<p>We visited Brandeis (D’s interview) last summer when few students were around. Our tour did included a “model room”, a triple in the Castle–it looked a bit sterile without real people but not done up to be especially impressive. On another trip, we saw a real student room belonging to someone we had met via CC --it was a small double-and looked typical of many colleges rooms we had seen all over. </p>
<p>Brandeis will not attract students by it “gorgeous campus” or “dorms like palaces” but we didn’t notice “dirtiness”. If you like what the school has to offer, I think most people would find the campus acceptable, if not inspiring.</p>