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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Touring dorms is so creepy and such a waste of time. It takes you 2 seconds to Google pictures of campus housing.[/quote]

I don't really think seeing the inside of a dorm room is that important, but I do think seeing the general condition of the housing can say a lot.  I toured one residence hall at a rather expensive university that was just plain gross and in a horrible state of disrepair.  I'm not talking about messy; I'm talking about non-functioning restrooms, trash and debris in the stairwells, and no evidence of any cleaning or maintenance whatsoever.  I don't know what that school was doing with the $70k per year, but it wasn't spending any of it on the residence halls.[/quote]

Ironically, the better the school the worse the housing.[/quote]

Do parents never sit back and think about why some colleges need to spend money on flashy dorms & give merit awards...? Or consider if a college is blowing the budget on 8- and 9-figure dorm remodels, that's money they're not spending on academic facilities and financial aid.

Ivy with crummy dorms > low-prestige toilet with JW Marriott-style dorms[/quote]

I'm not talking about grand suites.  I'm talking about working showers and toilets, lit stairwells, and a fresh coat of paint now and then.  I've toured a few that didn't even meet that standard.[/quote]

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