Anyone touring top schools and finding then all to be dumpy and unimpressive?

[Anonymous]

The nicest on campus apartments I’ve seen were at the U of Scranton. Students got their own rooms. Nice!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For high-achieving students who don't want to suffer in a cramped dungeon with no A/C, Alabama's honors dorms are the nicest college housing I've ever seen, bar none. They're more like luxury apartments. Freshmen can live in them, too.

Ha! I googled their dorms to see what you are talking about. I wanted to see pictures. I look at pictures for Ridgecrest South (listed as an honors dorm). in one of the pictures, the student has the Maryland flag on the wall.

A couple years back, there was a legendary (or infamous depending on your perspective) DCUMer whose son was in the honors program at Alabama, allegedly on a full ride. The poster claimed their kid had high stats and got into more competitive schools but chose Alabama for the full ride, luxury dorms (which they usually described in detail), and attractive girls (although I believe the term the poster preferred was "coeds"). They signed off every post with "Roll Tide!" Just a hilarious poster. That kid should be at least an upperclassman if not an alum by now.

I remember that poster. I thought it was some dad working through his middle age crisis with his fictional dream sequence.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For high-achieving students who don't want to suffer in a cramped dungeon with no A/C, Alabama's honors dorms are the nicest college housing I've ever seen, bar none. They're more like luxury apartments. Freshmen can live in them, too.

Ha! I googled their dorms to see what you are talking about. I wanted to see pictures. I look at pictures for Ridgecrest South (listed as an honors dorm). in one of the pictures, the student has the Maryland flag on the wall.

A couple years back, there was a legendary (or infamous depending on your perspective) DCUMer whose son was in the honors program at Alabama, allegedly on a full ride. The poster claimed their kid had high stats and got into more competitive schools but chose Alabama for the full ride, luxury dorms (which they usually described in detail), and attractive girls (although I believe the term the poster preferred was "coeds"). They signed off every post with "Roll Tide!" Just a hilarious poster. That kid should be at least an upperclassman if not an alum by now.

I remember that poster. I thought it was some dad working through his middle age crisis with his fictional dream sequence.

The dorms at Alabama are top notch. Put other schools to shame on how luxury they are in comparison.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For high-achieving students who don't want to suffer in a cramped dungeon with no A/C, Alabama's honors dorms are the nicest college housing I've ever seen, bar none. They're more like luxury apartments. Freshmen can live in them, too.

Ha! I googled their dorms to see what you are talking about. I wanted to see pictures. I look at pictures for Ridgecrest South (listed as an honors dorm). in one of the pictures, the student has the Maryland flag on the wall.

A couple years back, there was a legendary (or infamous depending on your perspective) DCUMer whose son was in the honors program at Alabama, allegedly on a full ride. The poster claimed their kid had high stats and got into more competitive schools but chose Alabama for the full ride, luxury dorms (which they usually described in detail), and attractive girls (although I believe the term the poster preferred was "coeds"). They signed off every post with "Roll Tide!" Just a hilarious poster. That kid should be at least an upperclassman if not an alum by now.

I remember that poster. I thought it was some dad working through his middle age crisis with his fictional dream sequence.

The term "coed" would imply he was older than a middle aged dad--that's Boomer territory and older kind of lingo. Gen Xers are in their upper 50s now. So maybe grandpa's fantasy fiction?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For high-achieving students who don't want to suffer in a cramped dungeon with no A/C, Alabama's honors dorms are the nicest college housing I've ever seen, bar none. They're more like luxury apartments. Freshmen can live in them, too.

Ha! I googled their dorms to see what you are talking about. I wanted to see pictures. I look at pictures for Ridgecrest South (listed as an honors dorm). in one of the pictures, the student has the Maryland flag on the wall.

A couple years back, there was a legendary (or infamous depending on your perspective) DCUMer whose son was in the honors program at Alabama, allegedly on a full ride. The poster claimed their kid had high stats and got into more competitive schools but chose Alabama for the full ride, luxury dorms (which they usually described in detail), and attractive girls (although I believe the term the poster preferred was "coeds"). They signed off every post with "Roll Tide!" Just a hilarious poster. That kid should be at least an upperclassman if not an alum by now.

I remember that poster. I thought it was some dad working through his middle age crisis with his fictional dream sequence.

The dorms at Alabama are top notch. Put other schools to shame on how luxury they are in comparison.

I encourage you all to send your lovely children to SEC schools where the dorms are luxurious. We'll be fine without A/C or an indoor lazy river in New England.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For high-achieving students who don't want to suffer in a cramped dungeon with no A/C, Alabama's honors dorms are the nicest college housing I've ever seen, bar none. They're more like luxury apartments. Freshmen can live in them, too.

Ha! I googled their dorms to see what you are talking about. I wanted to see pictures. I look at pictures for Ridgecrest South (listed as an honors dorm). in one of the pictures, the student has the Maryland flag on the wall.

A couple years back, there was a legendary (or infamous depending on your perspective) DCUMer whose son was in the honors program at Alabama, allegedly on a full ride. The poster claimed their kid had high stats and got into more competitive schools but chose Alabama for the full ride, luxury dorms (which they usually described in detail), and attractive girls (although I believe the term the poster preferred was "coeds"). They signed off every post with "Roll Tide!" Just a hilarious poster. That kid should be at least an upperclassman if not an alum by now.

I remember that poster. I thought it was some dad working through his middle age crisis with his fictional dream sequence.

The dorms at Alabama are top notch. Put other schools to shame on how luxury they are in comparison.

