www.newamerica.org/better-life-lab/reports/summer-care-gap/#:~:text=Many%20families%20(44%20percent)%20told,kids%20to%20sleep%2Daway%20camp.

9% of kids 4-14 in a single summer. And most of those kids are too young to attend. The actual % of kids who have ever gone to sleepaway camp at least once in their life is much higher.

It’s a luxury, for sure, but for it’s a common experience, especially with kids bound for college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:these rich m’fers are going to make college even more expensive for everyone.

just stop. if Larla cannot possibly live in the dorms then let her transfer or buy her a condo.

Kids who have their own bedrooms in a modest 1960's constructed townhouse or SFH on a quarter acre of land in the suburbs aren't necessarily "rich m'fers."

+1

The assumptions - so many assumptions.

What assumptions? That your child is SO FRAGILE that they can’t handle a very typical freshman dorm experience? My god. Do you even listen to yourselves? What message are you giving your kids?

OP’s kid is fine. OP is the one who is disappointed in the room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:these rich m’fers are going to make college even more expensive for everyone.

just stop. if Larla cannot possibly live in the dorms then let her transfer or buy her a condo.

Kids who have their own bedrooms in a modest 1960's constructed townhouse or SFH on a quarter acre of land in the suburbs aren't necessarily "rich m'fers."

+1

The assumptions - so many assumptions.

What assumptions? That your child is SO FRAGILE that they can’t handle a very typical freshman dorm experience? My god. Do you even listen to yourselves? What message are you giving your kids?

OP’s kid is fine. OP is the one who is disappointed in the room.

If OP is paying $80k per year for crappy dorm rooms, I would also not be happy. Imagine paying for first class plane tickets and getting economy class legroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:these rich m’fers are going to make college even more expensive for everyone.

just stop. if Larla cannot possibly live in the dorms then let her transfer or buy her a condo.

Kids who have their own bedrooms in a modest 1960's constructed townhouse or SFH on a quarter acre of land in the suburbs aren't necessarily "rich m'fers."

+1

The assumptions - so many assumptions.

What assumptions? That your child is SO FRAGILE that they can’t handle a very typical freshman dorm experience? My god. Do you even listen to yourselves? What message are you giving your kids?

OP’s kid is fine. OP is the one who is disappointed in the room.

If OP is paying $80k per year for crappy dorm rooms, I would also not be happy. Imagine paying for first class plane tickets and getting economy class legroom.

Imagine paying for a plane ticket and then demanding you get your own chartered jet …

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:these rich m’fers are going to make college even more expensive for everyone.

just stop. if Larla cannot possibly live in the dorms then let her transfer or buy her a condo.

Kids who have their own bedrooms in a modest 1960's constructed townhouse or SFH on a quarter acre of land in the suburbs aren't necessarily "rich m'fers."

+1

The assumptions - so many assumptions.

What assumptions? That your child is SO FRAGILE that they can’t handle a very typical freshman dorm experience? My god. Do you even listen to yourselves? What message are you giving your kids?

OP’s kid is fine. OP is the one who is disappointed in the room.

If OP is paying $80k per year for crappy dorm rooms, I would also not be happy. Imagine paying for first class plane tickets and getting economy class legroom.

I’m pretty sure the housing costs are <$80k.

It’s a chance to make friends and bond.

[Anonymous]

Spartan dorms provides them with incentive to graduate and get a job so they can afford a nicer place! College is expensive. No need to make it even more expensive by demanding swanky dorms.

Nailed shut window and mold does not sound ok to me tho. Potential fire or allergy hazard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:these rich m’fers are going to make college even more expensive for everyone.

just stop. if Larla cannot possibly live in the dorms then let her transfer or buy her a condo.

Kids who have their own bedrooms in a modest 1960's constructed townhouse or SFH on a quarter acre of land in the suburbs aren't necessarily "rich m'fers."

+1

The assumptions - so many assumptions.

What assumptions? That your child is SO FRAGILE that they can’t handle a very typical freshman dorm experience? My god. Do you even listen to yourselves? What message are you giving your kids?

OP’s kid is fine. OP is the one who is disappointed in the room.

If OP is paying $80k per year for crappy dorm rooms, I would also not be happy. Imagine paying for first class plane tickets and getting economy class legroom.

OP is supposed to be paying for the education not fancy living quarters. This is college not a resort.