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This is dead wrong in my (parental) experience. Last year, my child had un-beautiful housing, but still reasonably comparable to the dorms (or at least to some of them) for significant savings. This year, she has a palatial pre-war two-bedroom for only a little savings. All in the Hyde Park student ghetto, reasonable walking distance. She wouldn’t even think about the high-rises, which she regards as un-fun, inconvenient rich-econ-major ghettos.</p>
<p>Hyde Park actually has lovely student housing. It’s a plus for the university.</p>