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

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Anonymous wrote:Half the kids at these schools get zero financial aid. So for 100k, I think the dorms should be mold-free

+2 I vote for dorm upgrades over more financial aid 100%. We are full pay and find it irritating that a $85,000 price tag does not provide a healthy, clean living environment.

No one is making you pay.

Send your kid to high point then. Steakhouse and a lazy river! There are choices for everyone, make the choice that is right for you. Did you not see the dorms before you applied?

I love that PP thinks anyone cares about her say or "vote." There is such a sense of entitlement on this board.

I can’t believe people are getting pissy about people saying dorms should be healthy, clean and mold free. My kid’s dorm room had patches of black mold that would grow on the ceiling and also near the air conditioner unit. Maintenance would come scrub it off and it would return a month or so later. Constant coughs, bronchitis, colds and runny noses all year. We pay $87,000 a year. I do not think is it entitled to assume that this price tag would provide a better living situation. I am not asking for brand new, but just more livable.

Mold is a particularly bad problem in the warm, humid southeastern United States, and hence at SEC schools. The University of Alabama, for example, concedes the following:

"Mold is a unique issue in Alabama. It is indigenous, pervasive and ubiquitous. There is mold in every University facility, every building in the area and every home in the south."

https://ehs.ua.edu/operations/environmental-programs/indoor-air-quality-mold-assessment/

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Anonymous wrote:NP why would people be denying that these schools have these issues, instead of pushing them to resolve them with their tax advantaged billions. why gaslight these issues? is Big College lobbying on DCUM? So weird

Because nearly all schools have these issues.

Because nearly all urban areas have these issues.

Because at worst it is being weaponized as part of the anti-intellectual position against America's finest colleges and at best it is petty sour grapes. It's clear you are the former as you whine about "tax advantaged billions" but seem to have no problem with any other type of non-profit. Why is that?

DP. No other non-profit is requesting $300K+ for the privilege of hanging out for 4 years.

Time for this thread, and the impacted schools, to "rot in peace".

The sour grapes accusers are taking the thread off-topic.

More Bullsh*t.

All non-profits want your money. Your church, your county club, your PAC. It's a toothless argument and just shows how you are really simply against intellectualism you perceive to be elite. If you are a paid shill you sure are doing a crappy job of it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP why would people be denying that these schools have these issues, instead of pushing them to resolve them with their tax advantaged billions. why gaslight these issues? is Big College lobbying on DCUM? So weird

Because nearly all schools have these issues.

Because nearly all urban areas have these issues.

Because at worst it is being weaponized as part of the anti-intellectual position against America's finest colleges and at best it is petty sour grapes. It's clear you are the former as you whine about "tax advantaged billions" but seem to have no problem with any other type of non-profit. Why is that?

DP. No other non-profit is requesting $300K+ for the privilege of hanging out for 4 years.

Time for this thread, and the impacted schools, to "rot in peace".

The sour grapes accusers are taking the thread off-topic.

More Bullsh*t.

All non-profits want your money. Your church, your county club, your PAC. It's a toothless argument and just shows how you are really simply against intellectualism you perceive to be elite. If you are a paid shill you sure are doing a crappy job of it.

Economically, my kids do not have a real choice about going to college. We donate to 2 of our Alma Maters, the 3rd is one of the moldy prestigious schools discussed here. We donate to those we are grateful to. And have no church, no country club, and no PAC. Your arguments are specious and tedious. I bid you, good day. -Not a Paid Shill

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP why would people be denying that these schools have these issues, instead of pushing them to resolve them with their tax advantaged billions. why gaslight these issues? is Big College lobbying on DCUM? So weird

Because nearly all schools have these issues.

Because nearly all urban areas have these issues.

Because at worst it is being weaponized as part of the anti-intellectual position against America's finest colleges and at best it is petty sour grapes. It's clear you are the former as you whine about "tax advantaged billions" but seem to have no problem with any other type of non-profit. Why is that?

DP. No other non-profit is requesting $300K+ for the privilege of hanging out for 4 years.

Time for this thread, and the impacted schools, to "rot in peace".

The sour grapes accusers are taking the thread off-topic.

More Bullsh*t.

All non-profits want your money. Your church, your county club, your PAC. It's a toothless argument and just shows how you are really simply against intellectualism you perceive to be elite. If you are a paid shill you sure are doing a crappy job of it.

Economically, my kids do not have a real choice about going to college. We donate to 2 of our Alma Maters, the 3rd is one of the moldy prestigious schools discussed here. We donate to those we are grateful to. And have no church, no country club, and no PAC. Your arguments are specious and tedious. I bid you, good day. -Not a Paid Shill

DP. I can't tell if you just hardly read the comment, but nothing was tedious about their honest portayal of nonprofits. It's pretty reasonable for you to use your donor dollars to prevent future generation of students from mold exposure.

