Why isn't the University of Washington more popular among Acela corridor families?

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Anonymous wrote:Its a long way away OP and the weather there is gray.

The weather in Seattle is better than the weather here.

In the summer? 100%
The rest of the year? Not so much.

Meh, it’s comparable. Here it rains more, actually. And there, you’re actually surrounded by the mountains, the sound, the rivers and natural beauty abounds. The mountains are spectacular. The entire outdoor experience is better. Even when it’s misty, it’s beautiful. It’s ugly here much of the year.

Better arguments against - most UW grads stay in Seattle. It’s hard to go other places because everything is far and a major flight. It’s insular.

I've lived in Seattle. Summers are spectacular: reasonable temps, no humidity, and hours and hours of daylight. The rest of the year is cold, wet, and dark. Totally agree that the area is beautiful, but the academic-year weather, for the most part, just sucks. It's much worse than this area and just laughably worse than Berkeley, LA, or Boulder.

Yes, I’ve also lived there for 20 plus years. I assume most posters responding have which is why they are responding. LA is burning hot and drought ridden and many people hate the weather there actually. There’s no water in Boulder. Berkeley I will give you is amazing weather wise but that’s a very apples to oranges comparison given difficulty of getting in.

Also - compared to the weather here, come right off it. It’s horribly humid here, it rains a ton, the fall is burning hot, it’s very cold and wet in the winter, and it rains a ton in the summer. Weather here is objectively bad.