<p>1) Temperature. I know it's friggin' cold, but does that mean that you're ALWAYS cold when you're there during winter? Inside too? I have a disease called Reynaud's Syndrome where if I get to cold (or if I'm under a lot of stress) the blood vessels in my hands and feet will contract and I will lose all circulation to these extremities. It also makes my hands always feel cold and clammy, and makes me overly susceptible to frostbite. Does this automatically rule out the possibility of my going to this school and enjoying it?</p>
<p>2) Rural-ness. Do you feel cut off from the rest of the world? What is the town like? </p>
<p>Umm...Dartmouth is cold. The indoors are probably too warm but given long walks between dorms in the winter its likely not a good choice for someone with that level of cold sensitivity. Duke, Rice, Emory, Pomona, Stanford are similar top schools in more moderate or warm climates.</p>
<p>Dartmouth is rural absolutely but its beautiful NH rural so there's a lot of outdoor fun to be had. There is also SO much happening on campus you'll never get bored. The town is quaint new england but it has a great diversity of restaurants.</p>
<p>I've had something similar to that throughout my life. I've grown up in Maine, the weather here isn't always 80° either. As long as you were gloves and take normal precautions there's nothing to worry about.</p>
<p>:) Thank you all so much for your responses. I'm looking into UChicago despite the weather (their essay questions lured me over, for any of you who have seen those), so I may as well look at Dartmouth too. I'll just need to make a mental note to bring LOTS of handwarmers. =P</p>