> the residence halls vary pretty widely in price, and so the factor that really decides where you live is how much you can afford What affect does that have o

> the residence halls vary pretty widely in price, and so the factor that really decides where you live is how much you can afford What affect does that have on the social environment? Are there status differences based on residence hall, for example? Is it racially segregated like many cities are (partly as a result of economic segregation)? It's interesting to compare your school to many U.S. cities, which are trying to reduce economic segregation[0] - your school seems to codify it. Why not at least mix larger and smaller rooms in the same dorms? [0] See this article on a major policy shift in Minneapolis, for example: https://slate.com/business/2018/12/minneapolis-single-family-zoning-housing-racism.html?via=gdpr-consent https://slate.com/business/2018/12/minneapolis-single-family...