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Just had this experience touring ivies, and it was jarring. UVA has a better campus experience somehow

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We loved our time at every campus we visited...except Wesleyan, that place is a dump.

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Anonymous wrote:We loved our time at every campus we visited...except Wesleyan, that place is a dump.

Based on what?

Let me guess: your kid is applying and you want to reduce the number of applicants.

Typical building at Wes:

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Anonymous wrote:We loved our time at every campus we visited...except Wesleyan, that place is a dump.

Based on what?

Let me guess: your kid is applying and you want to reduce the number of applicants.

Typical building at Wes:

You're kidding, right? DC is not applying. Why is the baseball field the center of campus? It has a very weird hill design where you can't tell if some buildings are Wesleyan or residential buildings. It's dorm's look like this:
DC's major math is held in what can only be compared in a hellish legal office or prison:
The art building is almost satirical in how ugly it is. I guess it's pretty if you've never been to any other liberal arts college.
Not everyone is some conniving parent whose trying to dissuade others from applying. If Wes is your vibe, that's cool and all, but it's not ours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just had this experience touring ivies, and it was jarring. UVA has a better campus experience somehow

Specifics, please.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We loved our time at every campus we visited...except Wesleyan, that place is a dump.

Based on what?

Let me guess: your kid is applying and you want to reduce the number of applicants.

Typical building at Wes:

DP, but wow that is truly ugly and looks very out of place. Great school for Yale rejects, though

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We loved our time at every campus we visited...except Wesleyan, that place is a dump.

Based on what?

Let me guess: your kid is applying and you want to reduce the number of applicants.

Typical building at Wes:

You're kidding, right? DC is not applying. Why is the baseball field the center of campus? It has a very weird hill design where you can't tell if some buildings are Wesleyan or residential buildings. It's dorm's look like this:
DC's major math is held in what can only be compared in a hellish legal office or prison:
The art building is almost satirical in how ugly it is. I guess it's pretty if you've never been to any other liberal arts college.
Not everyone is some conniving parent whose trying to dissuade others from applying. If Wes is your vibe, that's cool and all, but it's not ours.

So now it’s not just about faculties being run down, it’s about architecture?

Who cares if the building is old if the faculties work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We loved our time at every campus we visited...except Wesleyan, that place is a dump.

Based on what?

Let me guess: your kid is applying and you want to reduce the number of applicants.

Typical building at Wes:

You're kidding, right? DC is not applying. Why is the baseball field the center of campus? It has a very weird hill design where you can't tell if some buildings are Wesleyan or residential buildings. It's dorm's look like this:
DC's major math is held in what can only be compared in a hellish legal office or prison:
The art building is almost satirical in how ugly it is. I guess it's pretty if you've never been to any other liberal arts college.
Not everyone is some conniving parent whose trying to dissuade others from applying. If Wes is your vibe, that's cool and all, but it's not ours.

DP. To be fair, they are making a new one, so they at least acknowledge its ugly:
The campus isn't that great though. The first building you see, Admissions, is in a ugly colored admissions house and the architecture is very whacky. DC basically clawed us to leave the tour early.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We loved our time at every campus we visited...except Wesleyan, that place is a dump.

Based on what?

Let me guess: your kid is applying and you want to reduce the number of applicants.

Typical building at Wes:

You're kidding, right? DC is not applying. Why is the baseball field the center of campus? It has a very weird hill design where you can't tell if some buildings are Wesleyan or residential buildings. It's dorm's look like this:
DC's major math is held in what can only be compared in a hellish legal office or prison:
The art building is almost satirical in how ugly it is. I guess it's pretty if you've never been to any other liberal arts college.
Not everyone is some conniving parent whose trying to dissuade others from applying. If Wes is your vibe, that's cool and all, but it's not ours.

So now it’s not just about faculties being run down, it’s about architecture?

Who cares if the building is old if the faculties work?

The first person to bring up architecture over "being run down" is presumably the person trying to lob malice intent at the commentor who doesn't like the campus. Showing an image of a "pretty" building (I think it sticks out like a sour thumb in a flat oasis but...) doesn't say anything about the "fac[i?]lities"

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Anonymous wrote:Just had this experience touring ivies, and it was jarring. UVA has a better campus experience somehow

Yet mine is at an ivy and Uva was at the very bottom of their list mostly because it felt too big and disjointed and was not the right atmosphere and huge lecture halls the tourguide emphasized. They thought William&Mary was a much better campus because it feels more like an ivy, has smaller lecture halls/class spaces, and only picked an actual ivy over WM because of resources and opportunities and impressive faculty teaching intro courses on up. People have different tastes. The good thing about loving Uva over more competitive schools is that it is much easier to get in: less disappointment

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Anonymous wrote:Just had this experience touring ivies, and it was jarring. UVA has a better campus experience somehow

UVA is pretty, but I prefer Princeton and Brown.