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

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Anonymous wrote:Michigan has lost population two years in a row. That is bleak. Nobody wants to be in Michigan. Kudos to UMich for still luring so many wealthy students there to spend four years of their prime in a cold, grey and declining place.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/12/22/census-michigan-population-drops/69744139007/

A school's attractiveness to potential students has little or nothing to do with the economic prospects of the state the school is located in.

This is laughably false. Why do you think San Jose State University has amazing job placement? Why did NYU go from a rich kid commuter school to arguably elite in a few decades? Stanford. UT Austin. Georgia and Emory. Vandy with Nashville booming. Penn was a peer of HYP before Philly's economy went south in the 60s and 70s. Florida and Florida State are more selective than ever because of the state's explosive growth and job prospects.

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Anonymous wrote:I went to a cold weather University and didn’t mind it back then when I was young. The cold just didn’t bother me.

Now as a middle aged person, it does. Kids can handle it!

We didn't know any better before iPhones and social media. Nowadays teens are bombarded for years on end with videos of kids at sunny colleges. And admissions season happens to be during to coldest months. Kids jump in instagram and tik-tok and see all the October thru January photos of X, Y and Z college. Who is having more fun, smiling girls in skirts, shorts and sandles or sullen girls in black parkas, scarves, and clunky winter boots traversing through icy sidewalks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I went to a cold weather University and didn’t mind it back then when I was young. The cold just didn’t bother me.

Now as a middle aged person, it does. Kids can handle it!

We didn't know any better before iPhones and social media. Nowadays teens are bombarded for years on end with videos of kids at sunny colleges. And admissions season happens to be during to coldest months. Kids jump in instagram and tik-tok and see all the October thru January photos of X, Y and Z college. Who is having more fun, smiling girls in skirts, shorts and sandles or sullen girls in black parkas, scarves, and clunky winter boots traversing through icy sidewalks.

I remember visiting a warm-weather campus back in college and thought the flowery, skimpy sundresses looked so trashy.

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Anonymous wrote:May/June up North is some of the most glorious weather you ever experience too. Florida has nothing to compare to it, having lived both places.

But most college students leave campus by mid May.

Not even. UMich semester ends in mid/late April, actually. These Rust Belt lifers are delusional.

And Dartmouth goes into June.

Dartmouth is an Ivy. Michigan is a gigantic impersonal public flagship little different than more favorable weather flagships including UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, Arizona, ASU, Clemson, USC, UNC, UVA, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Ole Miss, UT Austin, LSU, Kentucky, Tennessee. Many of which will offer significant merit awards for high-achieving applicants and also, they’re in or nearer regions with booming economies and growth. Rust Belt is stagnant at best.

Half of those are in sh1thole swampy states. I’ll take Michigan over any of those.

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Our kids both choose cold school locations, MI and MA. Both are happy with their choices, and didn't apply to any schools in warm locations

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Michigan has lost population two years in a row. That is bleak. Nobody wants to be in Michigan. Kudos to UMich for still luring so many wealthy students there to spend four years of their prime in a cold, grey and declining place.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/12/22/census-michigan-population-drops/69744139007/

Have you ever been to the university? Kids aren’t focusing on the weather. They are focusing on the fun, sports, vast array of classes available, friendships, school spirit, opportunities, alumni network, etc. There is so much positive energy there. My DD loves it, her cousin loved it, and my uncle.

I graduated from the University of Michigan and hated the cold weather. DS attended University of Michigan for one year and he also hated the cold and gloomy weather, transferred to University of Miami after his freshman year.

Obama's daughter also left after one year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Michigan has lost population two years in a row. That is bleak. Nobody wants to be in Michigan. Kudos to UMich for still luring so many wealthy students there to spend four years of their prime in a cold, grey and declining place.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/12/22/census-michigan-population-drops/69744139007/

A school's attractiveness to potential students has little or nothing to do with the economic prospects of the state the school is located in.

