Horrible dorm assignment!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Advice: find out process for requesting accommodations. Get doctors note if needed to justify AC based on asthma or whatever. Submit for room change.

I think a housing accommodation is what it is going to take for any substantive change.

I’m just so disappointed in DC for not filing the housing change request right away-I would have never accepted such a raw deal without a fight.

A single as a freshman is a pretty amazing position to be in. Nothing raw about this deal.

If can be difficult for some people who are shy and don't do well trying to find a group. Having a roommate can sometimes help.

Of course, if you have a terrible roommate, it's awesome to have a single.

But, if OP's DC didn't request a change immediately, then maybe they aren't as concerned about this as the parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^^Sure-if they don’t value any natural light and don’t mind sweating like a pig it’s an amazing situation.

You people have no understanding whatsoever.

No one is sweating like a pig in SoCal nights, and it's illegal to build dorms without access to natural light. I bet you the dorm the kid is in is on a hill/slope.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Advice: find out process for requesting accommodations. Get doctors note if needed to justify AC based on asthma or whatever. Submit for room change.

I think a housing accommodation is what it is going to take for any substantive change.

I’m just so disappointed in DC for not filing the housing change request right away-I would have never accepted such a raw deal without a fight.

A single as a freshman is a pretty amazing position to be in. Nothing raw about this deal.

If can be difficult for some people who are shy and don't do well trying to find a group. Having a roommate can sometimes help.

Of course, if you have a terrible roommate, it's awesome to have a single.

But, if OP's DC didn't request a change immediately, then maybe they aren't as concerned about this as the parent.

I'm old fashioned. Prop open your door for the first few weeks, and people will start up a conversation if the college has any friendly students in it. There's very little advantage to having a roommate. The kid got into a great college with a lot of money according to OP so they'll be fine.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Advice: find out process for requesting accommodations. Get doctors note if needed to justify AC based on asthma or whatever. Submit for room change.

I think a housing accommodation is what it is going to take for any substantive change.

I’m just so disappointed in DC for not filing the housing change request right away-I would have never accepted such a raw deal without a fight.

A single as a freshman is a pretty amazing position to be in. Nothing raw about this deal.

If can be difficult for some people who are shy and don't do well trying to find a group. Having a roommate can sometimes help.

Of course, if you have a terrible roommate, it's awesome to have a single.

But, if OP's DC didn't request a change immediately, then maybe they aren't as concerned about this as the parent.

OP here and that is exactly what I was hoping for DC. A single is not what would be best at this point and time-located at end of a hallway and not central. But, all we can do is file for a change and keep fingers crossed that someone wants a single so badly they are willing to live without a healthy dose of natural light and in the basement right next door to the bathroom and everything that brings!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is Southern CA folks so your blithe attitude about AC is unfounded. School can more than afford to provide it too. The basement part is what gets me the most-how a school of this caliber can get away with throwing kids in a dungeon and pretending that’s ok is beyond me!

Is this San Diego or Pomona? San Diego is on the coast even during the heatwave it’s in the 70s. Now Pomona can get into the 100s.

My kid is at Berkeley this summer with no AC and it isn’t a problem. It was 105 degrees less than an hour inland and 73 at Berkeley.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is Southern CA folks so your blithe attitude about AC is unfounded. School can more than afford to provide it too. The basement part is what gets me the most-how a school of this caliber can get away with throwing kids in a dungeon and pretending that’s ok is beyond me!

Is this San Diego or Pomona? San Diego is on the coast even during the heatwave it’s in the 70s. Now Pomona can get into the 100s.

My kid is at Berkeley this summer with no AC and it isn’t a problem. It was 105 degrees less than an hour inland and 73 at Berkeley.

but even in the summer in Pomona, the temps go down significantly at night. That's how desert temp works.

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Anonymous wrote:People lived without air conditioning for thousands of years. Your snowflake will survive.

Studies done *on college students* show that sleeping in temperatures that are too warm cause lower math scores on tests. Authors compared math scores from students in dorms with A/C and dorms without.

So this is academically important. A/C is not a frivolous demand these days.

I'm so curious about this. Can you cite the study?

Some questions I would have:
1. Who funded the study?
2. Was it peer-reviewed?
3. Did it control for other variables?
4. What was the magnitude of impact on test scores?

