<p>When we went to Admitted Students Weekend, there was a forum for parents with current students as panelists. This question came up, and all 4 of the student panelists were against it. They said, first, students can get isolated, spending their spare time watching TV in their rooms rather than being out in the world. Or OTOH, their room can become “TV Central,” drawing others like a magnet resulting in distractions and disruptions from studying and possibly causing conflict with the non-TV-owning roomie.</p>