<p>Thermal wear? Snow shoes? Hats? Gloves? What else?</p>
<p>Also, can anyone provide some links to buy the necessary clothes online? </p>
<p>I'm in something of a predicament in that I live in Mississippi and thus am not able to buy the clothes necessary to survive in the tundra that is Ithaca. :(</p>
<p>you could buy all the clothes in ithaca. there is a mall here.</p>
<p>things you definitely need:
1. waterproof, skid-proof, and insulated boots
2. a sturdy umbrella, or else you'll go through a couple
3. a thick, warm scarf</p>
<p>things that would help:
1. thick jacket
2. gloves, hat</p>
<p>things you might like but most people don't need:
1. thermal underwear
2. ear muffs. for a lot of people, the scarf also takes care of the ears.</p>
<p>North Face coats and Timberlands!</p>
<p>i advice all incoming female students to bring Victoria's Secret lingerie and Christmas hats. Nothing is sexier than a lady walking in the snow with only a bathing suit on and one of those Santa Clause hats.</p>
<p>you could bring skis....you know...when you need to ski to class sometime</p>
<p>lol@waverbrk.</p>
<p>the thing you'll need for Cornell and every other Ivy for a northeast winter:</p>
<p>winter coat
gloves
hat
boots</p>
<p>all should be of good quality, it'll make a difference.</p>
<p>The sturdy umbrella will also help with all of the work that is going to rain down on you. Don't worry, you can handle it. :-)</p>
<p>gomestar, since you're already at Cornell, maybe you can clear up an issue for me.</p>
<p>I'm the parent of an incoming Cornell student. I started a thread on the Parents Forum about buying boots because my daughter didn't get around to buying any last winter, and they're not likely to be in the stores in our area (the vicinity of Washington, DC) at anytime before Orientation.</p>
<p>The other parents tore my head off on that thread. They said that college students, even in upstate New York, wear flip-flops all winter and that I would be out of my mind if I even permitted my daughter to buy boots, let alone subsidizing the purchase. I am evidently the world's greatest moron when it comes to the winter footwear habits of college students.</p>
<p>Do people on your campus actually wear boots?</p>
<p>And if they do, is there anywhere nearby where they can be bought? Do any of the stores at Pyramid Mall have a decent selection, for example?</p>
<p>There is a shoe store in collegetown (Fontana's) and there is a decent shoe store at Pyramid Mall (Finishline). Yeah, people actually wear boots on campus. You won't see many people wearing flip flops on campus when the ground is covered with snow. Anyway, you can also buy shoes online if you can't find any here.</p>
<p>Thank you, fudgemaster.</p>
<p>Marian -</p>
<p>fudgemaster is right, I'll just share some of my knowledge with the risk of repeating what's already on here. </p>
<p>Flip flops are like a college student staple. I'd be lying if I said I havn't seen people wear them in some pretty bad conditions, but flip flops in the winter are a potentially dangerous and EXTREMELY uncomfortable idea. Your feet will get that cold pain from deep within. </p>
<p>People do actually wear boots on campus - I am (proudly) one of them. My gf and most of her/my friends also wear boots as well. </p>
<p>I guess it can be sort of 'out of style', but boots keep your feet warm, keep your feet dry, and keep you from slipping on ice/snow/whatever mother nature has to offer. I'd be lying if I said it wasn't comical to watch freshmen tumble down sidewalks in tennis shoes during a bad storm. </p>
<p>There are places in Ithaca to buy some (see fudgemaster's post), though you can also drive up to Syracuse during a weekend for a much wider selection. Fortunately, the weather doesn't turn really cold until a week or two before finals in the fall semester. You can just ride this out for a little and then pick up some boots back home when they're in stock during winter break.</p>
<p>Sorry if I appear ignorant, but what in the world is "thermal underwear"? Seems more like a joke to me.</p>
<p>you wont need it, it's like really thin pajamas that you wear under your clothes to keep you warmer.</p>
<p>Ok, thanks for clearing that up!</p>
<p>all you need as posted above is the :
timberlands and north face for guys
and
christmas hat and victoria secret lingerie for girls.</p>
<p>It doesn't get so cold so early that you need to bring winter stuff up in August. If you are going home for fall break (or even waiting until Thanksgiving), you can shop for heavy winter coats and winter boots while at home and then bring them back.</p>
<p>Call me crazy. But I bought boots for my D on Ebay - Sorel winter boot (guaranteed to be warm -30 and water proof, not water resistant) and Born Apres Shearling Fur boot. I bought them for 1/3 of regular price. My D said Sorel is ugly, but she will thank me when it's cold. She also thinks down jackets are ugly, but she will have them (I am also tempted to buy her snow pants, but she will probably kill me). She will bring sweaters (thick Irish sweaters, not the flimsy see through kind), under shirts and long johns (I think silk ones are lighter and warmer), warms socks, wool pants (jeans are not that warm), many gloves and scarves. Sneakers are the worst things in the snow because cold just goes right through your feet. Right now is a good time to buy coats and boots online because they are on sale. I wouldn't wait until Thanksgiving.</p>
<p>Are dorms usually very warm (over heated)? I am wondering if she should bring down comforter and warm bath robe, or would they be too warm.</p>
<p>The school doesn't turn on the heater until the end of September. It wasn't that cold last year but I remember that in the fall of 2004, it was frigid.</p>