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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IDK.. I have a friend who went to Harvard and hated every minute of it. They hated the people, and I think the weather made them unhappy, too. They were also originally from CA.

They transferred to Cal and was much happier.

Obviously, Cal is pretty prestigious, too, but I do think certain personalities wouldn't like certain types of schools.[/quote]

Cal is more of a pressure cooker and the weather isn’t great either…bay area is pretty gray [/quote]
? I lived in the Bay Area for over 10 years. You might be thinking of SF proper. Cal is not in SF proper.  The weather in the Bay Area is gorgeous. Clearly, you have never lived there.
 
And yes, people do transfer out of Harvard. Granted this was many decades ago.[/quote]

I've never lived in the Bay Area? Sweetie, I attended Berkeley and lived in SF after graduation. Berkeley does not have "gorgeous" weather. You might have mixed it up with Los Angeles?[/quote]
Well, I lived in both the Bay Area and LA, and the Bay Area weather is much nicer.  SF weather is not great, but Berkley is much nicer.  Maybe you inhaled too much pot at Berkley and SF.

"Gorgeous" is subjective. I prefer Bay Area weather to LA weather (and I lived there for 25 years).[/quote]

Not sure how this thread turned to the weather...but unless you hate high 70s, no humidity and constant sun (except for the rainy/marine layer season in December and January), then not sure if there is any area with better weather than Southern CA.  Need little A/C and little heat.

Now...you need to live close enough to the ocean to get the pacific breezes.  I am not sure what the dividing line may be, but once you travel further East it becomes oppressively hot and smoggy...but living in Santa Monica, Beach cities, Laguna, Huntington, Mission Beach...hard to beat it.[/quote]

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