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

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

^ other than summer

[Anonymous]

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...

I went to IU. My friend group used to call grey outfits IU-cammo. From November - March, it's slate grey skies and limestone buildings. Don't get me wrong, I loved Bloomington, but it has its weather challenges.

[Anonymous]

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

Midwestern seasons: Winter & Construction.

[Anonymous]

I went to BU and Boston was no picnic in the winter and spring, either. My sister went to Colby in Maine and she froze there for sure. Brother went to U Vermont and trust me, he didn’t have a balmy winter either.

It’s not all about the Midwest! But when you are young you don’t feel the cold in the same way, and you don’t care about the weather unless you are diagnosed with SAD or some other issue related to depressing and the weather.

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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:I grew up in the South and went to Northwestern. Was it cold? Oh yes. But I absolutely loved it. We played snow football and a guy built an igloo on the lawn.

First few snowfalls at Northwestern were always amazing---freshman year was the best---hanging out with friends from South/CA who literally had never seen snow before and watching them experience it was entertaining (and a great break from academics).

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Anonymous wrote:I went to BU and Boston was no picnic in the winter and spring, either. My sister went to Colby in Maine and she froze there for sure. Brother went to U Vermont and trust me, he didn’t have a balmy winter either.

It’s not all about the Midwest! But when you are young you don’t feel the cold in the same way, and you don’t care about the weather unless you are diagnosed with SAD or some other issue related to depressing and the weather.

Boston is on the Acela, with access to a global airport. Very different from being isolated on a frigid island in Chicago or even worse, one of the podunk Big Ten college towns in the middle west.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I went to BU and Boston was no picnic in the winter and spring, either. My sister went to Colby in Maine and she froze there for sure. Brother went to U Vermont and trust me, he didn’t have a balmy winter either.

It’s not all about the Midwest! But when you are young you don’t feel the cold in the same way, and you don’t care about the weather unless you are diagnosed with SAD or some other issue related to depressing and the weather.

Boston is on the Acela, with access to a global airport. Very different from being isolated on a frigid island in Chicago or even worse, one of the podunk Big Ten college towns in the middle west.

This post is so dumb. You think Chicago doesn’t have a “global airport?” It is actually much larger and more of a world class city than Boston. And, last I looked, it was hardly an “island.” And WTF is the “Middle West?” Are you even from this country? Anyone who is knows that places like Madison, Ann Arbor, Evanston, and Minneapolis are hardly “podunk” Big Ten towns. Just stay in your labe and do whatever it is you do because talking intelligently about the Midwest is clearly not your forte.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to BU and Boston was no picnic in the winter and spring, either. My sister went to Colby in Maine and she froze there for sure. Brother went to U Vermont and trust me, he didn’t have a balmy winter either.

It’s not all about the Midwest! But when you are young you don’t feel the cold in the same way, and you don’t care about the weather unless you are diagnosed with SAD or some other issue related to depressing and the weather.

Boston is on the Acela, with access to a global airport. Very different from being isolated on a frigid island in Chicago or even worse, one of the podunk Big Ten college towns in the middle west.

This post is so dumb. You think Chicago doesn’t have a “global airport?” It is actually much larger and more of a world class city than Boston. And, last I looked, it was hardly an “island.” And WTF is the “Middle West?” Are you even from this country? Anyone who is knows that places like Madison, Ann Arbor, Evanston, and Minneapolis are hardly “podunk” Big Ten towns. Just stay in your labe and do whatever it is you do because talking intelligently about the Midwest is clearly not your forte.

It’s really inappropriate to talk about other people’s labes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to BU and Boston was no picnic in the winter and spring, either. My sister went to Colby in Maine and she froze there for sure. Brother went to U Vermont and trust me, he didn’t have a balmy winter either.

It’s not all about the Midwest! But when you are young you don’t feel the cold in the same way, and you don’t care about the weather unless you are diagnosed with SAD or some other issue related to depressing and the weather.

Boston is on the Acela, with access to a global airport. Very different from being isolated on a frigid island in Chicago or even worse, one of the podunk Big Ten college towns in the middle west.

This post is so dumb. You think Chicago doesn’t have a “global airport?” It is actually much larger and more of a world class city than Boston. And, last I looked, it was hardly an “island.” And WTF is the “Middle West?” Are you even from this country? Anyone who is knows that places like Madison, Ann Arbor, Evanston, and Minneapolis are hardly “podunk” Big Ten towns. Just stay in your labe and do whatever it is you do because talking intelligently about the Midwest is clearly not your forte.

