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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How old are you?[/quote]

36.  So not that old.  Since I started at my college in 1995 tuition has more than tripled.  Guess what else has expanded exponentially?  Cushy dorms and other non-academic facilities.  It's all bullshit.  Unless my kid gets HUGE scholarships, he will not be going to one of these schools where we are paying a premium for a fancy dorm, luxury workout rooms, deluxe "student centers" and all of the other crap that has NOTHING to do with learning.  I still managed to exercise (walking and biking) without a luxury recreation center, entertain myself ($2 movie theater, drive ins, bars in the next town, parties, etc) and stay cool on hot days (go to the library, visit a shopping center, box fan in the window) without all of that crap.  But hey - colleges and universities are giving the people what they say they want.  People bitch out of one side of their mouths about it but the reality is they are not willing to pay more to retain top faculty and costly learning facilities (labs, etc) without feeling like they are "getting their money's worth," which inevitably translates into a campus that feels like a 4-star resort. Trust me - in my role at universities, I've had these asinine conversations with current and prospective parents and students more times than I care to recall. [/quote]

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This is absolutley correct. College dorm rooms/ Greek houses do not need to equal spas, and college "facilities" are not supposed to be resorts, except in the minds of many of today's entitled kids.  But then, look at how people make such a big deal about the facilities at pre-schools in NW DC. like Beauvoir, for example. Is it any wonder that these kids grow up expecting to live in lux?[/quote]

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