Schools you toured that you were surprised you liked or didn’t like?

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^^ more photos from Business Insider = nice rooms. https://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-yard-university-freshman-dorm-tour-photos-2023-9. Still need more proof? Google freshman Harvard rooms.

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Anonymous wrote:I liked the area around Berkeley. I thought it had a more fun vibe than Stanford which seemed too resort-like or club-like.

Telegraph and Shattuck avenues are commercially centered around students with the Northside giving off a more relaxed, tree lined residential vibe

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Anonymous wrote:UCLA and USC tours on the same day.

Expected to prefer USC but UCLA was more impressive in every way. Blew past expectations

Did you go inside any buildings? That’s where UCLA fell apart for us, beautiful on the outside, government quality on the inside.

Consistent with being a public university.

Then why is Harvard such a dump?

Lmao Harvard isn’t a dump. It’s clear you haven’t actually been inside Harvard

You were saying? Disgusting.

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/5/23/rundown-undergraduate-dorms-feature/

Great, thank you for conceding you actually haven’t been inside Harvard, no need to waste anymore time

Wow... someone doesn't know how to read! Here, let me help you.

But student frustrations with Harvard housing range from pest and maintenance issues to concerns about overcrowding and accessibility even in the College’s renovated living spaces.

“I can’t even count how many times we’ve seen them,” Sarah L. Cho ’27 said of mice in her dorm. “I, myself, in my own single within the suite have caught five.”

Though six of the Houses have undergone full or partial renovations as part of Harvard’s more than $1 billion House Renewal project, half of the College’s Houses remain in a state of disrepair. The freshmen dorms in the Yard are in a similar state, and no plan exists for their renovation.

In interviews with The Crimson, more than 20 students spoke about the state of Harvard’s undergraduate dorms. Some say they’ve grown accustomed to living with rodents and the occasional maintenance problem in dilapidated houses. But for others, housing problems raise broader concerns about how run-down living spaces may detract from quality of life at Harvard.

“There are some parts of the house that kind of look like it’s kind of falling apart — there’s a lot of holes in the walls, like, in the rooms,” Singh said.

Aside from rodents, Yoon found himself dealing with both a burst pipe and a faulty window that had “been built incorrectly.” The leaky pipe resulted in a liquid with a “really funny” smell dripping from his bathroom ceiling, while the window — which does not close properly — led to Yoon returning from winter break to “a mound of snow” on his bed.

Proof you've never been there - you just cite to whatever trash you can find online. Go and visit and see for yourself - signed, an alum

So, actual accounts from CURRENT Harvard students are “trash” in your opinion? Too, too funny. If you are an actual “alum,” sounds like you’re too blinded by your own ego to admit that the state of these dorms - today - is grotesque. You’d think a school with Harvard’s endowment would be mightily embarrassed by this. And you’d think that arrogant ahole alums would be too. *shrug*

2nd time this thread, which can be very helpful to many, is being dragged down by a self-interested babies who want to prove some sort of worthless point.

What started this, were the posts - bolded above, claiming that rundown buildings were the hallmark of a public university. Obviously, that's hilariously wrong as there are many privates that have decrepit, old, rundown buildings (usually dorms). Harvard is just one example of this. I'm sorry that facts, straight from Harvard students and reported in The Harvard Crimson, have triggered you beyond belief.

That was me. I was speaking from my experience with UC. I stand corrected about privates, and really should have known given my family’s BU tour.

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Anonymous wrote:Our kid disliked Northwestern (except for the lake view) but loved Chicago. And disliked Duke (felt too southern) but loved Columbia. Not what we were expecting.

lol

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Anonymous wrote:On a visit to Amherst, we tagged a last-minute stop at Mount Holyoke, and our family fell in love with it, son included lol. It’s DD’s top choice. Fingers crossed!

I wish we stopped there. How did it compare to Vassar?

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Anonymous wrote:UCLA and USC tours on the same day.

Expected to prefer USC but UCLA was more impressive in every way. Blew past expectations

Did you go inside any buildings? That’s where UCLA fell apart for us, beautiful on the outside, government quality on the inside.

