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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe we need to define crappy. [/quote]
old, worn down, musty, moldy, broken furniture, cracked walls

Who on earth would pay $80k for their kid to live in such a room?

IMO, small rooms is a given for most dorms.  As long as it's clean and well kept, I have no problem with it. But, some of the stories I've heard... ew... especially the bathrooms.[/quote]

Well,[b] the less competitive schools[/b] usually have gorgeous dorms OP, and generous money packages - so have at it! [/quote]

The "more competitive" schools cannot afford to install AC in dorms?  Why did the tuition dollars in those 80K "more competitive" schools go?  Financial aid?  [/quote]

The cost to add AC to a really old dorm is astronomical.  The electrical systems cannot handle it---similar to why many only allow a microwave with that is built in to the mini fridge, because they use less electricity.  At most schools, the need for AC is 2-4 weeks total (outside of the south), so the kids can deal with it just fine.  Adding AC to Harvards dorms would require so much electrical retrofitting it would be cost prohibitive.  [/quote]

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