<p>do you think weather should be an important factor in your college decision?</p>
<p>ie: if you grew up in the south and weren't used to cold winters, and wanted to go up north to somewhere like NY or something..</p>
<p>do you think you'd be able to adjust easily?</p>
<p>Weather wasn’t a big factor for me. I live in a four seasons area. I have schools that are very cold and schools that are quite warm. However, given my major factors in selecting a school (urban, great financial aid, academically challenging), by options were so few that I didn’t really bother considering the weather.</p>
<p>Heck no.</p>
<p>You should only go to a school that fits you well, and most likely weather is not a factor in academic programs, prestige, or evident in characteristics of the student body.</p>
<p>It depends upon the individual. Some students never get used to the cold, while others think it’s no big deal.</p>
<p>Both of my sons – Arizona natives who had never seen snow before going off to college – happened to choose schools in New England. They certainly were very happy to come home to 75-degree weather at Christmas, but the cold weather did not diminish their enjoyment of the schools they chose.</p>
<p>I’ve lived in New England for 17 years and I’m still not used to some of the more brutal winter weather. I’m tempted to say to those not considering a school because of its weather, in the nicest way possible- suck it up. 
Weather is not nearly as important as educational value.</p>
<p>If two colleges are about the same otherwise, then I think weather would be a perfectly fine way to select a college. Also, people who get seasonal depression probably shouldn’t go to a school up north, in my opinion.</p>
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…and weather can easily be a factor in determining fit.</p>
<p>Why should weather be any less important than deciding between rural/urban, public/private, or LAC/university? Students are only successful if they are happy, and weather can play an important role in happiness. </p>
<p>For people craving warm/sunny weather, for example, there are plenty of great options for all sorts of people – Stanford, Davidson, Georgia Tech, UVA, Caltech, Rhodes, etc. It’s decidedly foolish to “suck it up” when there are plenty of good colleges in all areas of the country.</p>
<p>it definitely is important to me. although i’ve lived in mn for most of my life now, i still have a hard time during the winter (due to my small build). i won’t dismiss a school entirely based on bad weather, but it is important. the sun makes me happy, which helps me concentrate and do better academically.</p>