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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's fascinating that the Rust Belt lifers can't get it through their thick skulls that Ivy League colleges are unique. And Notre Dame is unique. On the other hand, gigantic over-enrolled Big Ten colleges are not unique. That same cattle call binge drinking undergrad experience is available in every state college in the union. You don't have to be depressed and freeze your ass off all year in Indiana or Michigan to be in an 800 student bio lecture and root for a football team.

It’s also fascinating that some people cannot process the concept that not everyone feels the same way they do. Some people actually enjoy winter weather and programs offered at different schools. If your kid has no interest in Indiana or Michigan or wherever, fine. But plenty of kids feel differently.

[Anonymous]

I live in Minneapolis and it is way sunnier here generally than DC. It is cold, but that's different and not necessarily linked to SAD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Chicago and can attest that it absolutely has been a grey, dreary winter. Very little snow outside of one dramatic snowstorm.

But, I also think making college decisions based on the weather is ridiculous.

Taking your mental health seriously is not ridiculous. The upper Midwest is a depressing sunless place, especially during the school year.

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A friend from high school dumped U of M for Arizona State. In December he was hanging out with a bunch of cheerleaders at the pool while the slugs in Michigan were stomping through 3 feet of snow. Poor guy was stuck in investment banking for 15 yrs because of his lightweight degree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Chicago and can attest that it absolutely has been a grey, dreary winter. Very little snow outside of one dramatic snowstorm.

But, I also think making college decisions based on the weather is ridiculous.

Taking your mental health seriously is not ridiculous. The upper Midwest is a depressing sunless place, especially during the school year.

+1
A friend from high school dumped U of M for Arizona State. In December he was hanging out with a bunch of cheerleaders at the pool while the slugs in Michigan were stomping through 3 feet of snow. Poor guy was stuck in investment banking for 15 yrs because of his lightweight degree.

Sounds like a classic finance bro. He will get divorced at least 3 times, and probably get picked up for insider trading.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Chicago and can attest that it absolutely has been a grey, dreary winter. Very little snow outside of one dramatic snowstorm.

But, I also think making college decisions based on the weather is ridiculous.

Taking your mental health seriously is not ridiculous. The upper Midwest is a depressing sunless place, especially during the school year.

+1
A friend from high school dumped U of M for Arizona State. In December he was hanging out with a bunch of cheerleaders at the pool while the slugs in Michigan were stomping through 3 feet of snow. Poor guy was stuck in investment banking for 15 yrs because of his lightweight degree.

Three feet of snow? You realize that’s what 36” amounts to. Hyperbole does not lend to authenticity. In other words, I don’t believe your posting. Even so, ASU is not considered one of the better public schools in this country. #56 at USNWR. That’s the public school ranking. #121 overall. Not impressed. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Chicago and can attest that it absolutely has been a grey, dreary winter. Very little snow outside of one dramatic snowstorm.

But, I also think making college decisions based on the weather is ridiculous.

Taking your mental health seriously is not ridiculous. The upper Midwest is a depressing sunless place, especially during the school year.

+1
A friend from high school dumped U of M for Arizona State. In December he was hanging out with a bunch of cheerleaders at the pool while the slugs in Michigan were stomping through 3 feet of snow. Poor guy was stuck in investment banking for 15 yrs because of his lightweight degree.

Three feet of snow? You realize that’s what 36” amounts to. Hyperbole does not lend to authenticity. In other words, I don’t believe your posting. Even so, ASU is not considered one of the better public schools in this country. #56 at USNWR. That’s the public school ranking. #121 overall. Not impressed. Sorry.

Sorry to burst your bubble but nobody values a Michigan or Indiana or Ohio State BA more than an Arizona State, Ole Miss or Florida BA. They’re all just large public degree mills. It’s a box checking degree. You don’t get any extra headhunters calling you because you were depressed and frostbitten in south Chicago or podunk West Lafayette or Ann Arbor for 4 yrs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Chicago and can attest that it absolutely has been a grey, dreary winter. Very little snow outside of one dramatic snowstorm.

But, I also think making college decisions based on the weather is ridiculous.

Taking your mental health seriously is not ridiculous. The upper Midwest is a depressing sunless place, especially during the school year.

+1
A friend from high school dumped U of M for Arizona State. In December he was hanging out with a bunch of cheerleaders at the pool while the slugs in Michigan were stomping through 3 feet of snow. Poor guy was stuck in investment banking for 15 yrs because of his lightweight degree.

Sounds like a classic finance bro. He will get divorced at least 3 times, and probably get picked up for insider trading.

Sounds like a better life than being in the freezing rust belt going to maga rallies, surrounded by opioids, obesity and brain drain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Chicago and can attest that it absolutely has been a grey, dreary winter. Very little snow outside of one dramatic snowstorm.

