<p>I have a lot of favorite schools, but they are all in the northeast...and basically I don't want to die of cold. </p>
<p>So could someone list colleges that are known for harsh weather :)</p>
<p>It's pretty much common sense...Maine, upstate New York, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts are all freezing...the closer to the water, the colder.</p>
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<blockquote> <p>...the closer to the water, the colder.</p> </blockquote>
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<p>Actually, that's not true in New England. The ocean tends to moderate the temps a bit. Seacoast areas are usually milder than areas more inland. It is not uncommon for a winter storm to include periods of rain along the coast and nothing but snow west of Boston. Some of that is ocean temperature effects; some is due to elevation.</p>
<p>Frozen University of Nome in Alaska gets very chilly sometimes. Also Mt. Rainier Community College gets not so warm.</p>
<p>Well, I realize that the schools in the Northeast are going to be a lot colder than the schools in California, but I have heard that Ithaca is very cold (is this true?) but there are schools that are even farther east, but don't get the same "cold" reputation.</p>
<p>Ithaca I have heard is really cold actually. Just go to the weather channel's website and take average temperatures for a certain region during the school months.</p>
<p>Northeastern schools are the coldest. The more south you go, the warmer :)
Southern states are OK, not as cold as northern ones and not as warm as CA, AZ, etc.
There are planty of good schools in VA, DC, TN, NC and similar. I too hate the cold, but try not base your decision on that.</p>
<p>Ithaca has winter but it is not very cold by winter standards, and it gets only a moderate amount of snow. The coldest part of NY state is in the Adirondack mountains to the north (Glens Falls, Saranac Lake, Watertown). The temperature in Ithaca is moderated by Cayuga Lake, a large, deep lake. The snowiest parts of NY and the Northeast are along the shores of the Great Lakes where moisture picked up over the lakes by winds from the north and west is dumped over the colder land. Ithaca is quite far from Lake Ontario, although it gets some "lake-effect snow" from Cayuga Lake.</p>
<p>The coldest parts of the country are in certain areas of Montana, Minnesota, Maine, New York, North Dakota, Colorado, Michigan, and New Hampshire (in that order, excluding Alaska). But temperatures vary within states and are moderated by proximity to lakes and oceans.</p>
<p>Some supposedly warm states such as California and Nevada have recorded the coldest temperatures on particular days.</p>
<p>By the way, winter is beautiful and envigorating in Ithaca and walking up a 45-degree slope in 25-degree weather through 18 inches of snow is good for body and soul. Southern states are nice for a visit but I prefer to live where there are four seasons. I think I'd get really tired of the heat and monotony of the endless summer. My brother moved from New York to Arizona a few years ago but has now moved back to New York with complaints about the climate that seemed so appealing to him at first.</p>
<p>boston! ITs soooo cold there in the winter my big sister went there for college for 3 years and she had this huge close to sub zero jacket for the winter and even in October when i went there one year it was reallly cold(40s/50s not normal all i know!!)</p>
<p>North Dakota can be pretty brutal - UND and NDSU are the 2 large colleges there. No Ivies, but a solid, good education. Phil Jackson (basketball coach) went there.</p>
<p>The farther away you are from the water, the colder it is...Western Washington is much warmer in the winter than Eastern Washington because the Pacific Ocean moderates the weather we recieve.</p>
<p>Washington's weather reminded me exactly of Ireland's weather. Raining all the time, temp always between 45 and 70 no matter what season, but the 4 days a year it was actually sunny, very beautiful.</p>
<p>Don't forget the Midwest. Minnesota, South and North Dakota get REAL cold. Illinois and Wisconsin both get to below zeros several times over hte winter.</p>
<p>As much as I disliked cold weather, I must admit that not having the distraction of good weather and outdoor activities did help me concentrate on school.</p>
<p>Yeah, where I live, it is summer all year around. The lowest temp. last year was in the 60s. I want to experience all 4 seasons when I go to college....but I don't want EXTREME culture shock, although I do like schools in New York and Vermont.</p>
<p>umm ithica gets cold and i know bowdoin does also. If you want to get all 4 seasons full effect without going too extreme i would recommend a school in the midwest like purdue, IU-bloomington, Depauw, OSU, OU-athens, UIUC... something along those lines</p>
<p>North Dakota = really, really cold.</p>
<p>I can't go anywhere on the west coast...i need to get out :)</p>
<p>and I don't really like the middle states...and the south doesn't get the 4 season affect that I am looking for....and i need a place where there is a wide variety of ethnicities.</p>
<p>So that leaves me with the northeast :(...</p>
<p>Plenty of varied ethnicities in the larger Midwestern urban areas.</p>
<p>Oh, Washington is beautiful when it's sunny. Especially the mountains...see, I love the mountains and they're what I'll miss most about where I live (I'm definitely moving away for college...the closest college I'm applying to is Whitman, which is like the exact opposite corner of WA).</p>