<p>Here’s more…</p>
<p>“wait, and buy it all there”</p>
<p>Such wonderful advice ~ Thank you all…I just can’t imagine DD in that weather…She wears flip flops all year 'round to school. hahahhaha. I especially like the info about BB & Beyond. Awesome advice.</p>
<p>My D is a junior in college, and still does flip flops in the southeast, WAY past labor day…</p>
<p>Just found out Walmart does the samething. Buy you online purchases and pick up in your kids college town:)</p>
<p>nitnat,</p>
<p>Regarding BB&B purchases, try to get their discount coupons (up to 20% off). Unfortunately, they tend to be for one item, though occasionally there will be 10-20% off for all the shopping on that one day.</p>
<p>I know that by signing up for BB&B’s email list, they will send you a 20% off coupon for one item. Good for a more expensive item like a comforter.</p>
<p>And don’t forget Amazon, especially if you have Amazon Prime. Last year students could get a year of prime (free 2 day shipping) free.</p>
<p>Speaking as a mom who grew up in Minn and now lives in CA, there’s cold and there’s cold. Generally speaking, Northern schools have very overheated dorms/classrooms to assuming she’s got sweatshirts, she’ll really be fine indoors where (trust me) she’s going to spend a lot of time. She’s going to need a warm/ski jacket and snow boots, both of which she can buy there sometime before Thanksgiving. She’ll need gloves, a hat and a scarf. </p>
<p>Buying it there is fine as long as she’s near somewhere where she actually can buy it. Even if she’s not she’ll figure it out. My D didn’t come home for Thanksgiving and visited a friend in Illinois where she bought herself a coat at K-mart which she’s worn a lot. </p>
<p>I was worried too, but it turns out that it’s a lot harder to freeze to death then you might think on a college campus. She’ll figure it out.</p>
<p>Agree w previous posts. my D is in the NE and needed warmer stuff than she had in Colorado but more to deal with the wet.</p>
<p>Rain boots are a must. my d has two pair–one from target and the other are fleece lined sorrels. We got those from Zappos online which has free shipping back and forth as much as needed till you find the right size–that works great for nicer boots where you are unsure of size.</p>
<p>get a good umbrella that will hold up to wind.</p>
<p>My D wanted a good coat in February. She wanted a long down puffy one with a hood becuase she was sick of holding an umbrella and wanted to keep the wind and rain off of her. she hated those when she moved in but was thrilled to have one later in the winter.</p>
<p>she also wanted good sweaters for layering like long sleeve cable knit sweaters or cardigans. Eddie Bauer and Kohls had good sales on sweaters during the holidays. We found some cotton/cashmere blend sweaters at Eddie Bauer that were machine washable for $20 at christmas. she loves those, they are perfect for layering and are really comfortable! </p>
<p>We bought everything she needed there once we arrived (other than the clothes she brought with her). Schools know that thousands of kids are arriving and they do stock up in advance. Often schools have on campus recylcling sales too so you can get good used stuff for the dorm too.</p>
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<p>D1 went to school in Boston and now resides in MN. She’s known cold and COLD!</p>
<p>[Oh yes–wait to buy winter things there. Sometimes the stuff that desert climes will sell you for “cold” doesn’t even come close to dealing with COLD.]</p>
<p>We are in So Cal. and our daughter is at Penn State. Buy everything there. In general the stuff you get here is not really appropriate for there. Also our D found that the styles are quite different, not that it stopped her as she is our “quirky” dresser, but some kids may try to fit in more and want to check out the styles there first. I would even wait to get boots, umbrellas, etc. until you get there as it is much easier than transporting everything. </p>
<p>My D laughs now as she tells how she bundled up with a huge coat, gloves, etc when the weather dropped down in the high 40’s, and got a few sarcastic comments about her over-kill. Not only has she now gotten used to the cold, but she has learned to layer as even when it is cold outside, it is often hot in buildings. She called recently to tell me that summer had arrived as it was in the low 50’s and she was wearing sandals and playing frisbee on the lawn. Quite a difference from the warm-weather girl we sent off to school.</p>
<p>A long sleeved tee and a hoodie sweatshirt will keep her warm enough until she finds the coat she wants. Pack light, but budget carefully.</p>
<p>I, too, support buy it there–or buy off internet and have it delivered there. Among the other reasons is the significant sales tax difference between Michigan (where my D is now a Senior) and Los Angeles (“home”). I hate to think how much more stuff we are moving home than what we took/sent by UPS four years ago!</p>
<p>Takeitallin, it is funny how these warm weather girls do adjust. Last week my daughter said she wore flip flops and shorts in Michigan. When I checked the weather, it was only in the 50s. (I knew she had adjusted to college, not just the weather, when finally, junior year, I stopped hearing about the weather. I suspect the fact that she lived a shorter walk from her classes also helped.</p>
<p>New poster/parent here. My S is going from No Calif to Univ of Penn…great advice everyone! Thank you.</p>
<p>Let your DAUGHTER choose her winter garb. She may or may not want or wear boots. DS went to college in Boston and I don’t recall ever seeing a girl wearing boots. Our DD who grew up in the snowy northeast didn’t OWN a pair of boots in high school but she bought a pair when she went to CA for college when she bought Uggs…don’t ask me why.</p>
<p>For starters, just have your daughter have a hoodie and maybe a fleece jacket (most kids have either Northface or EMS or REI around here). She’ll be fine layering those things even if it gets cold. Then let her order the rest here…or shop here.</p>
<p>Re: bed linens…if she wants a warmer quilt or blanket, order it and have it shipped to her. You can do this from just about any vendor these days. Our DD found one online and we just purchased it and had it shipped.</p>
<p>nitnat: I know you’re interested in keeping her warm but tell her not to forget a swimsuit/bikini for springtime tanning. She won’t want to return to the desert all east coast pale. 
We went to school in upper MI and would lay out in a protected quadrangle on sunny, mid-40 degree days.</p>