Would you let weather decide where you go?

<p>Does anybody here take the weather to huge considerations when deciding where to go to. I for one do. I would defenitly not be happy if I went somewhere warm with no seasons, even if they're USC or Rice. So weather plays a huge part in my decision.</p>

<p>HECK I WOULD LET WEATHER DECIDE............i do not want to go to SUNY BUFFALO in New York...........it is darn cold there..........i mean i live in ny but buffalo is crazy</p>

<p>I've lived in California my entire life, so I'm very comfortable with the warm, easygoing lifestyle and weather. But if I totally fell in love with some amazing school on the East coast, I hope I wouldn't let weather get in the way of my decision.</p>

<p>this is completely irrelevant, and I don't even think I should bother posting this because it's just dumb, but the word you're looking for is climate, not weather</p>

<p>Anonymous99, it's really not a bad thread...so quit being such a brat about it. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>To answer the question and get back to the reason for this thread, yes I would...but only to a certain extent. I live in Chicago, and decided during my college search that I would not go any futher north than I already am. I hate the cold, despite have lived in the Midwest and the Northeast my entire life, and would not enjoy walking to class everyday in below zero weather.</p>

<p>My first choice is UGA, and while weather didn't make my decision, it definitely had a slight influence on it...I mean, how could I complain about it? ;) However, my 'other' first choice is Miami University - Ohio...so two very big extremes there. Granted, Miami isn't exactly going to be much warmer than here in Chicago...but a few degrees is better than nothing! :p</p>

<p>When I was picking colleges to apply to, weather was absolutely a top 2-3 criteria. I've lived in Massachusetts my entire life and if I never see another winter again it will be too soon. For all you people who don't live in the north, particularly the northeast (although I'm sure the north-midwest isn't too dandy either): Winter is cold. There's no way around it. So unless you enjoy freezing your nuts off for 7 months of the year, don't come here. I ended up applying to 11 schools, only 2 of which were in the north and essentially because I was a legacy at those two schools (Michigan and Cornell.) If Michigan was in North Carolina, would it be my second choice? Yes. But it's in Ann Arbor, so right now it stands at 5. Did I mention that winter was cold?</p>

<p>RodLo, I guess I should be more specific in my posts...I wasn't saying that the thread is bad...I was just saying that my post wasn't going to serve a purpose to the thread...</p>

<p>Yes. I live in Boston and I don't ever want to see snow again.</p>

<p>DD had three criteria for her colleges...strong sciences, orchestra for non-music majors, and a warm weather criteria. We are also from the northeast...and she will not miss the snow and winter much at all. Her comment...she can go to the mountains if she really wants to see snow. She will either be in California or the Carolinas for college next year.</p>

<p>Am I weird, I don't want to live anywhere warm. I'd like to stay in the north midwest even though they have the worst winters in the nation here, after alaska. All of you people in the NE have it good compared to over here.</p>

<p>I would definitely prefer a warmer climate (i live in NJ) so originally I was looking at MD and south, but I'm considering colleges in the NE as long as they're almost a perfect fit for me besides weather. Nothing in Buffalo, Syracuse, etc though, that would be miserable</p>

<p>Well, I live in MT and it was -28 last week......</p>

<p>so yes!</p>

<p>I like how it's cold in "SUNY" Buffalo lol</p>

<p>I always really wanted to get away from Southern heat for a change, so all my top choices were Northeast and Midwest, but it's definitely an adjustment. So here I am in NYC--it's cloudy, the snow that's left is brown and ugly, and it's 29 degrees. My mom called a little while ago from GA where it was in the mid 70's yesterday and sunny. I don't mind winters (in fact I like them), but I'm not used to their lasting this long (i.e. into late February/early March). The sad, sad irony is that I'll have the worst of both climes--the frigid NE winters and the oppressive GA summers.</p>

<p>I think climate is a perfectly acceptable criterion for college applications, but if you're going somewhere vastly different than your own, it's an adjustment to say the least.</p>

<p>hahah, I just realized that if I go to GaTech, I'd get the moderate winters and the moderate summers in NY XD.</p>

<p>I've lived in PA my whole life, and its extremely cold in the winters. I definately let weather play a role, and now Im going to NC State in the fall. I dont see a problem with it. I mean if you have schoool A in the north, and it has the same academics as School B in the south, why not go to the warm south if you like warm weather?</p>

<p>I'm not even applying to schools south of Philadelphia. I'm Scandinavian; my body isn't built for 90-degree heat and 90% humidity*!</p>

<p>*DC between March and November. Enough said. :eek:</p>

<p>There are many excellent colleges to choose from in many different climates. I there is a specific climate you want, I am guessing you can find a school to attend that will meet your needs. I don't think it is silly to make a choice with that being one of your criteria.</p>

<p>It played a small role for me. I've lived in the South my entire life, so my body isn't very acclimated to extreme colds. Give me 100 degree weather with 85% humidity anyday!</p>

<p>Duke, which is my #1 school, just happened to be in a moderate/warm zone, although I'm also looking at some universities in New England...so we'll see how that goes.</p>

<p>I also wanted a cold climate. I applied to six schools, four of which are in noticeably colder areas than where I am now (NJ), one in a similar climate, and one that would be somewhat warmer (and I was only persuaded to apply to that one because the program in my intended major is so perfect). There was a lot of regional/climate bias in my search. I am very much looking forward to spending my next four years in Vermont - some of my friends think I'm crazy, but some of them will be heading up north as well!</p>