<p>I was just wondering if most of Cornell's dorms have air conditioning? I know being in Ithaca it will rarely be used, but I'd still like to know if they have it. I requested West Campus, and since they're knew, they all have it right?</p>
<p>If not....what do we do when it gets hot? And also...can we specify air conditioned room needed?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>The old dorms on west don't have air conditioning...I'm not sure about the new buildings, but my guess is they do. You can't specify the room you get. </p>
<p>The weather is really only bearably hot in august and september. There might be a few days in april or may that get a little hot, but not as bad as the beginning of the year. </p>
<p>I was in an unair-conditioned room and was fine with just a fan.</p>
<p>Most of Cornell's dorms don't have air conditioning. The only West Campus house with AC is Carl Becker House; on North Campus, only Mews and Court-Kay-Bauer are air-conditioned. The story goes that back in the day, people who got assigned to non-air-conditioned dorms complained that they were charged the same room rates as those who were put into new dorms, so from that point onwards, all new Cornell dorms were built without AC. It's true that it's only necessary for the first and last few weeks of school. Fans will do the trick during that time period. </p>
<p>It is possible to request a room with air conditioning if you need it for particular medical issues like allergies and asthma. I'm not sure if you can do it at this point in the year, though. It is a matter of working with housing, the disabilities office, and your specialist; the doctor will need to sign a form that you submit to the disabilities office. They have to approve your request before it goes to housing. </p>
<p>I have both, with some chronic bronchitis thrown in, so I was able to live in a lovely room in a new North Campus dorm with air conditioning and no carpeting. This year, even with a medical request, I couldn't get a room in Becker, but I am getting a non-carpeted room in another House. It's going to be fine since dust is my biggest problem, anyways.</p>
<p>One caution though: should you choose to stay on campus next year and enter the housing lottery, you won't be able to submit a request at the same time. The "disabled kids" are placed in rooms before the lottery even starts, which effectively means choosing between living with your friends or living with your breathing problems. Though I'm happy housing was able to find a room to keep my respiratory issues in check, having my friends living everywhere on campus except for my dorm isn't going to be a picnic.</p>
<p>I see...well allergies is actually why I'm asking - horrible pollen allergies, so I can't open the windows. I'll just take a chance and hope it isn't too hot I guess.</p>
<p>What about..heat then?</p>
<p>The dorms have good heating....actually...there were a couple nights when my roomie and I had to open our window b/c it was so warm.</p>
<p>The new dorms have a "cooling system" which basically acts as a natural ventilation. But you don't really need an A.C to live in Ithaca!</p>
<p>The cooling system doesn't involve outside air does it..?</p>
<p>I believe Cornell's cooling system involves using the deep, cool water from Cayuga lake.</p>
<p>It's pretty nifty...</p>
<p>^Yes, we discussed it in our intro MechE class : ) </p>
<p>soccerguy, the air in the newer dorms is pretty clean, and I'm also sensitive to allergens. I remember noticing that I was breathing easier than I was at home, owing to the superior ventilation in my dorm. Not sure what to say about the older ones, though. I'll be living in one of those next year, and I'm bringing an air purifier with me.</p>
<p>You should let Cornell housing know about your allergies situation and they'll do something about it. For incoming freshmen, they have already been placing people with the same allergy symptoms as you in newer dorms that have air conditioning.</p>
<p>April through early November, Ithaca offers some of the best sleeping weather I've ever experienced.</p>
<p>just want to know
what are the temperatures of Ithaca in the summer?
will it reach 25 degrees(Celsius)</p>
<p>My bad math tells me that 25 Celsius is somewhere in the 70s.</p>
<p>Yes..Ithaca gets hot and humid in the summer. Currently it's 84 F in Ithaca and it's supposed to be 95 F tomorrow.</p>
<p>can we use a portable AC in our dorm rooms?</p>
<p>No...they're not allowed. Fans really do work though...I would put in the fan in my window and open the door...it created a nice cross breeze.</p>
<p>Did you suggest a window fan, or just a regular room fan?</p>
<p>Space in my room was kind of tight so I had a window fan. I also had a small fan for my desk when I was doing work.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help!!</p>
<p>Not to rehash an old thread, but I'm kind of surprised that Becker House is the only "new" one in West Campus to have in-room A/C, even with Ithaca's winter weather (I'd have thought that all new construction would have it, but maybe that's just my CA thinking)...</p>
<p>"The story goes that back in the day, people who got assigned to non-air-conditioned dorms complained that they were charged the same room rates as those who were put into new dorms, so from that point onwards, all new Cornell dorms were built without AC."</p>