<p>I have allergies that require me to have no carpeting on the floor. What dorms at Carnegie Mellon offer non-carpeted rooms? Are there specific rooms for people with allergies?</p>
<p>I believe Morewood E has hardwood floors… and Morewood itself definitely does as well. Those are the only dorms I can think of that have no carpet in them. Morewood E is a freshman dorm, so you should be all right.</p>
<p>You should pick the dorm you want and fill out the special needs form so they will make an adjustment for you in your room.</p>
<p>This way you will not be put into a basement (sub street level) b/c of mold issues- -this is possible in Mudge with many rooms in the “basement”, and they will remove the carpeting wherever you are placed.
Morewood is an older dorm , could have lots of dust and poor air quality.
Pitt has terrible air quality in general and many such bad air days-- so living in a newer dorm with A/C and state of the art air circulation can be a good idea- -that means either Henderson or Stever.</p>
<p>Call the health center nurse on call or the housing officer and ask to discuss it with them. They will advice you on what to indicate on the form --which also requires a doctor’s note.</p>
<p>My D’s sophomore roommate had awful allergies-- and as a result, they had no carpeting and were given a green light for an A/C in their window.</p>
<p>While Morewood gardens doesn’t have carpeting, Morewood E Tower actually does have it, so that would be one to avoid.</p>
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<p>The air quality in recent years has improved drastically, and really shouldn’t be a concern during the school year other than, perhaps, the first and last two weeks of classes.</p>
<p>For example, the air in Pittsburgh was a heck of a lot cleaner than what I get here in Los Angeles on a daily basis.</p>
<p>Agree-- LA air can be bad. But Pitt tops the list of worst air quality. If she has serious allergies and/or asthma these would be aggravated by pollutants. Having an A/C is a nice deal-- and even nicer are the air recirculation units in Stever and Henderson. </p>
<p>I have mild allergies-- and honestly, I never even feel it when I’m there visiting.</p>
<p>Good news! Pittsburgh actually dropped a few spots in the rankings (while apparently everyone got cleaner in the last few years, Pittsburgh got cleaner faster).</p>
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<p>My biggest problem air quality-wise was the heavy humidity over the summer making the pollution feel a little worse. But it rained often enough that it never felt nearly as bad as late August here in LA where I can’t even see the mountains that are only a five minute drive away. I can actually taste the difference in the air here. :(</p>
<p>My son has asthma and lived in Donner this year. We did not know to request an air conditioned room before room assignments were made - so when he was assigned Donner we were given permission to bring a window unit a/c. Upon check in on move in day housing was EXCELLENT about installing as soon as we arrived (which was appreciated as it was hot!). There are some individual rooms in dorms without A/C that do have A/C as once the unit is installed it stays with the room. You might want to also bring a HEPA filter air cleaner as well and run that when you no longer need A/C. Good luck!</p>
<p>Is Pittsburgh air really that bad I visited twice over the summer (once for CMU, once for U Pitt) and I didn’t notice anything. Maybe I just don’t pay attention.</p>
<p>JS MOM-- you don’t forfeit your A/C - just pull it out when you leave this summer. Bring tools to cut off all that silicon they use to seal the window.</p>
<p>I’ve lived in Pittsburgh my entire life. The air quality isn’t terrible. I have asthma and have been able to survive without any issues.</p>