I’m filling out my housing application. My first choice is a dorm with 14 floors. I’m being asked if I prefer lower 1-7 or upper floors 8-14. Am I better off being on the lower or upper floors?
How reliable are the elevators? Otherwise, it’s personal preference, absent any security concerns.
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Not sure how reliable the elevators are. The lower floors make use of the stairway easier in case the elevator is out of service.
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That’s where I was leading. If the elevators are out of service, notoriously slow, or constantly crowded, the stairs are a better option. And walking 14 floors sucks. 
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Great points. I’m going to request the lower floors. Thanks for your input!
If your college is in NYC, higher floors will be quieter. Street noise in NYC is loud.
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When my daughter was dorming in NYC, her top-floor room facing campus was definitely quieter than those on the lower floors. The disadvantage was that the one elevator was often occupied, so she did use the stairs a lot.
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Now my daughter is weirded out whenever she’s home, because it’s so eerily quiet at night in the 'burbs.
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