How to deal with the horrendous heat and college?

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<p>It's supposed to be 90 degrees F tomorrow on the first day of my sophomore year tomorrow.
I have a bike but I need to go across campus and back, really not looking toward to getting all sweaty and grimy on the first day..anyone else feel like this?</p>

<p>For someone who was used to being inside with nice aircon all summer long it's horrible..Anything that goes into making a good impression will eventually just become sweat and exhaustion tomorrow.</p>

<p>Does anyone have any tips for surviving the heat?
I'm kind of complaining haha but maybe I'm not the only one who feels like this?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Get two of those big fans that sit in the windows. Face one inside the room and the other facing out. One will blow cold air in and the other will blow hot air out. </p>

<p>This was a tip given at an orientation by seniors, I have yet to try it but it seems logical and should do the trick.</p>

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<p>The sporting goods stores sell those towels that you wear around your neck. These towels are made of some absorbent material that is wet and appears to cool down the wearer. Sports kids are using them more and more.</p>

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<p>You could always just get there earlier. Its not gunna be in the 90s at 8 or so.</p>

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<p>I had to ride my bike to campus (several miles) in 118F weather. It made me pretty sweaty, even visibly so, but it’s something you learn to look past and deal with after a day or two. It’s really not that big of a deal. If you’re worried you’ll stink up the classroom, bring some deodorant with you.</p>

<p>Aunt Bea gave some good advice as well. Those towels are supposed to work pretty well. I would also suggest a vacuum insulated steel water bottle – they keep ice solid for many hours even when it’s 100+ out. Ice cold water all day long is really nice.</p>

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<p>Just bring an extra shirt in your backpack. When you get to school, go in the bathroom, splash some water on your face, and put on the fresh shirt. You’ll feel like a new person.</p>

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<p>Only 90? You’re not at UT-Austin, then! :)</p>

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<p>does your school at least have ac in the dorms?</p>

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<p>Lol ac in dorms? Only if your in the south</p>

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<p>icedragon, the schools up north think well it is only baking hot in the dorms the first and last month of school screw the students. with that logic they could get rid of the heat too, it is only freezing (at a dangerous level) maybe two or three months out of the year . I bet the president of all the schools have ac in their homes! some weird anti a.c. feeling effect the minds of many schools leadership folk. (for the students of course those paid by the students of course get ac)</p>

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<p>I have A/C in my dorm and I go to school in CT. Of course, not ALL dorms have it.</p>

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<p>The newer dorms have AC, the older ones don’t for the most part. WI.</p>

<p>Everyone else is going to be sweaty as well, you won’t stick out.</p>

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<p>Hm well I go to a school in the Midwest but there’s AC, actually my dorm is perfect temperature I think. I haven’t changed any of the settings since moving in and it’s been nice, until I go outside.</p>

<p>Wow higher than the 90’s, that must be torture
My brain would melt…</p>

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<p>I had AC in the dorm. There are people all around my campus that are sweaty from biking and they don’t care. I’ve even sat near smelly people but they didn’t seem to notice or care about stinking and dripping with sweat.
As long as you don’t smell, o guess it isn’t so bad. You could just bring an extra shirt with you.</p>

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<p>I was considering buying a water backpack. </p>

<p>Other than that, just bring a water bottle. Don’t forget that you can always fasten a paper fan from your notebook papers. I have made one several times in my classes with no A/C.</p>