<p>I have a huge dilemma. I thought that all of the dorm rooms at Cornell had air condition because it was an ivy league school and I thought they would receive a lot of revenue but I guess that is not the case. I have terrible, I repeat terrible, allergies and cannot be exposed to pollen in my room or I will sneeze and basically suffocate during my sleep. Do you think there are any open rooms that I can transfer to before the start of the semester? I will be calling them soon, but what do you think my odds are? </p>
<p>I don’t think it is going to happen. You must know about your condition for long time. If what you are saying is true, then it should have been high on your list to make sure you get an AC room. You are a week from moving in, not sure why you are addressing this issue now. Call Housing on Mon to see if they can help, but I think the only option you may have is to live off campus and freshmen are required to live on campus. I am sure you will need to send over your medical history for them to do anything. </p>
<p>What about a very high end air purifier? I am sure you could put one in your room.</p>
<p>Actually you are not required to live on campus as a freshman. Oldfort is correct, however, in that it would be difficult to get a switch so close to move in day.</p>
<p>They do have some rooms reserved for those with medical conditions, but the timing isn’t favorable. I’d certainly call and make an attempt, though. </p>
<p>Yeah, I didn’t expect my chances to be good at all. As for why I didn’t make note of it, I believed that all of the dorm rooms had AC, I don’t know, something about Cornell being a pretty large and well-funded school made me believe that. And as for air purifiers, they don’t really work well for me and air purifiers have never worked for me. I have tried two different brands, both priced very high, and they never work. One question, I thought that medical forms were already sent? Or am I just remembering incorrectly?</p>
<p>I’m not sure this changes anything but what about fans? The ACs in Mews, CKB and other new dorms are basically useless after mid September because Ithaca gets really cold. As for a room change, your best bet is to find someone willing to switch with you because it’ll take sometime before they find you an available room. I’m not sure how quickly the housing office addresses urgent situations but for normal ones, they do seem to take their time.</p>
<p>I don’t think it’ll matter, honestly, just get a fan/device. AND FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE DON’T GET A TOP BUNK. You will die of heat stroke, but you should be able to easily explain this. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t make the effort unless you live in Balch – I’ve heard horror stories of pollen/dust. </p>
<p>It should be mentioned I got a doctor’s note from the get go and had no problems with the process. </p>
<p>Older colleges have worst dorms because they were built in the dark ages when there was no AC. To put in AC now in those old dorms would be very expensive, and most of the time you only need AC for few months. If you were to go to a school like High Point, I am sure every room has AC, with coffee bar and big screen TV.</p>
<p>In Ithaca, you usually might need AC for a couple of weeks, if that! Not something to pour money into, IMHO, even if you’re a well funded university. I live near Ithaca and while we do have a couple of window units, we have only had them on maybe 10 days total this year, in July. Granted, the circulation in a dorm room is not as good as that of a house, but still.</p>