Hoping for insight on the carleton experience- will i survive the cold?

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<p>am greatful to have recieved the big package from carleton, and after reading thruogh the course book, i am in awe of the opportunities. i am very interested in american studies and english. carleton's offerings are phenomenal. however, i am faced with several large concerns, wchi are keeping me up nights.</p>

<p>the first of which- i was desperate to escape the cold. i hate it. though i do love snow, and being cozy, the charm wears off mid-january. winter sports have never been my thing. i'm a native of buffalo ny, so i am accustomed to 7 month winters, but i am quite scared about being cooped up in one place for so long. i dont want to pass up a dream school just because of weather, but at the same time, i dont want to be miserable. any thoughts?</p>

<p>also- how frequently do people go into the city? i dont want to disengage from the world completely</p>

<p>lastly, i would love the gritty details, the horror stories, the great little details, stories about the great little coffee stnad that no one knows about, if anyone feels able to share. if i dont drink, will i have a problem?
i love to write, and i love musical theater. i want to make the world better. i want to make a difference for one person. i'm shy more than i'd like to be. i'm not a partier, but im not snobby about it. i just havent done much letting loose. is carleton a good match?</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>The average temperatures were the warmest on record. It is in the fifties and sixites there now. They have an early spring this year. My son goes there and loves it. He is from the south. He says that there is enough to do on campus that he doesn't think about going into the twin cities that much.He goes in about every 8 weeks.</p>

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<p>I would reccomend signing up here <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/community/carletoncollege/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.livejournal.com/community/carletoncollege/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>and reposting that. The carleton livejournal actually has a lot more students and alums from carleton while this board is mostly just filled with prospective students who can't answer your questions. I am also curious what the answers will be.</p>

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<p>thanks for the advice- definetly will do</p>