No I was not born in America. But I am an US Citizen.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I went to BU and Boston was no picnic in the winter and spring, either. My sister went to Colby in Maine and she froze there for sure. Brother went to U Vermont and trust me, he didn’t have a balmy winter either.

It’s not all about the Midwest! But when you are young you don’t feel the cold in the same way, and you don’t care about the weather unless you are diagnosed with SAD or some other issue related to depressing and the weather.

Boston is on the Acela, with access to a global airport. Very different from being isolated on a frigid island in Chicago or even worse, one of the podunk Big Ten college towns in the middle west.

Lmao. Chicago is a more important, major, and global city than Boston.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I went to BU and Boston was no picnic in the winter and spring, either. My sister went to Colby in Maine and she froze there for sure. Brother went to U Vermont and trust me, he didn’t have a balmy winter either.

It’s not all about the Midwest! But when you are young you don’t feel the cold in the same way, and you don’t care about the weather unless you are diagnosed with SAD or some other issue related to depressing and the weather.

Boston is on the Acela, with access to a global airport. Very different from being isolated on a frigid island in Chicago or even worse, one of the podunk Big Ten college towns in the middle west.

At academically challenging schools, whether in Boston or Ann Arbor, students, even the rich ones, aren't jetting away on the weekends to the Caribbean or Europe. They're doing schoolwork and socializing with their friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to BU and Boston was no picnic in the winter and spring, either. My sister went to Colby in Maine and she froze there for sure. Brother went to U Vermont and trust me, he didn’t have a balmy winter either.

It’s not all about the Midwest! But when you are young you don’t feel the cold in the same way, and you don’t care about the weather unless you are diagnosed with SAD or some other issue related to depressing and the weather.

Boston is on the Acela, with access to a global airport. Very different from being isolated on a frigid island in Chicago or even worse, one of the podunk Big Ten college towns in the middle west.

This post is so dumb. You think Chicago doesn’t have a “global airport?” It is actually much larger and more of a world class city than Boston. And, last I looked, it was hardly an “island.” And WTF is the “Middle West?” Are you even from this country? Anyone who is knows that places like Madison, Ann Arbor, Evanston, and Minneapolis are hardly “podunk” Big Ten towns. Just stay in your labe and do whatever it is you do because talking intelligently about the Midwest is clearly not your forte.

No I was not born in America. But I am an US Citizen.

Did you go to college in the US? It doesn't seem like you have a real understanding of what the American college experience is really about.

College students' lives revolve around academics and socializing with their peers. They don't really care that much about access to cultural events (though college towns do offer a lot of those), ease of travel to foreign destinations and so on. Their world revolves around their school and their fellow students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to BU and Boston was no picnic in the winter and spring, either. My sister went to Colby in Maine and she froze there for sure. Brother went to U Vermont and trust me, he didn’t have a balmy winter either.

It’s not all about the Midwest! But when you are young you don’t feel the cold in the same way, and you don’t care about the weather unless you are diagnosed with SAD or some other issue related to depressing and the weather.

Boston is on the Acela, with access to a global airport. Very different from being isolated on a frigid island in Chicago or even worse, one of the podunk Big Ten college towns in the middle west.

At academically challenging schools, whether in Boston or Ann Arbor, students, even the rich ones, aren't jetting away on the weekends to the Caribbean or Europe. They're doing schoolwork and socializing with their friends.

Our daughter went to college in Boston they would all regularly take the train to visit friends at other colleges. That's not an option in the middle on nowhere midwest. You're on an island in flyover country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to BU and Boston was no picnic in the winter and spring, either. My sister went to Colby in Maine and she froze there for sure. Brother went to U Vermont and trust me, he didn’t have a balmy winter either.

It’s not all about the Midwest! But when you are young you don’t feel the cold in the same way, and you don’t care about the weather unless you are diagnosed with SAD or some other issue related to depressing and the weather.

Boston is on the Acela, with access to a global airport. Very different from being isolated on a frigid island in Chicago or even worse, one of the podunk Big Ten college towns in the middle west.

At academically challenging schools, whether in Boston or Ann Arbor, students, even the rich ones, aren't jetting away on the weekends to the Caribbean or Europe. They're doing schoolwork and socializing with their friends.

Our daughter went to college in Boston they would all regularly take the train to visit friends at other colleges. That's not an option in the middle on nowhere midwest. You're on an island in flyover country.

I went to school in Ann Arbor and would drive to visit friends at other colleges such as Michigan State, Notre Dame, and Purdue, among others.

I guess you weren't rich enough to buy a car for your daughter, so she had to take the train.