<p>Obviously there are weather differences between the locations of Pomona and Princeton. However, Princeton is not in the middle of the Vermont mountains or in ND or in some of the more extreme weather locales. It has four distinct seasons, it has some snow (but not usually more than 1 or 2 major snowstorms per season), fall is absolutely gorgeous and I think you are overstating the weather issue. Princeton has numerous undergraduates who hail from Southern California (in fact, last year, students from California made up the largest group of admitted students) and most of them have few concerns about the weather.</p>
<p>I’m from Southern California and Princeton’s weather has made me want to transfer to Stanford/UCLA/Community College.</p>
<p>How do you know “most of them have few concerns about the weather”? You don’t even go here, do you? Have you ever lived in SoCal and can compare?</p>
<p>California tends to be the largest represented state at many schools (it’s a big state with lots of people afterall). What the hell is that supposed to prove about the weather?</p>
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<li> I am a Princeton alumna</li>
<li> My daughter is currently a student with one roommate from CA</li>
<li> I lived in Southern California a long time ago for a few months.</li>
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<p>In general, I don’t think that you are representative of most of the students I know from Princeton, who are neither rude nor arrogant.</p>
<p>To the OP: I suggest you pose your questions on the Pomona board. You will get much different responses, including from Pomona students/alums who were also accepted by Princeton. The question is not as cut-and-dried as some on this board would have you believe. Both are great schools, but very different experiences.</p>
<p>I never said I was representative of the Princeton student body, did I?</p>
<p>What months did you live in California for? In general, people from California view Californian weather differently from those outside of California. </p>
<p>So basically it’s your daughter’s roommate’s opinion vs my opinion. And because you think I’m rude and arrogant, my opinion on Princeton weather is invalidated (Greaaat logic. Princeton has taught you well). You drew conclusions that “most” Californians have no concerns about the weather from one person.</p>
<p>In general, I think you’re representative of most moms on this board, who don’t know much but act like they do.</p>
<p>I think randombetch is just that. I was from Northern California in 74 and didn’tmind the weather. My daughter doesn’t mind the weather. Her BF from Socal doesn’t mind the weather. My son from Norcal does mind the weather. Different people feel differently. However few people are so abrasive…</p>
<p>I am from Southern California. The weather just wasn’t that big of a deal to me. I got some coats, I got to see some snow, but I never had to “trudge” through feet and feet of snow. It was really really cold some days (my face would sting when I would go outside) but it’s not like you’re outside much during those months anyway. You just walk to and from class, and all the buildings are heated. I wouldn’t call the weather terrible, and I rarely found it to be a significant disturbance. I can’t say whether or not I’ll get more annoyed with it over my years here but the “weather shock” wasn’t that great. It’s 63 right now and I am sitting outside as I type this.63 used to seem cold to me. I guess I just got used to it?</p>