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Is your DD going into her senior year of HS in the fall? I cannot say this strongly enough: Visit these schools IN WINTER.

I was interested in Northwestern but being from the South wasn't sure about the weather. My very wise mother said we needed to see the campus in the dead of winter so I could see it at the coldest. We went in late January. Black, old snow crusted all over the gutters, and wind chill off Lake Michigan. I still loved the school and I went there! But I knew exactly what it would feel and look like (yes, grim and gray and punishingly cold at times--there were way-sub-zero periods all four years). I also realized, when visiting, that the university did a great job clearing sidewalks, paths, steps etc. so navigating around campus in snow wasn't the issue my inexperienced warm-weather brain thought it might be.

Take your DD to see these schools, or just one if she narrows this down, in cold weather. It's the only way for her to make a really informed choice, if the weather is truly an issue for her. I know her applicatins will be due, what, Nov.-Dec.-Jan? But still. I'd visit maybe early Jan. or Feb. if she's still serious about them. Just for a reality check.

OP, it would also be advisable to check the dorm heating situation. Are rooms adequately heated? Over- or under-heated? That's all about personal preferences, of course, and one student could find a dorm frigid while another thinks it's fine. But I'd want to ensure that a kid with a cold-sensitive medical condition could feel adequately warm while in her own dorm room (or apartment, later). You can't tell now, of course. But if she chose a cold-weather school you should invest in high-quality, portable heaters with auto cutoff switches (and tipover switches, so they shut off if they tip over -- it reduces fire risk). So she has that option if things get really cold in her living space. [/quote]

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