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Not if it were the only job offered, but if you had the choice, one might very well pick the smaller town, warmer weather site for those and possibly other reasons, like affordability. Your analogy falls short because presumably the questioner has a choice between the two. Also, you might find weather to be a trivial factor, but when you are living somewhere every day for years, it actually is not, everything else being equal or close to such. Countless studies have shown that weather affects our moods, attitudes and enjoyment of life.</p>
<p>I agree that weather is a huge factor for some people. The weather has a surprisingly big impact on mood, and I never realized this until I went to college… A sunny day is sometimes the best therapy out there!</p>
<p>Not to derail the thread, but I think it is pretty grim to dismiss all undergraduate degrees as being worthless - I am not majoring in Computer Science, planning to open a business, or go into consulting, but I certainly don’t think I’m completely screwed or that my degree is worth nothing. Just trying to stick up for the seniors out there who are looking for jobs (and I’ve actually been pleasantly surprised by the number of jobs that are out there). I know a lot of people who are going straight into 4 more years of random grad school because they have no idea what path they want to go down, and I would much rather be in my position than in theirs. Given the nature of jobs/the economy today, I do think grad school of some sort is inevitable, but it’s also important to be sure you are putting your time and money into something you truly want to do. Just something I’ve learned in the past year…</p>
<p>rep ipsa: What’s amusing to me about your comment is that you don’t seem to realize that people make that exact decision every day. NYC is not the perfect city and there are plenty of people out there who turn their noses up to it without regrets. For instance, myself. My brother and his wife live there happily, and I’m happy for them, but for grad school I narrowed my options down to cities where I knew I’d be more apt to thrive: Atlanta, the triangle, Nashville, D.C., and Austin. My mindfulness about what kind of weather environment allows me to feel most optimistic and productive is not trivial.</p>
<p>This year, ACC basketball hasn’t been that great. Duke and Carolina have been the only excitement. Big Ten, on the other hand, has had Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Purdue, and Ohio State on the ranked teams this year. (Mich wasn’t ranked but they almost upset Ohio State on OSU’s home court.)</p>
<p>I passed up jobs in NY because I don’t like NYers in business on the whole. COL also a factor but not weather.</p>
<p>Duke student from NC here.</p>
<p>Between UM and UNC, I’d choose Carolina. You pay less, you have better weather, and you are pretty much at an academic peer. I really don’t understand why you wouldn’t choose Carolina. </p>
<p>Also, you can also take classes at NCSU and Duke if you go to UNC (Duke/NCSU students can take classes at UNC as well). Thus, you have 3 universities with strengths in different areas that you can potentially take some classes at. What’s not to love? Not to mention the sports rivalry.</p>
<p>Go to UNC.</p>