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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The particulars about any specific school matters regarding whether or not severe cold weather would be a determining factor.

Not sure that I could handle 2,000 student Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota even though it offers outstanding academics, yet I would have no difficulty  attending college in cold weather locations such as Boston, Chicago, Ann Arbor, Madison, Ithaca, or Burlington, Vermont due to the student body size and the variety of numerous activities available in these non-isolated areas.

The difficulty for me would arise concerning the realities of dream schools like Middlebury College, Dartmouth College, Bowdoin College, Williams College, etc., which offer outstanding academics in a small community of high achievers, yet are located in rural, cold-weather, fairly isolated areas. Since I like to snow ski, the answer if offered an opportunity to attend any of these dream schools would be an easy yes, but I could probably not handle attending Bates, Kenyon, Carleton, unless I was a two-sport college athlete as the down time non-academic aspects are too limited and unattractive for my individual personality.

So long as one is aware of the realities of attending a small, rural, isolated, cold weather school, it is a matter of individual preference. Many are persuaded by generous financial aid or perceived prestige despite known shortcomings--and that is just part of life. Realities and decisions regarding one's options often override individual preferences. In short, specifics matter.[/quote]

My DC loved their 4 years at Carleton with every fiber of their being. And turned down warmer weather schools AND one of those “dream schools” you listed  to go there.  To each their own. [/quote]

Carleton College & St. Olaf College are located in Northfield, Minnesota. The city motto of Northfield is: "Cows, Colleges, and Contentment" (I think that they should have included another "C" word.)

Today's weather forecast for Northfield, Minnesota is: High 8 degrees and Low negative 2 degrees.

Turning down Dartmouth, Middlebury, Bowdoin, or Williams to attend Carleton College is a personal decision--and somewhat understandable due to the great academics.[/quote]

Turned down Yale for Carleton. Very common. [/quote]

The "very common" part of the above post is hard to believe as Yale's yield rate is about 70% and the yield rate for Carleton College is about 38%. But, your implied point that Carleton College offers strong academics is accepted. However, neither school is a common application overlap school for the other. My thought is that you wrote "very common" because you know of another who claims to have done the same and that that individual is being honest with you.

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