These comments are ridiculous. They are very cold. Plan on 50s in October, then 30s in November, 20s in Dec. and Jan., 30s in Feb and honestly, even a lot of March. There are a handful of days with temps around 0.

No one goes to Cornell or Dartmouth for the weather!

Try this link. Not sure why it didn't work.


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I went to Dartmouth but I love winter and am a skier, so that wasn't an issue for me. There is snow on the ground for most of the winter, although not as much these days as there used to be, nor is it as cold (avg temps in New England have gone up several degrees). It's not necessarily gray, there were plenty of sunny days. But Dartmouth kids tend to be pretty outdoorsy and of course Dartmouth has its own ski area, so it may be hard to spend all of winter term avoiding the cold.

Fall is glorious, winter is fine. It's early spring that is a challenge, because it comes about 3-4 weeks later than in the DMV. But since Dartmouth is on a quarter system the spring term goes until June so students are still there for the nice weather. And of course spend a summer term on campus so get the benefit of a New England summer.

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Anonymous wrote:I remember in the past few years college kids have died in the snow storms right outside their dorms. I think kids actually got lost in the storm. You can Google to see these cases.

Tragic but VERY rare! What a stupid comment.

It's not stupid when you have a kid living away for the first time. My kid said she literally couldn't see more than a few feet in the snow storm. I suspect this is how several kids frozen to death very close to theirs dorms at several universities. They probably went out thinking like PP - that this is stupid - and got disoriented in the storm.

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Anonymous wrote:Cold and long. Buyer beware.

+1. The other thing to consider is Cornell is a huge campus. It took me 20 min minimum to walk from dorms to class, and could be farther to go to library, or far flung places. You need really good gear. Warmest, goretex snow boots, coat, gloves, hat.

I can't speak to Dartmouth, but Cornell isn't just cold but also dark. The middle of winter is just depressing there.

pretty damn cold LOL
I went to a school north of both and it snowed pretty much from Oct 1st to April 15th.

Cornell is colder and snowier but to my kid that just means you need a decent coat and gloves. It will get in the teens more frequently then here and more snow but it is not below zero with feet of snow.

My kid wanted a northern school with snow.

Anonymous wrote:I remember in the past few years college kids have died in the snow storms right outside their dorms. I think kids actually got lost in the storm. You can Google to see these cases.

Tragic but VERY rare! What a stupid comment.

Anonymous wrote:I remember in the past few years college kids have died in the snow storms right outside their dorms. I think kids actually got lost in the storm. You can Google to see these cases.

There are guide ropes installed on the campuses to prevent that.

They are incredibly cold. Wind chills of 0 or below occur all the time. Full weeks that feel colder than 20 (wind chill) all week long happen every winter.
Western NY can be very cloudy during the winter.

I remember in the past few years college kids have died in the snow storms right outside their dorms. I think kids actually got lost in the storm. You can Google to see these cases.

You need to love winter and all it has to offer.

Cold and long. Buyer beware.

We just visited both schools and my DD loved them both and wants to apply to them as two of her three reaches. However, she does not handle cold very well (has mild Raynauds syndrome). Just how much colder and longer are the winters compared to DMV?