Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 12:56     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Oberlin lets students check out an original piece of art from its collection at the beginning of each year to hang in the student’s dorm room.


Williams does this too! I thought it was super cool (DS couldn't care less).


This is totally cool!

Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 12:53     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Above average ice cream in the below average dining hall


Penn state?


You are underrating the creamery and overrating the dining.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 10:11     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Can people include the names of the colleges when talking about the cool perks?
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 10:06     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:Free Apple Macbook, iPad, and Pencil for all incoming students at Bowdoin.


"included" not "free"
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 10:06     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:All you can eat lobster fest and you can invite off campus friends

Dining hall theme nights

Ice cream 24/7



Is this Wellesley?
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 10:01     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:Free Apple Macbook, iPad, and Pencil for all incoming students at Bowdoin.


"free"
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 10:01     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Oberlin lets students check out an original piece of art from its collection at the beginning of each year to hang in the student’s dorm room.


Williams does this too! I thought it was super cool (DS couldn't care less).


at least two other top colleges mentioned this on our tours. Williams plus more..we did not look at oberlin. cool but not unique.
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 09:57     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:Oberlin lets students check out an original piece of art from its collection at the beginning of each year to hang in the student’s dorm room.


Williams does this too! I thought it was super cool (DS couldn't care less).
Anonymous
Post 09/18/2024 02:15     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
honestly these perks are meaningless if the cost is sky high. getting pennies on the dollar if you receive free food after paying 80k plus a year
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2024 23:39     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Free Apple Macbook, iPad, and Pencil for all incoming students at Bowdoin.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2024 23:37     Subject: Re:What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:Office of Sustainability sponsors a "free yard sale" in the fall with dorm stuff that would have gotten tossed out in the spring. Also a free-thrifting event for clothes.


Hamilton?
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2024 23:35     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The bicycles available for students at my kid's residence hall are insane. Literally, Olympic-level racing machines. And the school has a dedicated bike track for racing.[b] My kid now has a new hobby.


Do you mean a velodrome? Or something else?



Not a velodrome. It's outdoors. And not banked. The school refers to it as the bike track. Each year, the residences compete against each other in a big annual race. But what's remarkable is that these aren't student bikes. But real specialized racing bicycles that the students can use for training.

I thought it was cool. It's a completely different riding experience. And kind of a neat thing to have such high level gear available for students. My DC really took to it.


I'd love that - a safe place to ride hard on a racing bike and not need to worry about cars on the road or others on multipurpose trails.

Anonymous
Post 09/17/2024 23:27     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
All you can eat lobster fest and you can invite off campus friends

Dining hall theme nights

Ice cream 24/7
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2024 23:25     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The bicycles available for students at my kid's residence hall are insane. Literally, Olympic-level racing machines. And the school has a dedicated bike track for racing.[b] My kid now has a new hobby.


Do you mean a velodrome? Or something else?



Not a velodrome. It's outdoors. And not banked. The school refers to it as the bike track. Each year, the residences compete against each other in a big annual race. But what's remarkable is that these aren't student bikes. But real specialized racing bicycles that the students can use for training.

I thought it was cool. It's a completely different riding experience. And kind of a neat thing to have such high level gear available for students. My DC really took to it.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2024 23:04     Subject: What unusual/atypical service/perk has your kids had from their college?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Laundry included


That’s not unusual. Many colleges do that now—means less maintenance to deal with machines and payment system not working.

Don’t kid yourself—it’s built into the room and board costs



Yup, which is why topend privates are now $86k to 95k and so not worth it