DP: I found the study: https://content.tcmediasaffaires.com/LAF/lacom/summer2016.pdf

OK, I read the first paragraph and am already laughing:

We followed 44 students (mean age = 20.2 years; SD = 1.8 years) from a university in the Greater Boston area, Massachusetts in the United States living in AC (n = 24) and non-AC (n = 20) buildings before, during, and after a HW. Two cognition tests were self-administered daily for a period of 12 days (July 9–July 20, 2016), the Stroop color-word test (STROOP) to assess selective attention/processing speed and a 2-digit, visual addition/subtraction test (ADD) to evaluate cognitive speed and working memory. The effect of the HW on cognitive function was evaluated using difference-in-differences (DiD) modelling.

Sample of 44 who tested themselves for 12 days.

Oy (this made me LOL)

Maybe the AC kids were just smarter. Or drank less. Or had less sex. Or had more sex. Or . . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a basement, test for mold hope it comes back positive. California has very strict rules around housing and mold

Why would you hope it comes back positive? Then you know the kid is living with mold.

Spoiler: There’s mold. All structures have it. It’s in your house, even.

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Anonymous wrote:People lived without air conditioning for thousands of years. Your snowflake will survive.

Studies done *on college students* show that sleeping in temperatures that are too warm cause lower math scores on tests. Authors compared math scores from students in dorms with A/C and dorms without.

So this is academically important. A/C is not a frivolous demand these days.

Snort.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is Southern CA folks so your blithe attitude about AC is unfounded. School can more than afford to provide it too. The basement part is what gets me the most-how a school of this caliber can get away with throwing kids in a dungeon and pretending that’s ok is beyond me!

Is this San Diego or Pomona? San Diego is on the coast even during the heatwave it’s in the 70s. Now Pomona can get into the 100s.

My kid is at Berkeley this summer with no AC and it isn’t a problem. It was 105 degrees less than an hour inland and 73 at Berkeley.

but even in the summer in Pomona, the temps go down significantly at night. That's how desert temp works.

Exactly! Went to Scripps, and we weren't crying about it. The dorms also all had ceiling fans, and you can usually open your window if its stuffy (these are 100 year old buildings).

[Anonymous]

You can’t open a basement window stupid!

[Anonymous]

OP, have you seen the room yet? I would not get upset until you see it. “basement” might not mean no natural light. If you want your kid to have a shot at being happy, keep your
Mouth shut. Trust me, I was a complainer and finally figured out it ruins everyone’s experience. Let your kid decide if they like the room. If they don’t, let them go through the room change process. My kid had a horrible roommate situation. We encouraged her to change. She was nervous about rocking the boat. Eventually, it was bad enough that she wanted to change and figured out the process. She ended up in a single and much happier.

[Anonymous]

Good luck, OP. It’s nerve wracking! My son just chatted on the phone with his randomly assigned roommate and… fingers crossed? They share the same major at the huge state school. That can be good or bad? Argh. It’s just so much more to worry about than I thought, or than I had with my easy going, mature daughter who did this before. I am glad he’s close though. I would be in your shoes if he were headed across the country. Good luck! Keep us posted.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Advice: find out process for requesting accommodations. Get doctors note if needed to justify AC based on asthma or whatever. Submit for room change.

I think a housing accommodation is what it is going to take for any substantive change.

I’m just so disappointed in DC for not filing the housing change request right away-I would have never accepted such a raw deal without a fight.

A single as a freshman is a pretty amazing position to be in. Nothing raw about this deal.

If can be difficult for some people who are shy and don't do well trying to find a group. Having a roommate can sometimes help.

Of course, if you have a terrible roommate, it's awesome to have a single.

But, if OP's DC didn't request a change immediately, then maybe they aren't as concerned about this as the parent.

OP here and that is exactly what I was hoping for DC. A single is not what would be best at this point and time-located at end of a hallway and not central. But, all we can do is file for a change and keep fingers crossed that someone wants a single so badly they are willing to live without a healthy dose of natural light and in the basement right next door to the bathroom and everything that brings!!

Seems like it would bring constant traffic past his door and an easy way to meet people.

OP, I can't tell if you are a whiny helicopter mom, or just kinda slow and haven't though this through.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can’t open a basement window stupid!

I did as an underground. Basement just designates lowest floor. Doesn't mean it doesn't lead directly outside.