WARNING before you send your child to an upper Midwest cold weather college

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is at Cornell--can't get much worse than that.

That sucks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nephew is at Indiana U (Bloomington). It's in central/southern Indiana, so it's not as though it's up by lake effect weather in Gary. It's not too cold, not too grey, and coming from California, he really loves the four seasons. Can't decide which semester to spend abroad next year because he enjoys each different Indiana season so much.

Interestingly, the South was the one part of the country that he wouldn't consider for college.

I guess that shows it's basically just a matter of different strokes for different folks. Even if here on DCUM the prevailing attitude seems to be more like: my way or the highway...

A teen California boy told his aunt he “loves the four seasons”? Classes end in late April, he isn’t even there for the summer. I think you made this up. If you said he was at Boulder and loved the mountains, sure. But literally middle of nowhere farmlands Indiana when it’s 30 and 40 degrees most of the school year? No, just no. You’re lying.

NP. Bloomington is not 30-40 degrees most of the school year. Look at a map and a weather graph. Average temps range between upper 70s in September then 50s-60s in October-November then you get your 30s-40s in December-March before going back up to 50s-60s in April-may. Pretty mild winter actually and lovely fall and spring.

[Anonymous]

I grew up and went to college in the upper midwest - no issues whatsoever. I am and always have been very happy!

Sorry you hate Michigan so weirdly and irrationally, OP, get over it!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nephew is at Indiana U (Bloomington). It's in central/southern Indiana, so it's not as though it's up by lake effect weather in Gary. It's not too cold, not too grey, and coming from California, he really loves the four seasons. Can't decide which semester to spend abroad next year because he enjoys each different Indiana season so much.

Interestingly, the South was the one part of the country that he wouldn't consider for college.

I guess that shows it's basically just a matter of different strokes for different folks. Even if here on DCUM the prevailing attitude seems to be more like: my way or the highway...

Let us know when he decides to live in the Rust Belt after college.

7 of the 10 worst states to live in are in the southeastern U.S.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings

Um you linked to the best states.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nephew is at Indiana U (Bloomington). It's in central/southern Indiana, so it's not as though it's up by lake effect weather in Gary. It's not too cold, not too grey, and coming from California, he really loves the four seasons. Can't decide which semester to spend abroad next year because he enjoys each different Indiana season so much.

Interestingly, the South was the one part of the country that he wouldn't consider for college.

I guess that shows it's basically just a matter of different strokes for different folks. Even if here on DCUM the prevailing attitude seems to be more like: my way or the highway...

Let us know when he decides to live in the Rust Belt after college.

7 of the 10 worst states to live in are in the southeastern U.S.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings

Um you linked to the best states.

Here are the bottom 10 in the best states ranking.

40

Pennsylvania



41

Kentucky


42

South Carolina


43

Oklahoma


44

Arkansas


45

Alaska


46

Alabama


47

West Virginia


48

New Mexico


49

Mississippi


50

Louisiana

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nephew is at Indiana U (Bloomington). It's in central/southern Indiana, so it's not as though it's up by lake effect weather in Gary. It's not too cold, not too grey, and coming from California, he really loves the four seasons. Can't decide which semester to spend abroad next year because he enjoys each different Indiana season so much.

Interestingly, the South was the one part of the country that he wouldn't consider for college.

I guess that shows it's basically just a matter of different strokes for different folks. Even if here on DCUM the prevailing attitude seems to be more like: my way or the highway...

Let us know when he decides to live in the Rust Belt after college.

7 of the 10 worst states to live in are in the southeastern U.S.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings

Since you linked to the best states, I just googled to find the worst and maybe it’s a different list than the one you saw but I only (haha /s) counted 5/10 in the southeast: tennessee, Louisiana, South Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma. Missouri and Indiana are also on the list but they’re not in the southeast.

[Anonymous]

Make that the bottom eleven.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nephew is at Indiana U (Bloomington). It's in central/southern Indiana, so it's not as though it's up by lake effect weather in Gary. It's not too cold, not too grey, and coming from California, he really loves the four seasons. Can't decide which semester to spend abroad next year because he enjoys each different Indiana season so much.

Interestingly, the South was the one part of the country that he wouldn't consider for college.

I guess that shows it's basically just a matter of different strokes for different folks. Even if here on DCUM the prevailing attitude seems to be more like: my way or the highway...

Let us know when he decides to live in the Rust Belt after college.

7 of the 10 worst states to live in are in the southeastern U.S.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings

To be fair, if you are well monied, ie a poster on the db, the south is wonderful. If you're a commoner or worse..well, good luck indeed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Why do you have nothing better to do than try to convince people that lovely places like Boulder, Santa Fe, Napa, Sedona, Palm Springs, Monterrey, Austin and the Hill Country, Savannah, Asheville, etc... are a miserable as Ann Arbor is right now?”

Is this a discussion about retirement/working/vacation communities or attending college? None of the places listed about have an elite university attached to it, except for Ann Arbor. And yes, being ranked among the top 25 universities in the world is elite.

Technically Austin does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Between the red states and the abortion free states and now, the winter weather states, all of DCUM a will be attending UMCP.

My kid chose UMCP because of the CS ranking, in-state tuition, proximity to home and internship opportunities in DMV. The above three are also fine reasons.

[Anonymous]

Why are you throwing in Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio?
Columbus, Indianapolis, Urbana are only a little bit north of NoVa.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I grew up and went to college in the upper midwest - no issues whatsoever. I am and always have been very happy!

Sorry you hate Michigan so weirdly and irrationally, OP, get over it!!

Winters in Michigan drove me crazy. If you are active, it can be a rough 6 months. There aren't a whole lot of options unless you are into snowmobiling or ice fishing. The skiing in SE Michigan is also horrible. One of the ski "resorts" is a former garbage dump.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up and went to college in the upper midwest - no issues whatsoever. I am and always have been very happy!

Sorry you hate Michigan so weirdly and irrationally, OP, get over it!!

Winters in Michigan drove me crazy. If you are active, it can be a rough 6 months. There aren't a whole lot of options unless you are into snowmobiling or ice fishing. The skiing in SE Michigan is also horrible. One of the ski "resorts" is a former garbage dump.

Finally you admit you’re crazy. You’re starting on the road to recovery. Now just stop posting altogether.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nephew is at Indiana U (Bloomington). It's in central/southern Indiana, so it's not as though it's up by lake effect weather in Gary. It's not too cold, not too grey, and coming from California, he really loves the four seasons. Can't decide which semester to spend abroad next year because he enjoys each different Indiana season so much.

Interestingly, the South was the one part of the country that he wouldn't consider for college.

I guess that shows it's basically just a matter of different strokes for different folks. Even if here on DCUM the prevailing attitude seems to be more like: my way or the highway...

Let us know when he decides to live in the Rust Belt after college.

7 of the 10 worst states to live in are in the southeastern U.S.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings

Since you linked to the best states, I just googled to find the worst and maybe it’s a different list than the one you saw but I only (haha /s) counted 5/10 in the southeast: tennessee, Louisiana, South Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma. Missouri and Indiana are also on the list but they’re not in the southeast.

Must be a different list. Use the link - it's from USNWR, which most cite for college rankings.

[Anonymous]

The seasons in the midwest are awesome. Virginia, by contrast, barely has a discernible season anymore.