<p>Can anyone from MIT (or the east) make suggestions on how to dress for a visit to MIT in winter. Are there certain brands/styles that are popular for students? Is there a store you recommend incase we wait to buy until we get there or online? My idea of cold weather is below 60 degrees so I need some advice.</p>
<p>Dress for cold. Bring coats, scarves, hats, gloves... it gets COLD. In terms of stores... anywhere that sells ski-ware, I suppose.</p>
<p>That said, the fact that almost all the academic buildings are connected is a lifesaver.</p>
<p>MIT students are pretty utilitarian -- a popular style in the winter is "warm." :)</p>
<p>A real winter coat like North Face or one from EMS would be great (and I noticed a big difference in my winter happiness when my boyfriend/now husband bought me a real ski jacket for my birthday one year), but if you're only going to be in Boston a few days, any warm coat is fine.</p>
<p>Think like a skier or snowboarder and dress in layers. While the connected buildings help a lot, you'll still be going inside and outside, from one extreme to the other. Dressing in layers helps with this. And when they tell you wear a warm hat because more heat escapes through your body via your head, it's true.</p>
<p>My S suffers from Reynaud's, a circulatory problem that results in painfully cold extremities (fingers/toes) in the cold. We discovered there are battery powered ski gloves with wires down to each finger tip to warm them. A god send, now he can ski again. Warning: they aren't cheap, +$200 but they do the trick.</p>
<p>@FindAPlace,</p>
<p>I have Reynaud's too! My family has taken to buying Costco-sized boxes of hand-warmers, which have come in really handy here as well.</p>
<p>Also, it just occurred to me that my opinion is very biased; I almost never have to go outside at all, since I live in East Campus. No painful Dorm Row treks for me! =P</p>
<p>how did you get in ED being a conformist: see "popular brands"... -.-</p>
<p>assuming you are a gurl..... H&M, Lucky Brand Jeans, Ann Taylor, Hollister & Co. (AE, AF etc etc) </p>
<p>Peat Coat (ESSENTIAL, do NOT buy a winter coat..no stylish self-respecting women wear those)</p>
<p>MIT's EA.</p>
<p>@ IvyCrazyPerson: popular doesn't always mean fashionable. clothing might be popular (commonly worn) because it's comfortable and effective.</p>
<p>wait, isn't 50 degrees the limit of unbearable cold? oh dearie me.</p>
<p>lol. You're in for a surprise eternallysleepy (i'm already in the northeast, so the climate will be no different). but any recommendations on footwear for the winter in boston? Sneakers probably won't cut it but I don't know about hardcore snow boots either.</p>
<p>Hey, I'm stylish and self-respecting, and I own a cute, fashionable, exceedingly warm ski jacket. I love my pea coat too, but it just won't cut it in the ~12 inches of snow we're supposed to get tomorrow.</p>
<p>ham, I have a pair of boots from Target -- nothing serious or heavy-duty. Any boots would cut it, because MIT salts the heck out of the sidewalks, so usually it's more wet than snowy or icy. The snowiest month is also IAP, and depending on your personal proclivities, you may or may not leave the warm cocoon of your room much during that month. :)</p>
<p>I have a pair of combat boots, and they are my best friends on rainy days. Note: not SNOWY days, RAINY days. The campus floods like no other, and everyone know how much wet socks ruin your day. Invest in a pair of solid, waterproof shoes (whatever style appeals to you).</p>
<p>Any suggestion as to which hotel is closest for campus touring? With the cold I don't want to walk more than I have to.</p>
<p>LAYERS. Even if you don't have a righteous winter coat, if you have enough layers, you'll be fine. Other good things to have: long underwear, scarves, gloves, hats. It does get cold. Very cold. </p>
<p>Oh, and the campus does flood. Rainboots or something similar are a godsend. Though if you have big feet (10+), they can be difficult to find.</p>
<p>bluebird: when are you visiting? pm me, and maybe we can tour together?</p>
<p>Boston has 4 seasons. A winter that's far too cold, a summer that's far too hot, a spring that is far too rainy, and a really lovely autumn. I loved my time at MIT, and for those from places without 4 such distinct, almost storybook, seasons, that very clear sense of the progression of the year is something I miss.</p>
<p>Wow, you call Boston summer HOT? Seriously? I spent a summer there and it broke 80 like, twice. I love hot weather, and was very unhappy.</p>
<p>Also, I generally hate the weather in Boston, but that's just me. =)</p>
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Any suggestion as to which hotel is closest for campus touring? With the cold I don't want to walk more than I have to.
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The Marriott in Kendall Square is basically right on campus. Le Meridien Cambridge (formerly the Hotel@MIT) is a few blocks north, near Random Hall. </p>
<p>And Laura, the last two or three summers in Boston have been unusually (and disappointingly, IMO) mild. :)</p>
<p>Mikalye, if you want storybook weather, you should see it outside right now. It's been snowing almost nonstop since about Friday noon, and the entire area looks like some sort of idealized winter painting. It's gorgeous.</p>
<p>Any suggestions for airport transportation to the Marriot Kendal square?</p>
<p>The T! Take the silver line from the airport to South Station (end of the line). From there the red line will take you directly to Kendall Square- the entrance to the subway is literally right outside the back door of the hotel.</p>
<p>get a spaceheater, one comfortable but warm winter coat, a ski mask or russian style hat, and some layers, and a rain coat. It's not just the winters. In the summer it was raining cats, dogs, and floods once. I swam through it to get to the train station.</p>
<p>There's an exaggeration in there somewhere ^</p>
<p>But I think there's a thread on things to bring to college.</p>
<p>What's the weather during summer like? How cold does it get...how hot does it get...et cetera.</p>