<p>I live in Atlanta, so it's sunny pretty much all year round. I've had many people tell me that "Oh, in Vermont, a lot of new students suffer from depression simply because it's so gray in the winter". </p>
<p>I like rain, i love snow, and i like clouds. I don't like the beach. Do I seem like somebody that would follow the pattern of newbies in the 'arctic climate', or is this simply an exagerated tale?</p>
<p>"I like rain, i love snow, and i like clouds."</p>
<p>You'll be fine. The only other factor is amount of sunlight (which has been shown to give some people the blues). As you know, Midd is pretty far north, so the hours of sunlight in the winter months will be less than you're used to (but not by much). On the other hand, the days are longer than in Atlanta in the summer months--so if you're ever at Midd in June or July, you'll have nice, lazy, long summer days and cool summer nights.</p>
<p>I live even farther north than Midd (by 30 minutes heh...) and I never get/feel depressed because of the weather. Yes, it can be grey or cold or snowy, but there are plenty of beautiful days and the snow is soo much fun. That said, my mom does hate the lack of sunlight in the winter. It isn't Alaska-level bad, but the sun will set around 5 during the shortest days of the year. Just enjoy the nice days and do something inside on the other days.</p>
<p>my brother's lived in socal for 6 years and went to midd. and he LOVES it. He said it wasn't too cold due to global warming. lol</p>
<p>thanks for the responses. I'm on the waitlist for Midd, but if I get in I'm definately going. I hope to see all of y'all in Vermont, but maybe when it's not dark. haha</p>
<p>I know that our health center has a sun lamp for people with Seasonal Affectual Disorder, so there's always that to help. I'm from California and I absolutely love it. I'll say that in January/February I can get a bit sad that it's gray out, but then the next day will be sunny and all the snow will be sparkling, so I can't really complain.</p>