<p>My college dorm room 30+ years ago was on the 3rd floor and was not air conditioned. Was back visiting at the end of June with S looking at colleges and it doesn’t look like it’s changed! They were called the “old” dorms then, they must be really old now!</p>
<p>Not for sleeping, but I recommend the small spray water bottles with the fan attached as a way to cool off while in the room. Also, kids’ elementary school was not air conditioned, and D’s classroom was on the second floor. Their teacher had each child bring a plastic container for ice & water, and a washcloth/towel. They draped the cold, wet towels on their necks to cool off. Can you bring an ice chest/cooler with you? Might come in handy!</p>
<p>My son spent a month last summer in a sweltering dorm - his room faced an interior courtyard, so there was no cross ventilation. He had two box window fans and another fan pointed directly at the bed. His lifesaver was a refrigerator with a good sized freezer stocked with water and ice cubes.</p>
<p>One of the nice things about fans is the white noise they provide in dorms!</p>
<p>When I’ve slept several nights in a row with a fan on (when we’re trying to avoid using the A/C and the ceiling fan isn’t enough), then finally reach a point where we don’t need it, it’s odd to sleep without the white noise. </p>
<p>Some people continue to use small fans beyond the time they need them for cooling, to help block out random dorm noises during the night.</p>
<p>voice of opposition here…there are thousands upon thousands of college students who live in unairconditioned dorms…and survive the fall heat (and sometimes spring heat waves). Students just need to find a cool place to spend most of their waking hours. Keep curtains or shades drawn during the sunny parts of the day…and then open windows and such at night…using fans. Drink lots of water. </p>
<p>Gotta say…if they have problems with the lack of AC when it’s hot…they should prepare themselves for uncontrollable heat in the winter too. DS’s dorm room was stiffling in the winter even with the windows OPEN…</p>
<p>He survived.</p>
<p>D and her friends took sleeping bags to the basement level where it was nice and cool and everyone slept fine. Earplugs might help though in case a few folks are chatty.</p>