<p>We visited only after my S was accepted. Of course we expected a gritty, urban university; however, we were really turned off by the lack of maintenance of the buildings. I remember remarking how gorgeous many of them could be, if they had only been cleaned once or twice since 1917. I love old buildings, but the lack of care of them made me wonder what else about the university could possibly be smoke and mirrors. (We visited on a couple of gorgeous spring days.)</p>