8.1.2010
In the increasingly competitive market for student housing, universities (or developers) compete by offering various amenities hoping that luxurious living would be the deciding factor between schools competing for top students.
Others are trying different angles for different types of students – how about a “green” housing complex? In some cases though we can’t tell if it’s the LEED certification or the hot tub that gets the students all worked up:
For those of us who graduated anytime before 2000, we can’t imagine this but there is serious competition right now for top students (and maybe their generous parents) and schools are using modern, amenity filled dorms as one way to lure the best. When I was at Tufts, some dorms resembled the interior of my grammar school bathroom – how times have changed!
