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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A third Carleton grad, in my case originally from Florida. I don't think it's a coincidence that so many of us grads opened this thread, because Carleton students spend so much time outside in the winter despite the cold. I loved trying cross-country skiing and ice skating as PE classes and playing broomball and sledding with friends. And I, too, played indoor soccer.

So my lessons learned: 1) Pay more attention to the activity level of the school population (and what they do for fun) than worrying about exactly how cold a place is. 2) When headed to live in a cold place, don't buy gear intended for a warmer climate! (I'm sure now everything can be bought online, but back when I was in college, I wished I had waited and bought my coat in Minnesota.)[/quote]

ha, I went to Macalester and we were significantly less ... active :) So it's really a matter of school culture. That said, I didn't find the weather depressing at all. It was sunny a lot and the cold was bracing. Agree on waiting to buy the coat![/quote]

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