Consistent with being a public university.

Then why is Harvard such a dump?

Lmao Harvard isn’t a dump. It’s clear you haven’t actually been inside Harvard

You were saying? Disgusting.

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/5/23/rundown-undergraduate-dorms-feature/

Great, thank you for conceding you actually haven’t been inside Harvard, no need to waste anymore time

Wow... someone doesn't know how to read! Here, let me help you.

But student frustrations with Harvard housing range from pest and maintenance issues to concerns about overcrowding and accessibility even in the College’s renovated living spaces.

“I can’t even count how many times we’ve seen them,” Sarah L. Cho ’27 said of mice in her dorm. “I, myself, in my own single within the suite have caught five.”

Though six of the Houses have undergone full or partial renovations as part of Harvard’s more than $1 billion House Renewal project, half of the College’s Houses remain in a state of disrepair. The freshmen dorms in the Yard are in a similar state, and no plan exists for their renovation.

In interviews with The Crimson, more than 20 students spoke about the state of Harvard’s undergraduate dorms. Some say they’ve grown accustomed to living with rodents and the occasional maintenance problem in dilapidated houses. But for others, housing problems raise broader concerns about how run-down living spaces may detract from quality of life at Harvard.

“There are some parts of the house that kind of look like it’s kind of falling apart — there’s a lot of holes in the walls, like, in the rooms,” Singh said.

Aside from rodents, Yoon found himself dealing with both a burst pipe and a faulty window that had “been built incorrectly.” The leaky pipe resulted in a liquid with a “really funny” smell dripping from his bathroom ceiling, while the window — which does not close properly — led to Yoon returning from winter break to “a mound of snow” on his bed.

Proof you've never been there - you just cite to whatever trash you can find online. Go and visit and see for yourself - signed, an alum

So, actual accounts from CURRENT Harvard students are “trash” in your opinion? Too, too funny. If you are an actual “alum,” sounds like you’re too blinded by your own ego to admit that the state of these dorms - today - is grotesque. You’d think a school with Harvard’s endowment would be mightily embarrassed by this. And you’d think that arrogant ahole alums would be too. *shrug*

Are you this petulant and nasty in real life? Well, since you won't educate yourself before posting online, I guess I (another Harvard grad) will have to.

It is considered a great honor to be housed in Harvard Yard. Here, on Wikipedia. are photos of the actual dorms. As you can see, they are very nice, as they were when I attended. It is the greatest honor to be in the house that was established in 1718. One of my friends had a grand piano hauled up five flights of stairs in that 1718 dorm. He is beyond famous today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harvard_College_freshman_dormitories.

Apparently, you are unfamiliar with the history of some of these esteemed, historic schools. At UVA, for example, living on the Lawn is considered a tremendous honor; however, one must walk outdoors to the bathrooms because, when the Lawn was constructed by Thomas Jefferson, there was no indoor plumbing. You will, no doubt, deride that in your ignorance.

Yale's system is different. The new student is assigned to one of Yale's 14 residential colleges. So you meet only the freshmen in your college. Many live there for all four years. Yalies will say their system is better than Harvard's.

What's great about the Harvard system, as opposed to Yale, is that the 1,647 freshmen students are housed all together . . . so by the end of the first year, you have at least fleeting knowledge about everyone in your class. At that point, you select one of the magnificent River Houses in which to live for the next three years. There is also a wiki about those houses. Google Harvard River Houses. Those are so plush and historical that few Harvard students move off campus.

Every system offers its benefits. Your student, should they be so lucky to be admitted, has to decide what they prefer. All I can say is that I am still friends with the Harvard freshmen I met that first year in the yard. And, of course, many have gone on to do amazing things with their lives . . . which is the whole point isn't it? Not trashing others in a mommy forum?

The fact that Harvard Yard is historical and an "honor" says nothing about whether the dorms are well maintained. The fact that you made good friends while living in those forms says nothing about whether they are maintained. The fact that many Harvard grads have better things to do than post on DCUM (not you, apparently) says nothing about whether the dorms are well maintained.

