<p>Look at Davidson as well as William & Mary.</p>
<p>You’ve included several schools where the weather is not really warm, in fact, it’s downright frigid (Dartmouth=Brrrrr). So I’m throwing in one more school to consider because it’s very interested in international students and it’s a great LAC. Macalester in St. Paul, MN. Just give it a look. They give quite a bit of aid I understand.</p>
<p>My son came very close to attending Macalester. It’s in a wonderful neighborhood in a great city. The weather may not be warm but it’s got a very friendly atmosphere and the students seem to really love it there. They have a BIG international student enrollment.</p>
<p>Yes, I do realize that D’mouth is very cold; in fact even if I get in, I <em>might</em> not go, but I’ve already applied there because:
- I like the D plan
- It was the first school I fell in love with(this was before I knew it was so cold and by then the damage was already done- I’m Int’l see)
3)My mother’s quite in favour of it too.</p>
<p>Bopambo, thank you for your suggestion! I did look into Mac; in fact I even interviewed with the Director of admissions. But Minn and I just don’t go together and while the school is awesome, I just don’t feel like spending my whole year in a cold place. I made an exception for D’mouth, but as you’ll see I haven’t taken any other schools so high in the north. Dartmouth just holds a special place in my heart. :)</p>
<p>Swish14- Thank you for suggesting those two! I’ll be sure to look into them.</p>
<p>Ok perfectpixie, you started this thread by asking about warm climates, but your list contains many campuses where it gets darn cold: U Chicago, Amherst, Williams, Smith, Wellesley and Wesleyan. These places may not be as far north as Minnesota, but they have REAL winters.</p>
<p>I just checked weather.com and the temperature in Swarthmore, PA is 36 degrees Fahrenheit (32 is freezing), but it feels like 25 degrees because of the wind chill. Tonight it’ll drop to 22. Pomona, CA is 65 degrees and sunny. If warm is an important criteria then apply ED2 to Pomona!</p>
<p>Just be aware that your list is very heavy with schools that have blizzards in the winter.</p>
<p>Yes bopambo, I do realize that my list contains schools where it gets pretty cold. I started thinking about the weather factor late into college search and that is why I created this thread. To get more names of schools that are in less cold places.
My relatives in the states are in the east, so I had kept that in mind as well. However, I realized that weather is pretty important to me too. As I said, many of the schools on my list are ones I am only looking at currently. I might not apply to Williams and Wesleyan.
Smith is my safety college and I must have atleast one safety as there’s nothing certain for internationals. It has a lot of International aid, good resources, the adcoms I spoke to liked me…unless you can suggest a school in a warmer climate that might be a safety for me?
I am becoming more and more sure of doing exactly this! 
Thank you for offering your opinion!</p>
<p>Winters at Wesleyan are no big deal. Ski country (cough, Williams) is a day trip away.</p>
<p>D is at Williams and doesn’t like cold weather. But, she is ready for new clothes, new experiences and winter sports.</p>
<p>Philadelphia gets some snow but has relatively mild winters compared to many of the schools on your list. Plus it is a a city with lots of things to do. Great colleges here include U Penn, Drexel, Swarthmore, Haverford and Bryn Mawr. I live in Philly so may be biased, but if I were you I’d check it out. We are having an early cold snap here right now so I wouldn’t judge based on current weather reports.</p>
<p>What about Tulane, U Miami?</p>
<p>perfectpixie, I was just afraid that being an international student meant that you weren’t aware of the US weather patterns. I’m relieved to hear differently. How one feels about the weather is relative, if you’re from Philadelphia it may seem mild compared to Michigan. If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, Philadelphia seems awfully cold. If you live in LA, San Francisco seems really cold. </p>
<p>rocknroll52, is right in pointing out that Philadelphia is a great city, and a city where you can get around without a car. Pomona is a smaller town but very pleasant, and there is lots of stuff to do on campus. There is also the California culture which I believe is more informal than either midwest or east. And how about the other colleges in the Claremont consortium, Pitzer and Scripps, they allow you to take classes at the other 4 colleges in the consortium, including Pomona.</p>
<p>Have you looked into Occidental College? It’s very well regarded, but not as selective as most on you list. It’s right in Los Angeles so you get more urban amenities, plus the beach. </p>
<p>I don’t want to dissuade you from Whitman because it’s truly a wonderful school, the weather in eastern Washington is different than in the eastern and midwestern states. It gets cold and snows, but often the sun will shine a good part of the day. Seeing the sun is a real lifesaver as far as I’m concerned.</p>
<p>Good luck to you.</p>