<p>I know that this sounds completely ridiculous… But I am from San Diego and I am going to Boston College so I was wondering what overall style of clothes that the Boston College kids wear as well as necessities for college that I should bring to survive the cold/look cute in it.</p>
<p>It’s a very preppy school (i.e. Brooks Brothers, J. Crew, Vineyard Vines, etc). For winter I would highly recommend getting some LL Bean duck boots for the snow and cold. You are going to want a nice heavy coat, for style I would recommend a pea coat, for warmth probably a Patagonia of some sort. For the fall I would recommend getting a field jacket, look at traditional Barbour coats (J. Crew has some good look-a-likes for less), as well as a fleece (I highly recommend the Patagonia t-snap pullover). Riding boots are of course a necessity, Ralph Lauren button downs match everything and look nice. Accesories, I would probably say pearls, statement necklaces, anything from Tiffany or David Yurman. For bags/purses I highly recommend Longchamp Le Pliage totes (the medium size is good as a purse, the larger would be a good school bag), Michael Kors purses, Kate Spade purses, and if you want to use a backpack North Face is definitely the best (Patagonia would probably also be okay). If you have any other questions I’d be happy to help you… I don’t actually go to BC, but my best friend’s older brother does and I have a lot of friends that do so I visit up there a good amount.</p>
<p>@maymay5678 Thank you so much!! That actually helped a lot</p>
<p>happy1010girl, don’t worry about clothes. You’ll see all kinds of clothing. It’s not like you’re going to another country 
Bring what you wear and like and when you get to Boston, you’ll have lots of opportunities to go clothes shopping. It’s so great shopping in Boston, lots of fun. You’ll have enough time to buy winter clothing before it gets cold.</p>
<p>@happy1010girl:
Please take @collegecarla’s advice. </p>
<p>Living your life the way everyone else does, or how you think everyone else does, is not the mindset you want when heading off to college. It’s often wrong and it does you no good. </p>
<p>Be yourself and stand on your own. You’ll be very glad you did.</p>
<p>Maymay, you are a huge help. JPM, of course students will bring their own style to campus but coming all the way from California is a bold step and these little bits of info help our comfort level. </p>
<p>@Living61: Reply back in the fall with your input on if Maymay’s recipe for how to dress was as good as you believe it is now.</p>
<p>Happy1010girl- have you seen the size of the closets? They are a joke. I don’t think they even have doors. I cannot see how you can bring 1/2 the things on the Maymay’s list. She is right about the style but it seems as if it will be impossible to find space for multiple coats. You will probably be best off with basic clothes or items that can do double duty. Best of luck. </p>
<p>I think the sartorialist of BC has a great attitude about style and individualism <a href=“http://bcsartorialist.■■■■■■■■■■/”>http://bcsartorialist.■■■■■■■■■■/</a></p>
<p>Thank you @collegecarla for posting that and the comment about individualism. </p>
<p>Anyone thinking they need to conform to Maymay’s list will do themselves a huge disservice. College is all about growing and blossoming into who you want to be - not conforming to an imaginary status quo mold.</p>
<p>My kid shops at thrift stores to put together her (fabulous!) style and score winter coats, etc., on the cheap. I wonder what the thrifting scene is like in Boston. </p>
<p>I live in Boston. I never see Patagonia, ever. North Face, yes, definitely. Thrifting is HUGE. You’ll arrive in August, and it will still be warm, so I say bring your jeans, any long sleeve shirts you have, tshirts, etc., and a bunch of money. You probably won’t be able to buy what you need for here in San Diego. There just isn’t the need for winter wear in that market. BC is on the T (subway) so you can shop all over the place.</p>
<p>Also, I haven’t seen the LLBean Duck Boots in years. There are many, many options. Whatever you get, make sure you can walk a long time, climb steps, and ride a bike in them.</p>