Whether it’s snowy like last year or just absolutely frigid like the season Boston is still recovering from, the four walls of a student’s bedroom will become all too familiar during winter on campus.

The clubs and bars that used to seem so close are now way too far to even attempt the walk. A party on Mission Hill? Forget it. The thought of bundling up and trudging anywhere when that nice warm bed is so close … is just unbearable.

Dorm-dwellers will be-come experts at making hot chocolate in mini-microwaves during the winter — and living off of it. Even the cafeteria is now too far.

And class. Let’s not forget about class. The days of students walking from Hemenway Street to Ryder Hall with heavy winter jackets zipped up to their noses and hats and pulled down to their eyelids; eyes tearing and noses running as they finally enter a building.

Best friends can pass each other on the street and not even know it, thanks to the shroud of winter attire.

But they should have plenty of time to be outside on those snowy days as they leave 15 minutes earlier for class to leave time to jump over the puddles of melted snow on the curb and skid over the slush on the sidewalk.

And to get off campus is always a struggle. Despite the half-shelters and metal benches constructed along the edge of the T tracks last year, it is still outside! The little canopies are not going to protect perspective travelers from the snow or wind.

Having a car could make traveling around easier — but don’t forget the ice scraper, shovel, and 10,000 other items from Wal-Mart or Home Depot meant to protect cars from the snow and ice. Watch out for those e-mail warnings also, for at any moment in any forecast, a car can be towed from just about anywhere. Be sure to make friends with the attendants in Renaissance Garage — sometimes, it’s the only safe place.

So stay away from campus in the winter if it is at all avoidable. The best advice for students ready to brave Boston in between baseball seasons is simple — go on co-op.