I encourage you all to send your lovely children to SEC schools where the dorms are luxurious. We'll be fine without A/C or an indoor lazy river in New England.

Why so snarky about people wanting their kids in a nice environment for, someone has to say it, NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR? It really isn't a flex to say your expensive private school with billions in the bank can't provide well for its students.

[Anonymous]

Again, not sure why this is being framed as luxury vs. squalor...as if those were the only two possibilities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Again, not sure why this is being framed as luxury vs. squalor...as if those were the only two possibilities.

Many notable schools have mold and water damage over there dorms, but we want to defend them to make mother's feel proud of saying "I choose academics over quality of life" when they know that is BS

[Anonymous]

I'm totally fine with criticizing those schools with mold and water damage. It's the "well if you don't want Larlo to live in a dump, he can attend a school with country club dorms" argument that seems like a big red herring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm totally fine with criticizing those schools with mold and water damage. It's the "well if you don't want Larlo to live in a dump, he can attend a school with country club dorms" argument that seems like a big red herring.

How is it a red herring? When I was in college, we had rats in our dorm and students were in near tenement conditions now thinking about it, but we were young and didn't really care. Being too boujie for an elite school is stupid.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm totally fine with criticizing those schools with mold and water damage. It's the "well if you don't want Larlo to live in a dump, he can attend a school with country club dorms" argument that seems like a big red herring.

How is it a red herring? When I was in college, we had rats in our dorm and students were in near tenement conditions now thinking about it, but we were young and didn't really care. Being too boujie for an elite school is stupid.

+1

And my kids don't go to elite schools. If they could get in then the last thing I would be concerned about is gross dorms.

[Anonymous]

It's a red herring because luxury dorms aren't the only alternative to rats/mold/flooding.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm totally fine with criticizing those schools with mold and water damage. It's the "well if you don't want Larlo to live in a dump, he can attend a school with country club dorms" argument that seems like a big red herring.

How is it a red herring? When I was in college, we had rats in our dorm and students were in near tenement conditions now thinking about it, but we were young and didn't really care. Being too boujie for an elite school is stupid.

I think that is really sad that you had to live in "near tenement conditions" and still defend your alma mater becauase you were "Young." Having a positive living-learning environment does matter and can help greatly with transition to college and having a nice personal space to come back to during the tough periods. I think it is disgusting that any college would give students moldy conditions-that is not just an aesthetic issue but a health one.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For high-achieving students who don't want to suffer in a cramped dungeon with no A/C, Alabama's honors dorms are the nicest college housing I've ever seen, bar none. They're more like luxury apartments. Freshmen can live in them, too.

Ha! I googled their dorms to see what you are talking about. I wanted to see pictures. I look at pictures for Ridgecrest South (listed as an honors dorm). in one of the pictures, the student has the Maryland flag on the wall.

A couple years back, there was a legendary (or infamous depending on your perspective) DCUMer whose son was in the honors program at Alabama, allegedly on a full ride. The poster claimed their kid had high stats and got into more competitive schools but chose Alabama for the full ride, luxury dorms (which they usually described in detail), and attractive girls (although I believe the term the poster preferred was "coeds"). They signed off every post with "Roll Tide!" Just a hilarious poster. That kid should be at least an upperclassman if not an alum by now.

I remember that poster. I thought it was some dad working through his middle age crisis with his fictional dream sequence.

The dorms at Alabama are top notch. Put other schools to shame on how luxury they are in comparison.

Would you prefer the money go to the dorms or to financial aid for underprivileged and academic resources?

And please don’t answer with the presupposition that the endowment amount is in an account generating 4.65% in dividends and interest, because that is not how it works.



I encourage you all to send your lovely children to SEC schools where the dorms are luxurious. We'll be fine without A/C or an indoor lazy river in New England.

Why so snarky about people wanting their kids in a nice environment for, someone has to say it, NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR? It really isn't a flex to say your expensive private school with billions in the bank can't provide well for its students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For high-achieving students who don't want to suffer in a cramped dungeon with no A/C, Alabama's honors dorms are the nicest college housing I've ever seen, bar none. They're more like luxury apartments. Freshmen can live in them, too.

Ha! I googled their dorms to see what you are talking about. I wanted to see pictures. I look at pictures for Ridgecrest South (listed as an honors dorm). in one of the pictures, the student has the Maryland flag on the wall.

A couple years back, there was a legendary (or infamous depending on your perspective) DCUMer whose son was in the honors program at Alabama, allegedly on a full ride. The poster claimed their kid had high stats and got into more competitive schools but chose Alabama for the full ride, luxury dorms (which they usually described in detail), and attractive girls (although I believe the term the poster preferred was "coeds"). They signed off every post with "Roll Tide!" Just a hilarious poster. That kid should be at least an upperclassman if not an alum by now.

I remember that poster. I thought it was some dad working through his middle age crisis with his fictional dream sequence.

The dorms at Alabama are top notch. Put other schools to shame on how luxury they are in comparison.

I encourage you all to send your lovely children to SEC schools where the dorms are luxurious. We'll be fine without A/C or an indoor lazy river in New England.

Why so snarky about people wanting their kids in a nice environment for, someone has to say it, NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR? It really isn't a flex to say your expensive private school with billions in the bank can't provide well for its students.

Would you prefer the money go to the dorms or to financial aid for underprivileged and academic resources?

And please don’t answer with the presupposition that the endowment amount is in an account generating 4.65% in dividends and interest, because that is not how it works.


/sorry about my quote error, I hate when others make that mistake. Mea culpa.