But, I also think making college decisions based on the weather is ridiculous.

Taking your mental health seriously is not ridiculous. The upper Midwest is a depressing sunless place, especially during the school year.

+1
A friend from high school dumped U of M for Arizona State. In December he was hanging out with a bunch of cheerleaders at the pool while the slugs in Michigan were stomping through 3 feet of snow. Poor guy was stuck in investment banking for 15 yrs because of his lightweight degree.

Three feet of snow? You realize that’s what 36” amounts to. Hyperbole does not lend to authenticity. In other words, I don’t believe your posting. Even so, ASU is not considered one of the better public schools in this country. #56 at USNWR. That’s the public school ranking. #121 overall. Not impressed. Sorry.

Sorry to burst your bubble but nobody values a Michigan or Indiana or Ohio State BA more than an Arizona State, Ole Miss or Florida BA. They’re all just large public degree mills. It’s a box checking degree. You don’t get any extra headhunters calling you because you were depressed and frostbitten in south Chicago or podunk West Lafayette or Ann Arbor for 4 yrs.

I guess you’re a nobody. Thanks for proving the obvious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing unique about UChicago unless you consider muggings and needing Uber to safely trek across campus a unique cultural experience.

Well, other than that it is one of the top schools in the country, it's a totally pedestrian academic institution.

There’s no evidence going there for undergrad is worth it. Its Ivy peers, Duke, Vandy, Rice, Georgetown produce similar and often better outcomes. All that crime and all those depressing freezing sunless months for nothing. Just as there no evidence a non-resident paying for a cold weather Big Ten college over a peer warm weather public university is worth it. And that’s before factoring in most of the warm weather colleges give generous merit awards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Chicago and can attest that it absolutely has been a grey, dreary winter. Very little snow outside of one dramatic snowstorm.

But, I also think making college decisions based on the weather is ridiculous.

Taking your mental health seriously is not ridiculous. The upper Midwest is a depressing sunless place, especially during the school year.

+1
A friend from high school dumped U of M for Arizona State. In December he was hanging out with a bunch of cheerleaders at the pool while the slugs in Michigan were stomping through 3 feet of snow. Poor guy was stuck in investment banking for 15 yrs because of his lightweight degree.

Three feet of snow? You realize that’s what 36” amounts to. Hyperbole does not lend to authenticity. In other words, I don’t believe your posting. Even so, ASU is not considered one of the better public schools in this country. #56 at USNWR. That’s the public school ranking. #121 overall. Not impressed. Sorry.

Sorry to burst your bubble but nobody values a Michigan or Indiana or Ohio State BA more than an Arizona State, Ole Miss or Florida BA. They’re all just large public degree mills. It’s a box checking degree. You don’t get any extra headhunters calling you because you were depressed and frostbitten in south Chicago or podunk West Lafayette or Ann Arbor for 4 yrs.

The British government does:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2022/05/31/britain-opens-up-its-visas-for-graduates-of-worlds-top-universities/?sh=7cfa93a327fc

“ To be eligible for HPI visas, graduates must have been awarded their degrees from an eligible university, which is being defined as an institution that has appeared on two of these three global ranking systems: The Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings, and/or The Academy of Ranking World Universities.

Of the 37 eligible universities included on the most recent list, 20 are in the United States. They are: the California Institute of Technology; Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, Northwestern University, Princeton University, Stanford University, Yale University, three campuses of the University of California (at Berkeley, Los Angeles and San Diego), University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas at Austin and University of Washington.”

Look, no Arizona State! Your uniformed opinion has been noted. Nobody takes your comments seriously, except yourself. I’m sure you’ve responded to many of your own ridiculous postings in this discussion alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Chicago and can attest that it absolutely has been a grey, dreary winter. Very little snow outside of one dramatic snowstorm.

But, I also think making college decisions based on the weather is ridiculous.

Taking your mental health seriously is not ridiculous. The upper Midwest is a depressing sunless place, especially during the school year.

+1
A friend from high school dumped U of M for Arizona State. In December he was hanging out with a bunch of cheerleaders at the pool while the slugs in Michigan were stomping through 3 feet of snow. Poor guy was stuck in investment banking for 15 yrs because of his lightweight degree.

Three feet of snow? You realize that’s what 36” amounts to. Hyperbole does not lend to authenticity. In other words, I don’t believe your posting. Even so, ASU is not considered one of the better public schools in this country. #56 at USNWR. That’s the public school ranking. #121 overall. Not impressed. Sorry.

Sorry to burst your bubble but nobody values a Michigan or Indiana or Ohio State BA more than an Arizona State, Ole Miss or Florida BA. They’re all just large public degree mills. It’s a box checking degree. You don’t get any extra headhunters calling you because you were depressed and frostbitten in south Chicago or podunk West Lafayette or Ann Arbor for 4 yrs.

