Claremont Mckenna College vs UT Austin vs UW Madison

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<p>Hi. Im a senior and just got accepted to all three. heres what im thinking</p>

<li><p>money is not an issue, we make plenty, but i dont want to spend the extra 15k per year at claremont (as opposed to austin and madison) if its not really worth it… but really, its not that big of a deal</p></li>
<li><p>sports are a pretty big deal to me… madison and austin have a leg up, but claremont does actually have some good rivalries and lots of competitive intramural stuff</p></li>
<li><p>social life… i dont want to go to college just to party and drink but having an active social life/good dorm life and whatnot is important</p></li>
<li><p>weather. id prefer colder weather to warmer weather usually, but id take warmer weather over too cold weather, but colder weather over too warm weather… basically im worried that UT will be too hot and UW too cold… but i think claremont, weather wise is just right</p></li>
<li><p>academics</p></li>
<li><p>prestige</p></li>
<li><p>i know there are huge difference between austin/madison and Claremont. But, the thing is that Claremont isnt the typical LAC. Its part of a consortium, so not only do i get to take classes at claremont but i get to take them at harvey mudd, pomona, pitzer and scripps. So i get the class offerings/student pop of a mid-large uni, but the class size of a smaller LAC. also, claremont was voted by Princeton review in like, the top 20 for quality of life, food, dorms, happiest students etc.</p></li>
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<p>interested in majoring in a humanities related direction - history, english, journalism, politcs, international relations… i really dont know, but strong humanities</p>

<p>thanks for any help and any opinions</p>

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4. weather. id prefer colder weather to warmer weather usually, but id take warmer weather over too cold weather, but colder weather over too warm weather... basically im worried that UT will be too hot and UW too cold... but i think claremont, weather wise is just right

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<p>LMAO @ liking colder weather to warmer weather. Are you crazy?</p>

<p>Anyways, here are a comparison of AVG Highs throughout the school year for Madison and Austin. I think this shows clear cut who has the advantage, weather wise.</p>

<p>Madison
Aug - 82 (half month)
Sep - 74
Oct - 62
Nov - 46
Dec - 32
Jan - 27
Feb - 33
Mar - 45
Apr - 58
May - 70 (half month)</p>

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Austin
Aug - 96(half month)
Sep - 90
Oct - 81
Nov - 78
Dec - 62
Jan - 60
Feb - 65
Mar - 73
Apr - 79
May - 85 (half month)</p>

<p>BTW, Claremont has excellent weather. The winters are a bit milder than even Austin. Also, in August it is 7 degrees cooler than in Austin and May is 8 degrees cooler. The other months appear very similiar (temperature wise).</p>

<p>Also, there are plenty of things to do in Austin even when it's hot. There are lakes all around the city (similiar to Madison) and places to go like Barton Springs which is a spring fed swimming pool that is the same cool temperature throughout the year.</p>

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  1. money is not an issue, we make plenty, but i dont want to spend the extra 15k per year at claremont (as opposed to austin and madison) if its not really worth it... but really, its not that big of a deal

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<p>LoL @ this. You make it sound like you are the one that earned the money. </p>

<p>Regardless, one doesn't get rich by throwing money at bad investments. Although, I'm sure if you really like Claremont that much more then you could do that, but from an investment standpoint I don't know how u will justify it.</p>

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2. sports are a pretty big deal to me... madison and austin have a leg up, but claremont does actually have some good rivalries and lots of competitive intramural stuff

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<p>Intramurals maybe, but you are kidding yourself if you are even going to mention its sports teams/rivalries with the other two. My guess is that the atmosphere at Wisconsin football game is a bit better than at UT. While UT does have a 90k seat stadium, it is open at the ends which allows much of the sound out, plus their are a lot of old blue hairs (rich alumni) that don't get overly drunk/pumped. Even so, UT football games still have a good atmosphere (and the weather would be better for them). Also, the atmosphere at OU/TX (in Dallas), @ A&M, and @ Texas Tech (for a night game) are all pretty incredible if you decide to go on the road to see a game.</p>

<p>I'm not sure about basketball games, but I'm sure both schools have great atmosphere for that (and obviously both a great in both sports...UT on avg is a bit better in football, Wisconsin/UT about even in basketball).</p>