30 years ago I refused to apply to warm weather schools (I grew up there and was done with all that). Other than asking me to apply to one in-state school in case financial aid wasn't enough, my parents didn't make me reconsider that. I would do the same if the situation were reversed.

Cold weather or abortion access, you choose.

Anonymous wrote:I’m another whose kid refused the south. But no, I didn’t make her reconsider. There are so many good schools that it was actually a relief to be able to cut down the list!

Here too. I didn't "make" my kid apply anywhere. They had agency over their list. It's their life.

We live in the South and my kid was born and raised here. They refused to consider to cold weather schools. A cold winter visit to several schools confirmed their preference.

I’m another whose kid refused the south. But no, I didn’t make her reconsider. There are so many good schools that it was actually a relief to be able to cut down the list!

Mines the opposite. Wants to go to school in the northeast. To each their own. I’d focus more on the why. For mine, she views the shoots in the warm areas as party school with unserious kids. We all know there are serious schools in warm areas and party schools in cold areas, but getting to the why with her helped us talk about schools like auburn, Florida and a few in ca.

Anonymous wrote:Or did you make them?

Didn't make them do anything. Weather is a tiny factor. She wants a reputable school with a great combination of academics and social, big sports environment, and plenty of internship opportunities. Applying to a bunch of Big 10 schools in the Midwest, mid Atlantic, north. Only a couple of southern warm weather schools but those aren't her top choices.

Anonymous wrote:The pampering of children continues. What happens when they get a job offer in Chicago? I guess staying in the DC area and being unemployed is more desirable.

I’m a full grown adult and would never live in Chicago. I love it in the summer but I have an extreme aversion to cold and would be miserable in Chicago. Climate impacts your mood more than people realize.

Anonymous wrote:I think it's silly. I grew up in Florida and went to school in Chicago. Yes, winter sucks but spring and fall are glorious. I never wanted to go back to Florida weather.

Yes agree but winter is November - April so bulk of the year.

Anonymous wrote:She didn’t wind up there, but my daughter fell in love with 2 schools in MI - one was Northern MI, of all places!

The farthest south she applied was VA. There were reasons.

She ultimately chose a school in MA.

Same. Farthest south was in-state VA. My kid is in Rhode Island.

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Anonymous wrote:Or did you make them?

No, my DD only wants to apply to cold-weather schools! She hates the heat and so many West Coast dorms have non-existent or non-effective AC for 90 degree days which is her absolute nightmare. She wants a cozy Hogwarts-style college experience, not a lazy river.

My kid is the same. There are 1000s of schools -- we can't consider all of them and weather is as good a place to start ruling out as any.

Ha. My kids ruled out the South. They would do Northeast, Midatlantic or California. They are in New England and love it.

No. My kids refused to apply to Southern schools or any really hot places.

I think it's silly. I grew up in Florida and went to school in Chicago. Yes, winter sucks but spring and fall are glorious. I never wanted to go back to Florida weather.

Anonymous wrote:The pampering of children continues. What happens when they get a job offer in Chicago? I guess staying in the DC area and being unemployed is more desirable.

So if they got in say UGA or Emory and also Indiana or BC, you wouldn’t let them choose lol. A job is different than college.

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Anonymous wrote:Or did you make them?

No, my DD only wants to apply to cold-weather schools! She hates the heat and so many West Coast dorms have non-existent or non-effective AC for 90 degree days which is her absolute nightmare. She wants a cozy Hogwarts-style college experience, not a lazy river.

My kid is the same. There are 1000s of schools -- we can't consider all of them and weather is as good a place to start ruling out as any.