I mean, whenever I make a Mage like character I feel compelled to go to the CoW because it has the best gear. But why do I have to through Saarthal, Fellglow Keep, Mzuflt, and Labyrinthian?

Your thoughts?

My problem isn't in the length of the dungeons, but the number of them. It doesn't feel like a school of magic, it feels like a guild for dungeon-divers.