PSA:Have your kid go outside now to see if they really want a cold, northern college

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I attended U. of Michigan for four years and I really hated it. It is too cold for me and not much to do in the winter, everything has to be indoors with the exception of skiing, ice hockey, ice fishing. The sky is always gloomy. One of my kids is attending U. of Miami and another one is attending UCLA. They love the warm weather, outdoor activities, and the women there. Women in Miami and LA are much better looking than in cold places. YMMV.

And that's the best reason to choose a college - for the women

Public flagship U is public flagship U. Kids can study the same things at Michigan and Alabama and Clemson and Georgia. Nobody in the real world puts a resume or application to the top because it has a Michigan bachelor’s. Nobody cares.

1) not true
2) Michigan has top programs in just about every discipline. Employers know this.
3) Michigan has a larger and more passionate alumni network ready to mentor and provide opportunities for undergrads and recent graduates.

[Anonymous]

Just spend some money to buy the right clothes!

[Anonymous]

Penn stater here,

At least it’s sunny here. The gray AND cold will get you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I attended U. of Michigan for four years and I really hated it. It is too cold for me and not much to do in the winter, everything has to be indoors with the exception of skiing, ice hockey, ice fishing. The sky is always gloomy. One of my kids is attending U. of Miami and another one is attending UCLA. They love the warm weather, outdoor activities, and the women there. Women in Miami and LA are much better looking than in cold places. YMMV.

And that's the best reason to choose a college - for the women

Public flagship U is public flagship U. Kids can study the same things at Michigan and Alabama and Clemson and Georgia. Nobody in the real world puts a resume or application to the top because it has a Michigan bachelor’s. Nobody cares.

1) not true
2) Michigan has top programs in just about every discipline. Employers know this.
3) Michigan has a larger and more passionate alumni network ready to mentor and provide opportunities for undergrads and recent graduates.

Go Blue!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to college in upstate NY. It wasn't the cold or the snow that was so rough. It was the length of the winter and the lack of sun. That was not for me.

Ditto, I don’t think people understand it’s not just a few weeks of colder weather than the DMV. I went to school in upstate NY too and while I loved it, it was always cold and snowy nearly the entire school year. I remember we had snow finals week one year. I went to visit in the summer once and was shocked that it actually got warm there! It could snow (and often did) anytime from October to April every year.

I, too, went to college in upstate NY. I was too busy studying and having fun to really pay that much attention to the weather. Over time, you get so used it that you don't even notice the cold.

NP. This was written by someone that doesn’t mind the cold. I also went to college in that area and remember my time there as a sad and depressing time. The weather definitely affected my mood. The bitter cold and grey skies were horrible. I tell my kids to consider the weather because I did not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Cornell’s issue isn’t the cold, it is that a lot of the campus isn’t pretty and kinda industrial/rustbeltish. People have less complains about middlebury or Williams

You know literally nothing. Cornell's campus is beautiful in a stunning setting overlooking one of the Finger Lakes (seriously, few colleges are in as beautiful a location). And the city of Ithaca is a prosperous university town whose secondary economic pillars are tourism and agriculture, not industry (or "rust"). I"m not an alum, but it's a truly beautiful school in a great setting and people shouldn't be swayed by misinformation from idiots.

What's particularly ironic about your asisine comment is that if you consider a college's location to be dispositive (I don't), most people -- and especially metro DMVdwellers -- would likely find spending a weekend (let alone four years) in backwaters Williamstown MA or Middlebury VT to be like a stay in hospice. Hey, let's go watch the traffic light change....

PSA - best not to call others idiots when you can’t spell.

PSA 2 - and best not to use the word “ironic” incorrectly.

[Anonymous]

Told DS that Miami, Tulane, Rice and USC are still accepting applications! He won't listen. 😁

[Anonymous]

Doesn't seem like college unless there is at least some cold winter weather. Heavy sweaters, coats, duck boots - that's college to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The particulars about any specific school matters regarding whether or not severe cold weather would be a determining factor.

Not sure that I could handle 2,000 student Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota even though it offers outstanding academics, yet I would have no difficulty attending college in cold weather locations such as Boston, Chicago, Ann Arbor, Madison, Ithaca, or Burlington, Vermont due to the student body size and the variety of numerous activities available in these non-isolated areas.

The difficulty for me would arise concerning the realities of dream schools like Middlebury College, Dartmouth College, Bowdoin College, Williams College, etc., which offer outstanding academics in a small community of high achievers, yet are located in rural, cold-weather, fairly isolated areas. Since I like to snow ski, the answer if offered an opportunity to attend any of these dream schools would be an easy yes, but I could probably not handle attending Bates, Kenyon, Carleton, unless I was a two-sport college athlete as the down time non-academic aspects are too limited and unattractive for my individual personality.

So long as one is aware of the realities of attending a small, rural, isolated, cold weather school, it is a matter of individual preference. Many are persuaded by generous financial aid or perceived prestige despite known shortcomings--and that is just part of life. Realities and decisions regarding one's options often override individual preferences. In short, specifics matter.

