<p>Re Harvard (I don’t know the other Ivies as well - though Yale’s dorms are similar in style and size and variety). I’m kind of surprised they don’t show you Annenberg because it’s really quite gorgeous and if you weren’t there at mealtime, I can’t imagine it would disturb anyone. The food OTOH is pretty mediocre - at least at the reunion! My son thought visiting dorm rooms in general was a waste of time - according to him they are all tiny. To his surprised he got a large apt as a Carnegie Mellon freshman. Much nicer than what he would have gotten at Harvard. There really truly is no typical room at Harvard. Even in the yard there’s quite a variety in age and size. Generally you get a living room and bedrooms with bunkbeds. Suite sizes vary from 2 to I think 6 or so. Sometimes the students will put one of the students in the living room so that there are single bedrooms. I agree the entryway system of most of the dorms makes bringing tour groups through awkward. If your child is accepted to Harvard they can have an overnight with a student and see some rooms then. The bunk bed are comfortable but much taller than the ones my kids have at home. Truly difficult for this middle aged lady to climb up!</p>