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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would you actually choose your college based upon this? Not fit or quality of education?

Are you superficial and status seeking in other aspects of your life? [/quote]

OP here. Yes, Yes, and No :-) I don't think comfort is superficial or status-seeking, and if you took two seconds to think about it, I don't think you believe that either. I am specifically looking for VERY SELECTIVE institutions (as I said in my post) which are ALSO comfortable. What's the problem with that?

I'm a foreigner who did not experience an American campus experience. I had a 30 minute metro commute from my very comfortable home to classes at my universities - in my capital city, that's normal. Undergrads live at home if they can. There are no dorms, except a few for international students. When I inquired about campuses in the States, I was pretty shocked to learn that students were supposed to share tiny rooms, often with no A/C in places where climate change now makes early fall and late spring uncomfortably warm. I've heard that sometimes the food is not great either. This sometimes occurs even on beautiful campuses with superb athletic facilities and state-of-the-art science labs, libraries, etc.

I am not one of those who thinks that sacrificing a decent quality of life is a "rite of passage" for a college student, having never lived through that myself.

This is why I ask about the overlap between very selective colleges/universities and those that are comfortable. I'd rather my kids not be miserable for 4-5 years!

Chill out rich international lady. 
You can always send your kid to Columbia and buy them a fancy $10 million condo overlooking Central Park to live in so they bypass the dorms. They can commute via subway. Many rich internationals do just that. Most college dorms and cafeterias are just fine. Kids are not miserable for 4-5 years like you seem to think. This is not military boot camp

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