@planner03 is spot-on. D’s dorm accommodations at her school have been, well, similar to what I had when I went to school decades ago. While the university is upgrading their dorms one by one and building new replacement dorms, D has had the older un-renovated ones for 2 years. Small, old, a bit drafty, but clean and classic. I find it interesting that the kids in the older dorms really don’t complain. But their parents do.
Her dining plans have been costly but the food is incredible, especially after the school completed it’s new dining facility last year, with meals paid via a pay-per-item on her swipe card. When you see the facilities and the food, there’s no question where the money goes, and apparently what the competition demands.