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[quote=Anonymous][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]

I agree with you.  Housing should be in basic liveable condition and it is an indicator about how much they care about the students.  To the Ivy poster - The larger Ivies also have a reputation for huge lecture hall classes and predominantly TA teaching.  That is not a indication that the substandard housing dollars are instead going to the classroom.  Great academic facilities only make a difference if the kids are being taught in them.  The Ivies vary a lot in their academic teaching reputation so your comment may be true for some and not others.  All the schools at this level have decent if not great financial aid.  I do think some choose to spend discretionary funds in the classroom and others on funding non-substantial ECs.  At least per on the ground relationships with kids who boast about how great it is to spend more time out of the classroom on pleasure trips funded by the University than they do in the classroom.  I like prestige but as a full pay parent, I expect more than that.  [/quote]

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