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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone from this area considering college in New England really needs to make sure they understand the challenge of the climate.  The summers you may have spent in Maine, Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard have NOT prepared you for what you experience the academic year (typically late August through early May.)

First the good news, late summer and autumn are great.  You can still catch some of that if you visit at this time.  But then winter begins to set in.  New England stays cold for a long time due to the cold ocean water. April is still very much a cold month – so ¾ of the academic year is pretty dreary.  Then there are the short days.  New England very east in the time zone, so some days it is dark by 4:15pm.   For early risers, the mornings are much lighter than places further west in the Eastern time zone – but most college students don’t wake up at 5:30 AM.

Bottom line: there is a reason that 95% of the photos you’ll see in NE college brochures show Autumn colors.
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I can't believe there are so many weather pu$$ies complaining on here.  [/quote]

Native Mainer here.  The proximity to the water makes the weather more temperate, not colder.  Maine is not nearly as cold as e.g. Minnesota or the Dakotas.  And spring and fall in New England are far, FAR nicer than they are here - the humid temperate fall here doesn't begin to compare with the crisp fall air of New England in October.

Many people who go to college in New England never leave - and who can blame them?[/quote]

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