This is another Harvard alum, the PP above supplied photos of the rooms from Wikipedia. What more do you want? You lost the argument long ago. Go away.

DP. Sorry. Actual quotes from actual Harvard students, printed in The Harvard Crimson absolutely takes precedence over a... Wikipedia article?? It is YOU who has lost this argument and are looking more and more idiotic with every post. YOU go away - and take the chip on your shoulder with you.
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/5/23/rundown-undergraduate-dorms-feature/

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Anonymous wrote:^^ more photos from Business Insider = nice rooms. https://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-yard-university-freshman-dorm-tour-photos-2023-9. Still need more proof? Google freshman Harvard rooms.

None of your links work. Buh bye.

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Anonymous wrote:^^ more photos from Business Insider = nice rooms. https://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-yard-university-freshman-dorm-tour-photos-2023-9 Still need more proof? Google freshman Harvard rooms.

None of your links work. Buh bye.

What are you struggling with? I can see the photos fine.

https://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-yard-university-freshman-dorm-tour-photos-2023-9

[Anonymous]

Toured with DS1 (went in undecided major) wanted urban, fairly big college on east coast

Loved
Boston University
Northeastern - I hated it but he loved it
Pitt - great vibe, cool city, great offerings
Brown - high reach but kid loved the open curriculum

Meh
BU - kid said it felt too preppy

Nope
NYU - felt too scary for kid lol

Toured with DC2 (engineering) wants big school, loves to watch sports, will go as far as mid-west

Loved
Purdue - engineering powerhouse, didn’t mind it being remote
UMD-CP - surprisingly loved it

Meh
VA Tech- couldn’t envision 4 years in Blacksburg
Michigan Ann A- gorgeous campus, wasn’t thrilled that engineering labs/ school was so far from main campus, certainly would go if accepted but didn’t ED there - not that passionate about it
MIT- a high reach, expected to love it, felt overwhelmed by it

Nope
UMBC - I couldn’t understand why but got a no not even applying
UIUC - too remote, great program tho

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Anonymous wrote:Toured with DS1 (went in undecided major) wanted urban, fairly big college on east coast

Loved
Boston University
Northeastern - I hated it but he loved it
Pitt - great vibe, cool city, great offerings
Brown - high reach but kid loved the open curriculum

Meh
BU - kid said it felt too preppy

Nope
NYU - felt too scary for kid lol

Toured with DC2 (engineering) wants big school, loves to watch sports, will go as far as mid-west

Loved
Purdue - engineering powerhouse, didn’t mind it being remote
UMD-CP - surprisingly loved it

Meh
VA Tech- couldn’t envision 4 years in Blacksburg
Michigan Ann A- gorgeous campus, wasn’t thrilled that engineering labs/ school was so far from main campus, certainly would go if accepted but didn’t ED there - not that passionate about it
MIT- a high reach, expected to love it, felt overwhelmed by it

Nope
UMBC - I couldn’t understand why but got a no not even applying
UIUC - too remote, great program tho

Confused. Boston University is BU. Also I don't think BU is preppy at all.

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14:49 here
I should add we weren’t swayed one way or another by the tour guides. I don’t understand how anyone can make a $100-$200k decision in 1 tour by 1 kid.
Take it all with a grain of salt.

Each visit we reached out ahead of time to have coffee with a CURRENT student from their school or larger social network.. We got 30-45 minutes like that at most but not all the schools. It was super helpful to then have the kids exchange cell phones and text follow up questions. You need multiple points of data, experiences and opinions to determine if the school might be the right FIT for your specific KID. Also your kid will mature and be more focused later senior year vs 11th grade. Then once accepted go again for accepted students day.

sorry not sorry for the all caps! Pace yourselves and good luck !!