This is laughably false. Why do you think San Jose State University has amazing job placement? Why did NYU go from a rich kid commuter school to arguably elite in a few decades? Stanford. UT Austin. Georgia and Emory. Vandy with Nashville booming. Penn was a peer of HYP before Philly's economy went south in the 60s and 70s. Florida and Florida State are more selective than ever because of the state's explosive growth and job prospects.

You've listed a lot of top schools (I'm not familiar with San Jose State), that are attractive because they provide a great education and have a great reputation, opening a lot of doors after graduation. Just like U of Michigan, Ohio State, Purdue etc. When people apply to those schools, they're not worrying about the economy of the states around them.

You've got a weird hate boner for Michigan. Did Tom Brady sleep with your girlfriend or something?

[Anonymous]

Whichever you pick, make sure there is a major airport nearby, better if there are two airports within driving distance. I remember kids having issues during pandemic, holidays and winter storms.

[Anonymous]

Have your kids read the new laws in the southern red states then repost them here. Sure going to places like Florida for college is an amazing idea.. .Parents are just stupid.

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If college is near a job hub, its always a plus. More so if some industry related to your career goals.

For careers in DC, you can't beat Georgetown and American and Hopkins (SAIS).

For careers in tech industry, SanFran and Seattle are great.

For career in oil, gas and energy, schools in Houston are unbeatable.

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Anonymous wrote:Have your kids read the new laws in the southern red states then repost them here. Sure going to places like Florida for college is an amazing idea.. .Parents are just stupid.

Much like the weather, I don't really care about abortion laws in whatever state my kids want to attend college.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:May/June up North is some of the most glorious weather you ever experience too. Florida has nothing to compare to it, having lived both places.

But most college students leave campus by mid May.

Not even. UMich semester ends in mid/late April, actually. These Rust Belt lifers are delusional.

And Dartmouth goes into June.

Dartmouth is an Ivy. Michigan is a gigantic impersonal public flagship little different than more favorable weather flagships including UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, Arizona, ASU, Clemson, USC, UNC, UVA, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Ole Miss, UT Austin, LSU, Kentucky, Tennessee. Many of which will offer significant merit awards for high-achieving applicants and also, they’re in or nearer regions with booming economies and growth. Rust Belt is stagnant at best.

Half of those are in sh1thole swampy states. I’ll take Michigan over any of those.

That’s fine. Just don’t be delusional and think all things being equal, your or your kid’s four years in the rust belt tundra puts your resume above kids from those sunnier publics. Nobody cares.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Have your kids read the new laws in the southern red states then repost them here. Sure going to places like Florida for college is an amazing idea.. .Parents are just stupid.

Much like the weather, I don't really care about abortion laws in whatever state my kids want to attend college.

Your teens are penciling in undergrad abortions? How charming.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:May/June up North is some of the most glorious weather you ever experience too. Florida has nothing to compare to it, having lived both places.

But most college students leave campus by mid May.

Not even. UMich semester ends in mid/late April, actually. These Rust Belt lifers are delusional.

And Dartmouth goes into June.

Dartmouth is an Ivy. Michigan is a gigantic impersonal public flagship little different than more favorable weather flagships including UCLA, Berkeley, UCSD, UCSB, Arizona, ASU, Clemson, USC, UNC, UVA, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Ole Miss, UT Austin, LSU, Kentucky, Tennessee. Many of which will offer significant merit awards for high-achieving applicants and also, they’re in or nearer regions with booming economies and growth. Rust Belt is stagnant at best.

Half of those are in sh1thole swampy states. I’ll take Michigan over any of those.

That’s fine. Just don’t be delusional and think all things being equal, your or your kid’s four years in the rust belt tundra puts your resume above kids from those sunnier publics. Nobody cares.

Nobody’s like you don’t care. Of course it makes a difference. You can say it over and over again, it won’t change reality.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Have your kids read the new laws in the southern red states then repost them here. Sure going to places like Florida for college is an amazing idea.. .Parents are just stupid.

Much like the weather, I don't really care about abortion laws in whatever state my kids want to attend college.

It doesn’t matter at all what you care about.