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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]STAAAAHP.

If your daughter thinks she needs a single, SHE can ask her doctor for a note and submit it to the housing office. [/quote]

[i]In loco parentis[/i]. Yes, self-advocacy at this age, but the parents are still important stakeholders.[/quote]

+1 to second post above. The OP does have a damn stake here and never indicated that her DD was leaving these questions entirely to mommy. OP asked what others who might have been on similar situations might know. So OP gets blasted as a helicopter parent.

Many people on DCUM think that turning 18 and/or getting into college magically makes a person instantly aware of every question to ask to handle every situation solo, no matter what. How wonderful that their kids as incoming college freshmen were so perfectly capable, or so happily well-adjusted that they learned their lesson safely and well if they didn't navigate things correctly! It's all a learning experience, right? Even the trip to the hospital.

OP, this is very school-specific, so your DD has to contact the school ASAP and may have to talk to several offices before she gets the full answer (the last word may be with housing or with health services or with student services). And a doctor's "note" likely won't cut it; the school may have specific forms she has to file with more than one office, and the doctor may have to provide evidence beyond just a note. She needs to get the lust of what's required very quickly if she's starting in August--it may be past any deadline for submitting requests for single rooms even for medical accommodations.

She may not be able to get a single, but maybe at least she can get a double in a building with AC if AC helps. Many colleges still have at least some forms without AC so that's something to keep in mind.

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