Anonymous
Post 11/27/2024 19:14     Subject: Worst facilities and housing
Anonymous wrote:I think it really depends on the situation. I know people with kids in great dorms but they aren't on the main campus and the kids feel cut off.

I know people with kids right in the thick of things in the "good" dorms but without certain amenities (like a/c). But, they don't care because anything is worth being in the right place on the campus to them.


+1
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2024 18:34     Subject: Worst facilities and housing
Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt is anyone’s guess. You could get a brand new airy loft with 14-ft ceilings and gigantic windows, with laundry one floor down and TikTok worthy common areas

Or you could get a Soviet 8x9 foot box with black mold, no natural light and ceilings that close in on you. And laundry is across the quad (at the TikTok building)

All for the same price! In a “random” lottery process


This is typical of most Ivies, too. When I found out that some colleges differentiate housing prices based on how nice the dorms were, how much space you have, amenities, and location, I felt like a total chump.

At my alma mater, famous actors or kids of famous people or politicians always happened to end up in the nicest housing by coincidence.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2024 18:32     Subject: Worst facilities and housing
Anonymous wrote:There are some serious Columbia haters on this board. Columbia dorms are pretty decent.


Nicer than Yale for sure.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2024 18:14     Subject: Worst facilities and housing
Beware of lists that are out of date. My kid is at George Washington University, and most of the dormsbuildings have been renovated recently. They all have central air. His room is spacious and comfortable, well-lit, with lots of windows. No complaints.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2024 18:12     Subject: Worst facilities and housing
Vanderbilt is anyone’s guess. You could get a brand new airy loft with 14-ft ceilings and gigantic windows, with laundry one floor down and TikTok worthy common areas

Or you could get a Soviet 8x9 foot box with black mold, no natural light and ceilings that close in on you. And laundry is across the quad (at the TikTok building)

All for the same price! In a “random” lottery process
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2024 18:08     Subject: Worst facilities and housing
Anonymous wrote:College of Charleston, particularly the freshman dorm. Housing crunch on the island. Go for Honors College if you can

OP said T25.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2024 18:07     Subject: Worst facilities and housing
There are some serious Columbia haters on this board. Columbia dorms are pretty decent.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2024 17:56     Subject: Worst facilities and housing
I think it really depends on the situation. I know people with kids in great dorms but they aren't on the main campus and the kids feel cut off.

I know people with kids right in the thick of things in the "good" dorms but without certain amenities (like a/c). But, they don't care because anything is worth being in the right place on the campus to them.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2024 17:35     Subject: Worst facilities and housing
College of Charleston, particularly the freshman dorm. Housing crunch on the island. Go for Honors College if you can
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2024 17:26     Subject: Worst facilities and housing
Columbia is worse than Brown.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2024 17:23     Subject: Worst facilities and housing
My daughter is living in a double room with two other girls at Yale. It would be small for two but it’s a nightmare for three. So factor over-enrollment into this discussion.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2024 17:17     Subject: Worst facilities and housing
Anonymous wrote:I heard brown sux


DS stayed in the "worst" Brown dorm. It was fine.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2024 15:49     Subject: Worst facilities and housing
https://en.uhomes.com/blog/rank-of-the-worst-us-universities-quality-of-dormitories

https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/?rankings=college-dorms-not-so-fancy

Also multiple YouTube videos and TikTok posts

Anonymous
Post 11/27/2024 15:46     Subject: Worst facilities and housing
I heard brown sux
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2024 15:41     Subject: Worst facilities and housing
Which 2 or 3 schools among the top 25 would be considered to have the worst facilities and housing?