<p>OP, my D grew up in sunny California and went to school in Indiana, and here’s what she learned:</p>
<p>There is no need to buy a bunch of winter clothes right now. Your D should wait until she gets there and see how the natives deal with the cold. She doesn’t want to get there and find she has the wrong kind of boots. Her one fleece/sweatshirt is fine to start out with. </p>
<p>Layers, layers, layers. On a really cold day, my D might wear something like this: Long underwear, topped by t-shirt, topped by hoodie, topped by parka. Long underwear topped by jeans. Wool socks, topped by snow boots. Gloves. One or more scarves (see below). When she got to class she could take alot of that off if the room was overheated.</p>
<p>Scarves of course keep the neck warm, but can also be worn as head/ear covering, or to cover the face in sub-freezing temps. D had about 20 of them in various weights, colors and textures. She’d wear them two at a time on really cold windy days.</p>
<p>Long underwear. Invest in some [silk</a> long underwear](<a href=“http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/503056?nav=bc&subrnd=0&page=long-underwear#/llb/shop/510371?nav=ln-503056&page=silk]silk”>http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/503056?nav=bc&subrnd=0&page=long-underwear#/llb/shop/510371?nav=ln-503056&page=silk), both tops and bottoms. Not bulky and works amazingly well for warmth.</p>
<p>Did I mention layers?</p>