<p>I was born 80 miles from the equator, and as of the last two days, I hate Texas. I hate hate hate fall and winter.
Unfortunately, all the schools I want to apply to next year are in the North/Northeast.
I didn't really care about it that much because I figured it was the school itself that mattered, then I started thinking about how much time I'd get to spend outside of class and what to do with it...
Is it a big deal to anyone else? Or do you hate the weather you have and want to go somewhere where there's something different?</p>
<p>It’s a HUGE deal to me. I would never, ever go to college in Arizona, Nevada, etc. In fact, I’m pretty much sticking solely with colleges in the NE, with a few exceptions. I can’t stand hot weather.</p>
<p>Yes, it is absolutely critical. I need my fall and winter and I don’t like heat+humidity.</p>
<p>@puggly: The desert southwest isn’t bad compared to the southeast. It gets scorching during the day, but because humidity is low the heat burns off overnight and late nights / early mornings are nice. The heat index is lower too.</p>
<p>What i think if funny is the weather in the NE is worse in the summer than in florida! Its so hot and humid here i don’t think it can get much worse anywhere else. And I know cause I went to florida and arizona before. But its nice to be where it isnt hot all the time. I like it here, but there are too many people.</p>
<p>Ugh, yes. I hate cold weather and somewhat have seasonal depression (not actual depression, but just generally unhappier in the cold/dark). Unfortunately, schools that suit me the best are small, cold, NE, liberal arts schools. I’ll probably end up there anyway, despite my hatred of cold. So yeah, I’m with you. I think the only warm schools I’m applying to are Rice and Pomona. But at least I’ve ruled out Maine.</p>
<p>Nope, not a deal breaker. I’ll live in pretty much any survivable climate.</p>
<p>I would be willing to go to a college on the Moon as soon as a colony is established there. :D</p>
<p>I love the heat, love it and love it. I can live just about anywhere that’s habitable though.</p>
<p>What about places where natural disasters(tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, etc) occur? Would you still want to live there?</p>
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<p>For me, no. However, I do have a slight preference for NE.</p>
<p>Climate could be a deal breaker assuming the decision is between two similar schools. If you live in a blizzard half your life, then being in some place hot and humid with about 5 seconds to aclimate yourself is not going to be a pleasent experience. For instance, I live in Colorado, where there is a lot of everything in terms of weather (droughts, snowstorms, and about every other climate imaginable). Going to a school in california where snow is a rare occasion would be a huge change. Not one that would deter me from liking a school there, but enough to impact a decision if the schools were the same.</p>
<p>That said, I’m not going to go out of my way to pick a school in my sort of climate. Sure I like where I live, but I’m not going to go out of my way to stay in state.</p>
<p>Yes, weather is definitely a factor for me.</p>
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<p>You’ve obviously never been to southeast Texas. The average humidity is around 97% throughout the entire summer (late May through late September), and the temperature range is typically 80-98 (and this is before heat index, which can soar above 100 almost every day in July and August).</p>
<p>That being said, weather is a huge factor for me. I’ve gotta get out of Houston, this heat and humidity kills me. Some of my schools are in the NE, but I have little experience with the cold. I don’t know how a southern boy will handle a New England winter. So several of my top picks are in the south, but far enough north so that the temperatures aren’t as bad as they are here.</p>
<p>I need to escape the 6 month season of rain. </p>
<p>Need. To. O.O</p>
<p>I can’t go south. It’s too frickin hot. And snow is great. And cold is great (for half the year).</p>
<p>I’m up closer to Dallas, but I’ve spent some summers in Houston.
I guess I’ve been trained to put up with the humidity and rehearsing outside and everything.
Like someone who’s been in Texas too long, I wore a pea coat while I was in DC in May haha…</p>
<p>It’s not always too hot in the south. The problem with Texas is it’s sunny and warm one day, snowing the next.</p>
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Not all natural disasters are the same, and it is possible to prepare for many of them. Good construction practices can reduce and almost eliminate the danger of earthquakes, hurricanes, and tornadoes. Power outages still represent an inconvenience, but an emergency power strategy can at least prevent any serious harm.</p>
<p>Volcanoes are the nastiest. To my knowledge, there isn’t really a good solution for ashfall.</p>
<p>^Maybe I’m wrong, but I think that statement was supposed to be a joke. I mean, each region has its own set of natural disasters.</p>
<p>I’ve grown up in SoCal for my whole life. I’d die if I had to go to the Northeast for college. Weather/climate is my 2nd most important factor in choosing a college.</p>