<p>My rising-almost-junior S has never mentioned the phrase “A/C” so I wouldn’t count on that in the dorms. Heating, definitely yes, so much so that in Willets he would have his windows open in the dead of winter. Bring a fan or fans. It may very well be quite warm in September and April/May. He had a box fan, a small desk fan, and a fan which he attached to a pole lamp so that it blew on him while he slept. (He is a little bit of a looney when it comes to being warm.)
As for lighting, there may very well be overhead lighting in most rooms but it probably won’t be adequate. He brought along a pole lamp and a desk lamp.
Gphoenix and Collegialmom-getting into Mertz as frosh-how lucky! The link to the general description about the dorms is <a href=“http://www.swarthmore.edu/students/enteringstudents/house.html[/url]”>www.swarthmore.edu/students/enteringstudents/house.html</a><br>
The link to the page where the floor plans are posted is in a previous reply above.</p>