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Anonymous wrote:Toured with DS1 (went in undecided major) wanted urban, fairly big college on east coast

Loved
Boston University
Northeastern - I hated it but he loved it
Pitt - great vibe, cool city, great offerings
Brown - high reach but kid loved the open curriculum

Meh
BU - kid said it felt too preppy

Nope
NYU - felt too scary for kid lol

Toured with DC2 (engineering) wants big school, loves to watch sports, will go as far as mid-west

Loved
Purdue - engineering powerhouse, didn’t mind it being remote
UMD-CP - surprisingly loved it

Meh
VA Tech- couldn’t envision 4 years in Blacksburg
Michigan Ann A- gorgeous campus, wasn’t thrilled that engineering labs/ school was so far from main campus, certainly would go if accepted but didn’t ED there - not that passionate about it
MIT- a high reach, expected to love it, felt overwhelmed by it

Nope
UMBC - I couldn’t understand why but got a no not even applying
UIUC - too remote, great program tho

Confused. Boston University is BU. Also I don't think BU is preppy at all.

Confused. Illinois, Michigan, and Purdue are not on the east coast.

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Anonymous wrote:Toured with DS1 (went in undecided major) wanted urban, fairly big college on east coast

Loved
Boston University
Northeastern - I hated it but he loved it
Pitt - great vibe, cool city, great offerings
Brown - high reach but kid loved the open curriculum

Meh
BU - kid said it felt too preppy

Nope
NYU - felt too scary for kid lol

Toured with DC2 (engineering) wants big school, loves to watch sports, will go as far as mid-west

Loved
Purdue - engineering powerhouse, didn’t mind it being remote
UMD-CP - surprisingly loved it

Meh
VA Tech- couldn’t envision 4 years in Blacksburg
Michigan Ann A- gorgeous campus, wasn’t thrilled that engineering labs/ school was so far from main campus, certainly would go if accepted but didn’t ED there - not that passionate about it
MIT- a high reach, expected to love it, felt overwhelmed by it

Nope
UMBC - I couldn’t understand why but got a no not even applying
UIUC - too remote, great program tho

Confused. Boston University is BU. Also I don't think BU is preppy at all.

Probably meant BC

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Toured with DS1 (went in undecided major) wanted urban, fairly big college on east coast

Loved
Boston University
Northeastern - I hated it but he loved it
Pitt - great vibe, cool city, great offerings
Brown - high reach but kid loved the open curriculum

Meh
BU - kid said it felt too preppy

Nope
NYU - felt too scary for kid lol

Toured with DC2 (engineering) wants big school, loves to watch sports, will go as far as mid-west

Loved
Purdue - engineering powerhouse, didn’t mind it being remote
UMD-CP - surprisingly loved it

Meh
VA Tech- couldn’t envision 4 years in Blacksburg
Michigan Ann A- gorgeous campus, wasn’t thrilled that engineering labs/ school was so far from main campus, certainly would go if accepted but didn’t ED there - not that passionate about it
MIT- a high reach, expected to love it, felt overwhelmed by it

Nope
UMBC - I couldn’t understand why but got a no not even applying
UIUC - too remote, great program tho

Confused. Boston University is BU. Also I don't think BU is preppy at all.

You are correct. BU is not preppy. I meant BC is preppy. According to my kid fwiw

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Anonymous wrote:Toured with DS1 (went in undecided major) wanted urban, fairly big college on east coast

Loved
Boston University
Northeastern - I hated it but he loved it
Pitt - great vibe, cool city, great offerings
Brown - high reach but kid loved the open curriculum

Meh
BU - kid said it felt too preppy

Nope
NYU - felt too scary for kid lol

Toured with DC2 (engineering) wants big school, loves to watch sports, will go as far as mid-west

Loved
Purdue - engineering powerhouse, didn’t mind it being remote
UMD-CP - surprisingly loved it

Meh
VA Tech- couldn’t envision 4 years in Blacksburg
Michigan Ann A- gorgeous campus, wasn’t thrilled that engineering labs/ school was so far from main campus, certainly would go if accepted but didn’t ED there - not that passionate about it
MIT- a high reach, expected to love it, felt overwhelmed by it

Nope
UMBC - I couldn’t understand why but got a no not even applying
UIUC - too remote, great program tho

Confused. Boston University is BU. Also I don't think BU is preppy at all.

Confused. Illinois, Michigan, and Purdue are not on the east coast.

Correct. That’s DS2 who was willing to go to mid-west. DS 1 only wanted east coast.