My DC loved their 4 years at Carleton with every fiber of their being. And turned down warmer weather schools AND one of those “dream schools” you listed to go there. To each their own.

Carleton College & St. Olaf College are located in Northfield, Minnesota. The city motto of Northfield is: "Cows, Colleges, and Contentment" (I think that they should have included another "C" word.)

Today's weather forecast for Northfield, Minnesota is: High 8 degrees and Low negative 2 degrees.

Turning down Dartmouth, Middlebury, Bowdoin, or Williams to attend Carleton College is a personal decision--and somewhat understandable due to the great academics.

[Anonymous]

Love the four seasons, including the cold winters. We just came back from hiking Zion/Bryce. Winter has lots to offer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I attended U. of Michigan for four years and I really hated it. It is too cold for me and not much to do in the winter, everything has to be indoors with the exception of skiing, ice hockey, ice fishing. The sky is always gloomy. One of my kids is attending U. of Miami and another one is attending UCLA. They love the warm weather, outdoor activities, and the women there. Women in Miami and LA are much better looking than in cold places. YMMV.

And that's the best reason to choose a college - for the women

Public flagship U is public flagship U. Kids can study the same things at Michigan and Alabama and Clemson and Georgia. Nobody in the real world puts a resume or application to the top because it has a Michigan bachelor’s. Nobody cares.

1) not true
2) Michigan has top programs in just about every discipline. Employers know this.
3) Michigan has a larger and more passionate alumni network ready to mentor and provide opportunities for undergrads and recent graduates.

1 wrong
2 nobody cares
3 yeah, such a large underemployed shut-in alum base many sit on forums all day hyping up their state school and 0 degrees snowy weather

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to college in upstate NY. It wasn't the cold or the snow that was so rough. It was the length of the winter and the lack of sun. That was not for me.

Ditto, I don’t think people understand it’s not just a few weeks of colder weather than the DMV. I went to school in upstate NY too and while I loved it, it was always cold and snowy nearly the entire school year. I remember we had snow finals week one year. I went to visit in the summer once and was shocked that it actually got warm there! It could snow (and often did) anytime from October to April every year.

I, too, went to college in upstate NY. I was too busy studying and having fun to really pay that much attention to the weather. Over time, you get so used it that you don't even notice the cold.

NP. This was written by someone that doesn’t mind the cold. I also went to college in that area and remember my time there as a sad and depressing time. The weather definitely affected my mood. The bitter cold and grey skies were horrible. I tell my kids to consider the weather because I did not.

I went to college in LA and like many fellow students suffered from depression so it’s not necessarily the weather.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I attended U. of Michigan for four years and I really hated it. It is too cold for me and not much to do in the winter, everything has to be indoors with the exception of skiing, ice hockey, ice fishing. The sky is always gloomy. One of my kids is attending U. of Miami and another one is attending UCLA. They love the warm weather, outdoor activities, and the women there. Women in Miami and LA are much better looking than in cold places. YMMV.

And that's the best reason to choose a college - for the women

Public flagship U is public flagship U. Kids can study the same things at Michigan and Alabama and Clemson and Georgia. Nobody in the real world puts a resume or application to the top because it has a Michigan bachelor’s. Nobody cares.

1) not true
2) Michigan has top programs in just about every discipline. Employers know this.
3) Michigan has a larger and more passionate alumni network ready to mentor and provide opportunities for undergrads and recent graduates.

1 wrong
2 nobody cares
3 yeah, such a large underemployed shut-in alum base many sit on forums all day hyping up their state school and 0 degrees snowy weather

Bitter reject. It’s so painfully obvious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well they’re out walking the dogs, so I’ll ask them. DS applied to McGill, too

I have a kid in McGill and she absolutely loves it! We bought a super Duper warm coat and all the gear so she is nice and cozy and is thriving. It's a very art focused community in Montreal and I don't think she's ever gonna leave. Even after graduation.

Long way of saying, if you got the right gear, cold, weather, doesn't bother you. I personally splurged in 2020 when we were all been Covid, safe and doing outdoor events, land got a long Patagonia coat and have not looked back. I now fully understand how we're in the correct gear can protect you from the cold.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I attended U. of Michigan for four years and I really hated it. It is too cold for me and not much to do in the winter, everything has to be indoors with the exception of skiing, ice hockey, ice fishing. The sky is always gloomy. One of my kids is attending U. of Miami and another one is attending UCLA. They love the warm weather, outdoor activities, and the women there. Women in Miami and LA are much better looking than in cold places. YMMV.

And that's the best reason to choose a college - for the women

Public flagship U is public flagship U. Kids can study the same things at Michigan and Alabama and Clemson and Georgia. Nobody in the real world puts a resume or application to the top because it has a Michigan bachelor’s. Nobody cares.

1) not true
2) Michigan has top programs in just about every discipline. Employers know this.
3) Michigan has a larger and more passionate alumni network ready to mentor and provide opportunities for undergrads and recent graduates.

1 wrong
2 nobody cares
3 yeah, such a large underemployed shut-in alum base many sit on forums all day hyping up their state school and 0 degrees snowy weather

Bitter reject. It’s so painfully obvious.

Are you Alex or Romani?