Most beautiful college campus?

[Anonymous]

Cornell
Sewanee
Furman

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd rule out almost any campus north of the DC area because of the weather and lack of sunlight during the academic year

WTF? Most of the schools on this list are in 4-season locales. Are you ruling out everything outside of California and Florida?

If you think California and Florida schools are the only schools that are not "north of the DC area," you might want to focus on something other than the appearance of a campus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course cold weather doesn't make everyone sad, but it absolutely can have an effect on mood. Long hours indoors, lack of sunshine, overcast days -- for some people this does wear them down and even cause depression. My DC is one of those people and so weather is absolutely something we are taking into account.

Not true for everyone, of course, but college is a time when many young people deal with depression for the first time so it is something to keep in mind if you think your DC might be vulnerable.

I love winter. I also skied in college so was outside a lot anyway. Maybe there is self selection but both my college and grad school were in wintery places and they both seemed to attract winter sports enthusiasts so not too many people cooped up indoors.

+1

I'm from Mass, went to college in Maine. Cold weather invigorates me. Hot weather depresses me and makes me feel lethargic. I dread summer every year, and think I have the opposite of SAD.

Everyone is different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd rule out almost any campus north of the DC area because of the weather and lack of sunlight during the academic year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:University of Wisconsin Madison- sitting at the Memorial Union by the lake and listening to live music. The view is stunning from Observatory Drive also.

Until you turn around and see the humanities building.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course cold weather doesn't make everyone sad, but it absolutely can have an effect on mood. Long hours indoors, lack of sunshine, overcast days -- for some people this does wear them down and even cause depression. My DC is one of those people and so weather is absolutely something we are taking into account.

Not true for everyone, of course, but college is a time when many young people deal with depression for the first time so it is something to keep in mind if you think your DC might be vulnerable.

I love winter. I also skied in college so was outside a lot anyway. Maybe there is self selection but both my college and grad school were in wintery places and they both seemed to attract winter sports enthusiasts so not too many people cooped up indoors.

+1

I'm from Mass, went to college in Maine. Cold weather invigorates me. Hot weather depresses me and makes me feel lethargic. I dread summer every year, and think I have the opposite of SAD.

Everyone is different.

+2 This sounds exactly like me!! I start getting depressed around March because I know the hot weather is right around the corner. I thought I was alone in feeling this way. Give me a good cold day anytime!

[Anonymous]

Cornell

[Anonymous]

The cold doesn't bother me as much as the lack of sunshine and short winter days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd rule out almost any campus north of the DC area because of the weather and lack of sunlight during the academic year

+1.

I'm one of those people who just feels better when it is 75 and sunny.

[Anonymous]

If the college year began in mid-July and ended in mid-September, I'd be all for school in Maine.

[Anonymous]

There is a very real lifelong benefit to residing in an area near the school you attended. It doesn't always work out that way, but I would never attend a school located in an area that I could not imagine living in long term.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course cold weather doesn't make everyone sad, but it absolutely can have an effect on mood. Long hours indoors, lack of sunshine, overcast days -- for some people this does wear them down and even cause depression. My DC is one of those people and so weather is absolutely something we are taking into account.

Not true for everyone, of course, but college is a time when many young people deal with depression for the first time so it is something to keep in mind if you think your DC might be vulnerable.

I love winter. I also skied in college so was outside a lot anyway. Maybe there is self selection but both my college and grad school were in wintery places and they both seemed to attract winter sports enthusiasts so not too many people cooped up indoors.

+1

I'm from Mass, went to college in Maine. Cold weather invigorates me. Hot weather depresses me and makes me feel lethargic. I dread summer every year, and think I have the opposite of SAD.

Everyone is different.

+2 This sounds exactly like me!! I start getting depressed around March because I know the hot weather is right around the corner. I thought I was alone in feeling this way. Give me a good cold day anytime!

Nice to know that there are at least tow people enjoying the artic blast we are experiencing right now. Cold weather sucks.

[Anonymous]

Yale (and I went to Harvard!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course cold weather doesn't make everyone sad, but it absolutely can have an effect on mood. Long hours indoors, lack of sunshine, overcast days -- for some people this does wear them down and even cause depression. My DC is one of those people and so weather is absolutely something we are taking into account.

Not true for everyone, of course, but college is a time when many young people deal with depression for the first time so it is something to keep in mind if you think your DC might be vulnerable.

I love winter. I also skied in college so was outside a lot anyway. Maybe there is self selection but both my college and grad school were in wintery places and they both seemed to attract winter sports enthusiasts so not too many people cooped up indoors.

+1

I'm from Mass, went to college in Maine. Cold weather invigorates me. Hot weather depresses me and makes me feel lethargic. I dread summer every year, and think I have the opposite of SAD.

Everyone is different.

+2 This sounds exactly like me!! I start getting depressed around March because I know the hot weather is right around the corner. I thought I was alone in feeling this way. Give me a good cold day anytime!

+ my DD. Her college list is 100% cold weather schools for this exact reason. Doesn't hurt that there seem to be much better choices for her in NE than in FL. I chose my grad school, UMiami, for the nice weather, and I'd probably put more thought into it if I could do it again. Pero I did learn Spanish!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course cold weather doesn't make everyone sad, but it absolutely can have an effect on mood. Long hours indoors, lack of sunshine, overcast days -- for some people this does wear them down and even cause depression. My DC is one of those people and so weather is absolutely something we are taking into account.

Not true for everyone, of course, but college is a time when many young people deal with depression for the first time so it is something to keep in mind if you think your DC might be vulnerable.

I love winter. I also skied in college so was outside a lot anyway. Maybe there is self selection but both my college and grad school were in wintery places and they both seemed to attract winter sports enthusiasts so not too many people cooped up indoors.

+1

I'm from Mass, went to college in Maine. Cold weather invigorates me. Hot weather depresses me and makes me feel lethargic. I dread summer every year, and think I have the opposite of SAD.

Everyone is different.

+2 This sounds exactly like me!! I start getting depressed around March because I know the hot weather is right around the corner. I thought I was alone in feeling this way. Give me a good cold day anytime!

+ my DD. Her college list is 100% cold weather schools for this exact reason. Doesn't hurt that there seem to be much better choices for her in NE than in FL. I chose my grad school, UMiami, for the nice weather, and I'd probably put more thought into it if I could do it again. Pero I did learn Spanish!

Hmm, what sort of person views the world from the perspective of the "Northeast and Florida" - ignoring everything in between and to the West?