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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For high-achieving students who don't want to suffer in a cramped dungeon with no A/C, Alabama's honors dorms are the nicest college housing I've ever seen, bar none. They're more like luxury apartments. Freshmen can live in them, too.[/quote]
Ha! I googled their dorms to see what you are talking about. I wanted to see pictures. I look at pictures for Ridgecrest South (listed as an honors dorm). in one of the pictures, the student has the Maryland flag on the wall.[/quote]

A couple years back, there was a legendary (or infamous depending on your perspective) DCUMer whose son was in the honors program at Alabama, allegedly on a full ride. The poster claimed their kid had high stats and got into more competitive schools but chose Alabama for the full ride, luxury dorms (which they usually described in detail), and attractive girls (although I believe the term the poster preferred was "coeds"). They signed off every post with "Roll Tide!" Just a hilarious poster. That kid should be at least an upperclassman if not an alum by now.[/quote]
I remember that poster. I thought it was some dad working through his middle age crisis with his fictional dream sequence. [/quote]

The dorms at Alabama are top notch.  Put other schools to shame on how luxury they are in comparison.  [/quote]

Would you prefer the money go to the dorms or to financial aid for underprivileged and academic resources?

And please don’t answer with the presupposition that the endowment amount is in an account generating 4.65% in dividends and interest, because that is not how it works.

I encourage you all to send your lovely children to SEC schools where the dorms are luxurious. We'll be fine without A/C or an indoor lazy river in New England.
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Why so snarky about people wanting their kids in a nice environment for, someone has to say it, NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR? It really isn't a flex to say your expensive private school with billions in the bank can't provide well for its students.[/quote][/quote]

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