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<p>Well, if fantastic weather means that you can consistently go outside in the winter with nothing more than a light jacket, I would think you are limited to Hawaii, parts of the Desert Southwest, the southern parts of Florida and Texas, and California from the Bay Area south. I don’t know of any prestigious colleges in Florida, Hawaii or the Desert Southwest. In the warmer areas of Texas you have UT/Austin and Rice. In California, you have Berkeley and Stanford in the Bay Area, and in SoCal you have UCLA, USC, Pomona, and Harvey Mudd.</p>
<p>Of course, there are dozens of other colleges in these areas that will give you an education just as good as any of these “prestigious colleges”.</p>