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mmaah
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Posted: Fri May 2nd, 2008 02:00 pm |
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Outwest: Oxy had several Princeton grads among the founders and they apparently held it could be a "Princeton of the west"....hence it is the "occidental" Tigers....but Princeton also has a tiger mascot.....I graduated from Oxy in the early 70s and when, as a young teacher, I would be issued an orange and black academic hood at the east coast prep school graduation, the Princeton dads would come up to ask if I was in the first co-ed class at their alma mater. ...made this SoCal hippie girl smile
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NCEph
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Posted: Fri May 2nd, 2008 02:36 pm |
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Wendy - I'm so glad your son had a favorable impression of H last week. You're right that kids can only choose one, but how nice when neither of the choices would have been a wrong answer. Maybe your son can head up to Cambridge for "the game" this fall. My D and her friends hosted some Yale students for it her freshman year, and this year, their friends at Yale hosted my D and her friends for the weekend. The key word here is "friends." It seems most H and Y students have friends at both places, and both H and Y seem to be overwhelmingly populated by nice, friendly kids.
It's time for everyone to relax after the decision-making process and get really, really excited about wherever the member of the h.s. class of 2008 is headed. (Oh, and study for AP exams, too.)
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Alumother
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Posted: Fri May 2nd, 2008 02:59 pm |
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Yes I was so excited to see that Bumpygirl was going too.
Congratulations to all. It is time to start to realize how glad we are about the outcomes. Check the academic calendars for start dates. They vary a lot. Look into orientation programs. Think about that winter coat if they are going East, the sunscreen if they are going South or West...
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NCEph
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Posted: Fri May 2nd, 2008 03:06 pm |
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Think about that winter coat if they are going East Or in our case, North!
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outwest
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Posted: Fri May 2nd, 2008 03:48 pm |
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We aren't sure what kind of winter or rain(?) gear to get. Also, I think PA is humid when they first go. I'm not sure how D is going to handle humid! I suppose this should go in a different area, but in addition to finding the academic calendar we have to figure out how to get stuff over there since the airlines have gotten so stingy! Maybe I will look for another thread about that.
In the mean time, it is May 2nd. Her high schools college T-shirt day was a great success yesterday. All her friends seem to be owning their schools. Her best friend pulled a Wendyson and vacillated between Wellesley and Williams for weeks. Late last night she pushed the Wellesley button and then called my D to celebrate. It is so hard to choose one when your choices are so incredibly good.
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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Fri May 2nd, 2008 04:20 pm |
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For kids from Southern California, I would suggest the following regarding winter wear:
1. Take whatever jacket you wear for winter in Southern California. That will get you through until Halloween in most cases. That gives you a chance to buy your winter coat and boots back east or up north. My daughter and I found the "winter coats" sold in Southern California were for the most part not warm enough for really bone-chilling cold. Also, my daughter decided that she wanted to see what people would be wearing at her college so she wouldn't look like the "dumb Californian" in something that wasn't appropriate.
2. If your kid doesn't have access to stores after they get to college, Lands End is a good source of relatively inexpensive warm winter gear. They also "rate" each coat and boot according to the temperature it can handle. My daughter also ordered a pair of snow boots off of Zappos.com --- but most of her winter wear was bought at the local Target. 
3. If you absolutely have to buy winter clothes before leaving home, Burlington Coat Factory has the largest selection of winter coats that are warm enough for deep winter.
However, your child won't need: Long thermal underwear, thermal socks, etc. They can really get by pretty well with: long sleeve cotton shirts, sweaters of differing weights, a warm waterproof jacket, and a bunch of hoodies. The absolute must, according to my daughter, is a pair of waterproof snow boots for slushing around campus. But, once she adjusted to the cold, she found she actually needed far less "winter clothing" than she thought she might, and that layering is best because classroom buildings tend to be warm.
Last edited on Fri May 2nd, 2008 04:22 pm by CarolynLawrence
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outwest
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Posted: Fri May 2nd, 2008 08:57 pm |
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Thanks, Carolyn. That helps a lot!
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bumpyroad
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Posted: Sat May 3rd, 2008 11:25 pm |
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I've been too busy to watch the final selections this week - so congrats to all who waited to the last minute. It's really gratifying to see how well so many kids did. Of course, those who report (brag) are a self-selected group, but it certainly seems like those who wrestled with the process all year turned out well.
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Descartes
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Posted: Sun May 4th, 2008 04:49 pm |
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I'll second Carolyn's winter gear estimates. A single good warm coat, with hat and gloves or mittens, should suffice from mid-November to March. On really cold days, most students won't be spending more time outside than the ten minutes or so it might take to walk to class. Thermal wear really is meant for spending longer periods of time outdoors (CC skiing, snow shoeing, winter camping) and isn't necessary unless particiation in these activities is planned.
Temperature control in big buildings can be a problem and some rooms and floors can be uncomfortably warm even on the coldest days.
You do adapt - 30° on the way down seems a lot colder than 30° on the way back up.
And Lands' End does do a good job of providing temperature guidance for their outerwear.
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outwest
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Posted: Sun May 4th, 2008 05:15 pm |
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That's the concern, actually. My D spends very little time indoors. She doesn't like feeling cooped up. While most kids do their homework in their rooms, she does hers outside at the patio table. I wonder how she will handle having to stay indoors so much!
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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Sun May 4th, 2008 07:31 pm |
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Outwest, My daughter spent hours outside year-round here riding her horse, but what was harder for my daughter to adjust to than the cold was the fact that winter days are much shorter in the northern climes than they are in So. Cal. She was rather stunned when it would start getting dark at 4 pm in November. She does get outside quite a bit at school - she goes for walks, plays with her friends, walking back and forth to classes and meals, etc. She has never complained about not getting outside enough.
Her college has a special room with beach chairs, ocean murals on the wall, and SADD lights to help students who feel a case of seasonal affective disorder coming on. She never really felt depressed, but she has gone over there a few times with friends, just because it is a fun place to hang out.
Your daughter will adjust - not too worry!
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outwest
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Posted: Sun May 4th, 2008 11:51 pm |
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Yep. It'll be an adventure and that's what it's all about; that and an education. 
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mackinaw
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Posted: Mon May 5th, 2008 02:28 pm |
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I think that special room is a good idea. I had one nephew who suffered from SADD when he was at Princeton after growing up in New Mexico. Sometimes it's not the short Winter daylight period so much as the amount of cloud-cover that can affect people. OTOH, his sister did just great moving from the same location to Bryn Mawr, PA for college -- not all that far from Princeton!
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bumpyroad
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Posted: Mon May 5th, 2008 02:42 pm |
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| I don't worry too much about the cloud cover in Princeton bothering my D - I think she'll be pleasantly surprised at how many sunny days there are in the winter compared to the Northwest. And Princeton is about 5 degrees south of Portland, so daylength won't get as short. The hardest thing to adjust to for someone from here is the summer humidity in the east.
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Alumother
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Posted: Mon May 5th, 2008 06:51 pm |
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I never had any trouble with gray skies at Princeton, nor has my D. She did get cold enough last year that she finally got a long down coat. They aren't as puffy as they used to be, and she has been much more comfortable this year. I agree that the East Coast heat and humidity is most difficult to bear when you are from the West Coast.
I have a tip for Bumpyroad. If your daughter has allergies, she can request an air conditioned bedroom at Princeton. D has bad mold and pollen allergies so was put into an air-conditioned single for her first two years....
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