Horrible dorm assignment!

[Anonymous]

Privacy is a beautiful thing to have as a freshman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also CalTech dorms which are around 30 minutes away from Pomona are air conditioned. Harvey Mudd dorms all have air conditioning.

All the 5Cs are air conditioned except for Pomona and Scripps, cause, you know, they’re old. Harvey Mudd was built last week.

Not true-one of the quads at CMC does not have AC either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also CalTech dorms which are around 30 minutes away from Pomona are air conditioned. Harvey Mudd dorms all have air conditioning.

All the 5Cs are air conditioned except for Pomona and Scripps, cause, you know, they’re old. Harvey Mudd was built last week.

Not true-one of the quads at CMC does not have AC either.

Luckily for CMC you can live anywhere you want other than the senior dorms. North Quad (party quad) lacks AC, but they aren't complaining.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Privacy is a beautiful thing to have as a freshman.

Especially if your a freshman who pulls.

[Anonymous]

Totally agree with the sentiment that a single is the way to go. I had a double in TN in the '90s, can't remember if we had AC, hated my roommate and was incredibly jealous of the people who had dared to request a single. Having a roommate is highly overrated.

To give you another perspective, my daughter will be a freshman at an Ivy this fall and was assigned a triple. No AC, high floor. Bummer but those are the breaks. And everyone does *not* in fact pay the same for housing; the annual fee for a triple is about $2K less than for a single. From student message boards, the going rate for someone to initiate a housing swap (their single for your double or triple) runs at least $2K, likely more like $4K.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Totally agree with the sentiment that a single is the way to go. I had a double in TN in the '90s, can't remember if we had AC, hated my roommate and was incredibly jealous of the people who had dared to request a single. Having a roommate is highly overrated.

To give you another perspective, my daughter will be a freshman at an Ivy this fall and was assigned a triple. No AC, high floor. Bummer but those are the breaks. And everyone does *not* in fact pay the same for housing; the annual fee for a triple is about $2K less than for a single. From student message boards, the going rate for someone to initiate a housing swap (their single for your double or triple) runs at least $2K, likely more like $4K.

DC just finished freshman year at Harvard in a suite. Her two roommates got there before us and she had to sleep in...the common room. No, not a room that was separate from their living area, she was in what was supposed to be the living space for a double suite. I was much more angry than she will ever be about it of course, but it is insane to me that the Harvard College can't afford enough beds for their relatively tiny class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At least your kid gets a room. When my oldest arrived at an ivy several years ago, his dorm was a common room with barracks-style bunks.

Luckily the university was able to get the 12 students out of that terrible living condition and into a traditional dorm within a few weeks, but it was a terrible start to his college career.

Sounds like boot camp or summer camp, a good bonding experience.

My DS's college was oversubscribed and they converted common areas into barracks style dorms. Some of the parents were upset, but the word back from the students was that they had a great time (and I think they had everyone into traditional rooms by the end of the semester).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1) Basements are cooler than the upper floors (heat rises), so your child is in the best position for a dorm without A/C.

2) California doesn't get that hot for very long as you enter into the school year -- especially at night (it will be cool).

3) There are thousands of schools that cost a lot of money that don't have A/C in their dorms -- your child will be fine. It may even teach them how to be a little bit resilient.

Inland CA definitely gets hotter and stays hotter longer than Coastal CA. The 5Cs are inland. However, it is still desert so cools down at night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1) Basements are cooler than the upper floors (heat rises), so your child is in the best position for a dorm without A/C.

2) California doesn't get that hot for very long as you enter into the school year -- especially at night (it will be cool).

3) There are thousands of schools that cost a lot of money that don't have A/C in their dorms -- your child will be fine. It may even teach them how to be a little bit resilient.

Inland CA definitely gets hotter and stays hotter longer than Coastal CA. The 5Cs are inland. However, it is still desert so cools down at night.

Even if true, that first month of college is an exciting time, and you won't be spending much time in your dorm when you are just starting out hopefully. It's very abnormal in the Inland Empire for it to be greater than 75ish at night, even sometimes with 100+ degree days. This week there's a high of 95 and low of 71 in the area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Totally agree with the sentiment that a single is the way to go. I had a double in TN in the '90s, can't remember if we had AC, hated my roommate and was incredibly jealous of the people who had dared to request a single. Having a roommate is highly overrated.

