@ChaosParent23 , you’re right about that! I was definitely not thrilled when I saw my daughter’s gross first year res hall at Wellesley (wavy carpet, old bathrooms, windows that needed replacing, and my favorite, a steaming pit outside!), but she ended up loving it there and even picked it again her second year. Some schools get away with not updating their dorms because people feel that the education or other aspects are worth it. And one good thing about having shabby accommodations in college is that they are unlikely to be worse than their first apartment, especially if they live in an expensive city.