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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Schools with warm weather that are not soul crushing academically or prestige hunting. In other words, less Duke and Vandy, more UGA, UFL, some of the schools in CA and AZ.

Obviously 18-21yo students can have fun anywhere, but warmer weather means more options, more of the year. Same goes with small rural town vs more vibrant college town or city. There is a reason people like Athens GA, Chapel Hill NC, Austin TX, even Charlottesville VA, you get the idea.[/quote]

I’m OP and although I generally agree with your point, I am a little worried about weather being too much of a determinant because the weather in Palo Alto is essentially perfect but Stanford has crushed the joy out of student life. I guess Stanford is probably far along the prestige hunting axis of your response, though, to be fair. [/quote]

Sorry if that was too strong on the prestige part - I am sure Stanford is great. I actually think weather is under-rated as a determinant. Shorter winters if any mean more time outside, parties outside, more sports including club/intramural/pickup, just a fun vibe. To me the killer combo is nice weather combined with ambitious kids. So draw a line from Wake Forest across to Stanford and basically anything below that line that fits your student. [/quote]

Oh no need to apologize — you are absolutely correct and I was agreeing with you on the prestige issue. [/quote]

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