Not all dorms have AC, but everyone pays the same rent

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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This op-ed in the student paper says that Penn has spent millions renovating dining halls, while leaving some dorms without AC. Every freshman pays the same rent, even if they have to sweat it out in the hot months. https://www.thedp.com/article/2018/09/sophia-durose-dorm-ac-kings-court-houston-hall-du-bois-gregory-renovation-upenn-heatwave-philadelphia

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not all street are potholes free but we pay same % of property tax. there is no perfect world. how many months/weeks/days between Sept to May really need A/C? there are kids outside don’t care and want to get in UPenn.

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You misspelled weeks. :slight_smile: The op-ed writer is from Orlando, where A/C is essential. Philly is September is more of a “nice to have.” But really if the lack of A/C is problematic at Penn for a few weeks, she could always have opted to attend another college.

A/C in northern schools, particularly those with older dorms, is the exception, not the rule.

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Life is so unfair in the Ivy league.

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This is true at Notre Dame. Older D was in a dorm with no AC and no elevator. Younger D is in a dorm with both. Older D stayed in that dorm 3 years and lived to tell the tale.

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@skieurope , one more misspelled word

Every parents (at least 60%) pay the same rent. LOL

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This is the case at almost every college.

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Out of curiousity, why are we jumping on people’s spelling? I assume that the rooms have the same price to avoid the problem of wealthy students haveing a signicigantly different living exeperiance than other students. Maybe Penn doesn’t want to end up with a portion of their students in steerage and a portion in first class. Personally, I approve.

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I wasn’t It was tongue in cheek. Philly does not have “hot months” during the academic year, only “hot weeks.”

See above.

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Just wait until the Soph figures out that everyone pays the same for the meal plan, but (gasp), some eat more than others. :smiley:

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Both of my kids attend(ed) schools where they pay the same whether they are in a single, double or triple, and whether they are in one of the oldest dorms or newest dorms.

It seemed crazy at first but I came to the same conclusion @gallentjill did. Maybe they want everyone to be able to have the same experience. Both my kids were able to have singles their jr and sr years. It’s nice when its the same cost is nice on that end :slight_smile: