<p>So… here’s my perspective, as someone from Los Angeles (anything under 65 could be considered chilly, and I only encountered weather under 40 degrees once or twice before moving here). Moving to Northfield was frankly a scary thought, no matter how excited I was about Carleton. 
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<p>You adjust pretty quickly, but I had to layer pretty well for the first couple of weeks of winter before I started being able to cope with it. I made fleece-lined gloves, SmartWool socks, and long underwear regular parts of my wardrobe…I also have a fleece jacket from Target (it’s warmer than the Columbia ones) and alternated between wearing a down coat and a peacoat. </p>
<p>So… yeah… if you haven’t encountered this kind of weather before, it is a really weird change. But adjustment’s totally possible :)</p>