The British government does:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2022/05/31/britain-opens-up-its-visas-for-graduates-of-worlds-top-universities/?sh=7cfa93a327fc

“ To be eligible for HPI visas, graduates must have been awarded their degrees from an eligible university, which is being defined as an institution that has appeared on two of these three global ranking systems: The Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings, and/or The Academy of Ranking World Universities.

Of the 37 eligible universities included on the most recent list, 20 are in the United States. They are: the California Institute of Technology; Columbia University, Cornell University, Duke University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, Northwestern University, Princeton University, Stanford University, Yale University, three campuses of the University of California (at Berkeley, Los Angeles and San Diego), University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, University of Texas at Austin and University of Washington.”

Look, no Arizona State! Your uniformed opinion has been noted. Nobody takes your comments seriously, except yourself. I’m sure you’ve responded to many of your own ridiculous postings in this discussion alone.

Quite a few "Rust Belt" schools on that list! Must all be "podunk" worthless degree mills, the lot of them!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Chicago and can attest that it absolutely has been a grey, dreary winter. Very little snow outside of one dramatic snowstorm.

But, I also think making college decisions based on the weather is ridiculous.

Taking your mental health seriously is not ridiculous. The upper Midwest is a depressing sunless place, especially during the school year.

+1
A friend from high school dumped U of M for Arizona State. In December he was hanging out with a bunch of cheerleaders at the pool while the slugs in Michigan were stomping through 3 feet of snow. Poor guy was stuck in investment banking for 15 yrs because of his lightweight degree.

Sounds like a classic finance bro. He will get divorced at least 3 times, and probably get picked up for insider trading.

Sounds like a better life than being in the freezing rust belt going to maga rallies, surrounded by opioids, obesity and brain drain.

Wow, get off of DCUM and go take a nap. Just stop!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Chicago and can attest that it absolutely has been a grey, dreary winter. Very little snow outside of one dramatic snowstorm.

But, I also think making college decisions based on the weather is ridiculous.

Taking your mental health seriously is not ridiculous. The upper Midwest is a depressing sunless place, especially during the school year.

+1
A friend from high school dumped U of M for Arizona State. In December he was hanging out with a bunch of cheerleaders at the pool while the slugs in Michigan were stomping through 3 feet of snow. Poor guy was stuck in investment banking for 15 yrs because of his lightweight degree.

Sounds like a classic finance bro. He will get divorced at least 3 times, and probably get picked up for insider trading.

Sounds like a better life than being in the freezing rust belt going to maga rallies, surrounded by opioids, obesity and brain drain.

I would be more concerned about the MAGA culture around any college, more so than the weather. The weather improves, MAGA doesn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Chicago and can attest that it absolutely has been a grey, dreary winter. Very little snow outside of one dramatic snowstorm.

But, I also think making college decisions based on the weather is ridiculous.

Taking your mental health seriously is not ridiculous. The upper Midwest is a depressing sunless place, especially during the school year.

+1
A friend from high school dumped U of M for Arizona State. In December he was hanging out with a bunch of cheerleaders at the pool while the slugs in Michigan were stomping through 3 feet of snow. Poor guy was stuck in investment banking for 15 yrs because of his lightweight degree.

Sounds like a classic finance bro. He will get divorced at least 3 times, and probably get picked up for insider trading.

Sounds like a better life than being in the freezing rust belt going to maga rallies, surrounded by opioids, obesity and brain drain.

I would be more concerned about the MAGA culture around any college, more so than the weather. The weather improves, MAGA doesn't.

That’s more of a Virginia thing….

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/allen-groat-insurrection-charlottesville-anniversary-jan-6_n_62f41840e4b095e7887d1c41

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in Chicago and can attest that it absolutely has been a grey, dreary winter. Very little snow outside of one dramatic snowstorm.

But, I also think making college decisions based on the weather is ridiculous.

Taking your mental health seriously is not ridiculous. The upper Midwest is a depressing sunless place, especially during the school year.

+1
A friend from high school dumped U of M for Arizona State. In December he was hanging out with a bunch of cheerleaders at the pool while the slugs in Michigan were stomping through 3 feet of snow. Poor guy was stuck in investment banking for 15 yrs because of his lightweight degree.

Sounds like a classic finance bro. He will get divorced at least 3 times, and probably get picked up for insider trading.

Sounds like a better life than being in the freezing rust belt going to maga rallies, surrounded by opioids, obesity and brain drain.

I would be more concerned about the MAGA culture around any college, more so than the weather. The weather improves, MAGA doesn't.

That’s more of a Virginia thing….

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/allen-groat-insurrection-charlottesville-anniversary-jan-6_n_62f41840e4b095e7887d1c41

Yes, wouldn’t MAGA be a bigger issue at the “warm, sunny” Southern schools? The Upper Midwest hater is making no sense.