To give you another perspective, my daughter will be a freshman at an Ivy this fall and was assigned a triple. No AC, high floor. Bummer but those are the breaks. And everyone does *not* in fact pay the same for housing; the annual fee for a triple is about $2K less than for a single. From student message boards, the going rate for someone to initiate a housing swap (their single for your double or triple) runs at least $2K, likely more like $4K.

DC just finished freshman year at Harvard in a suite. Her two roommates got there before us and she had to sleep in...the common room. No, not a room that was separate from their living area, she was in what was supposed to be the living space for a double suite. I was much more angry than she will ever be about it of course, but it is insane to me that the Harvard College can't afford enough beds for their relatively tiny class.

I hope the Aesop's Fable person from the thread on T20 dorms is reading this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1) Basements are cooler than the upper floors (heat rises), so your child is in the best position for a dorm without A/C.

2) California doesn't get that hot for very long as you enter into the school year -- especially at night (it will be cool).

3) There are thousands of schools that cost a lot of money that don't have A/C in their dorms -- your child will be fine. It may even teach them how to be a little bit resilient.

Inland CA definitely gets hotter and stays hotter longer than Coastal CA. The 5Cs are inland. However, it is still desert so cools down at night.

Even if true, that first month of college is an exciting time, and you won't be spending much time in your dorm when you are just starting out hopefully. It's very abnormal in the Inland Empire for it to be greater than 75ish at night, even sometimes with 100+ degree days. This week there's a high of 95 and low of 71 in the area.

It’s going to not feel great if it’s 95 all day, heat tends to get trapped in a room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1) Basements are cooler than the upper floors (heat rises), so your child is in the best position for a dorm without A/C.

2) California doesn't get that hot for very long as you enter into the school year -- especially at night (it will be cool).

3) There are thousands of schools that cost a lot of money that don't have A/C in their dorms -- your child will be fine. It may even teach them how to be a little bit resilient.

Inland CA definitely gets hotter and stays hotter longer than Coastal CA. The 5Cs are inland. However, it is still desert so cools down at night.

Even if true, that first month of college is an exciting time, and you won't be spending much time in your dorm when you are just starting out hopefully. It's very abnormal in the Inland Empire for it to be greater than 75ish at night, even sometimes with 100+ degree days. This week there's a high of 95 and low of 71 in the area.

It’s going to not feel great if it’s 95 all day, heat tends to get trapped in a room.

I just don't see why this is such a massive issue. Buy a fan at Target and go to bed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1) Basements are cooler than the upper floors (heat rises), so your child is in the best position for a dorm without A/C.

2) California doesn't get that hot for very long as you enter into the school year -- especially at night (it will be cool).

3) There are thousands of schools that cost a lot of money that don't have A/C in their dorms -- your child will be fine. It may even teach them how to be a little bit resilient.

Inland CA definitely gets hotter and stays hotter longer than Coastal CA. The 5Cs are inland. However, it is still desert so cools down at night.

Even if true, that first month of college is an exciting time, and you won't be spending much time in your dorm when you are just starting out hopefully. It's very abnormal in the Inland Empire for it to be greater than 75ish at night, even sometimes with 100+ degree days. This week there's a high of 95 and low of 71 in the area.

It’s going to not feel great if it’s 95 all day, heat tends to get trapped in a room.

Do you think homes without AC are just bubbles of weather? The heat can also pass through. If it's really terrible, open the window?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1) Basements are cooler than the upper floors (heat rises), so your child is in the best position for a dorm without A/C.

2) California doesn't get that hot for very long as you enter into the school year -- especially at night (it will be cool).

3) There are thousands of schools that cost a lot of money that don't have A/C in their dorms -- your child will be fine. It may even teach them how to be a little bit resilient.

Inland CA definitely gets hotter and stays hotter longer than Coastal CA. The 5Cs are inland. However, it is still desert so cools down at night.

Even if true, that first month of college is an exciting time, and you won't be spending much time in your dorm when you are just starting out hopefully. It's very abnormal in the Inland Empire for it to be greater than 75ish at night, even sometimes with 100+ degree days. This week there's a high of 95 and low of 71 in the area.

It’s going to not feel great if it’s 95 all day, heat tends to get trapped in a room.

In the basement?

[Anonymous]

Look for ways for reassignment. Allergies etc got my DC declared allergic to carpet for example