<p>If one believes in cultural fit as an important factor in picking colleges, and I take that view, then concerns about the “attractiveness” of students on a campus is certainly legitimate.</p>
<p>For example, my D loved UofC and hated Northwestern partly because of the appearance of the students. She felt NWU looked like a J. Crew photo shoot, and UofC looked more like her style.</p>
<p>Is this “hot” versus “not”? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. </p>
<p>I agree the OP could have chosen different words for his (I presume) post, but even the word choice tells me that he’s not (probably) a UofC type person, although even that is open to debate, in fine UofC tradition. </p>
<p>Of course, the best way to answer such a question is to visit the campus and decide for oneself. After all, this is a very personal matter.</p>