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> at my school in the US, the residence halls vary pretty widely in price interesting, would you mind sharing what kind of school you went to? I attended a pri
by leetcrew 8y ago
> at my school in the US, the residence halls vary pretty widely in price
interesting, would you mind sharing what kind of school you went to? I attended a private liberal arts school and a medium-sized state university and both charged a flat rate for housing. there was basically a lottery weighted by seniority and disciplinary record to get into the best dorms.
- thex10 8y agoDorms varied in price like this when I went to MIT about a decade ago. I presumed it was due to the variation in building age/quality as well as amenities offered (such as dining hall etc).
- extra88 8y agoHarvard College’s housing is pretty variable yet they don’t charge different rates. I’ve heard of schools having apartments for rent that varied (ones that have little housing) but never different rates for dorm housing.
- Spooky23 8y agoI went to a state school, and there was some pricing variation in the 90s for traditional double rooms, four rooms with a shared common area and a fancy suite. Now they have single apartments, suites with individual bathrooms, etc. Cost ranges from $8500-$13000.
- THE_PUN_STOPS 8y agoI graduated from Northeastern University in Boston this year. (Go huskies!) Freshman year, all students have the same residence halls. (with some edge cases) After that, the residence halls were priced according to their age. There were categories like 'Economy', 'Deluxe', and 'Luxury', with discounted variations like Economy Single, Double, Triple, etc. Newer buildings were nicer and had more amenities and were therefore more expensive.