Winters are harsh and unkind. I spent part of my degree-earning life living in very unfavorable climates. The springs were nice. The education was on par with the best. But, the summers were incredibly hot, humid. Unbearable. The Winters were worse. Hardly a month went by that didn't soar into the 50s "optimistic shorts-wearing" weather only to return to diving dips into freezing regimes.
When it comes to choosing where you spend your time, climate is an important factor.
fallow
[ March 21, 2004, 02:06 AM: Message edited by: fallow ]
Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
Where do you live, fallow?
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
Southern California, why?
Posted by knightswhosayni! (Member # 4096) on :
::sniff::
Poor fallow, having to endure southern california.
Ni!
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
oh no. not enduring.
hardly!
SoCal rocks steady. Many places rock equally as well. Ann Arbor was a cozy warm community, but it was also cold as the proverbial witche's teat, for far too much of the bulk of a beautiful academic year.
fallow
Posted by knightswhosayni! (Member # 4096) on :
Oh, come on. Michigan isn't going to kill anybody. Specially since the thumb doesn't get hardly any snow.
Ni!
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
michigan is a beautiful place. ann arbor, in particular, is a brilliant place to be.
It's one of a pretty large collection of places to find a good education and meet new and interesting folks.
falow
Posted by fallow (Member # 6268) on :
not to mention frigid weather!
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Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
*looks out the window at blowing snow*
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
*looks out the window at the SAND*
I don't want to hear anything from ANYONE else now.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
I think sand and snow are on par with one another.
It's MARCH!
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
Umm, okay. Let's see you burn your flesh on your SNOW in MARCH. I think it was 95 yesterday here.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Why can't there ever be a happy medium!
Posted by aka (Member # 139) on :
Yes, climate has always been my number one criterion for excellence in higher education. Richard Feynman had it right when he moved from Cornell to Cal Tech. My sis went off to Cambridge to law school and she's never been the same since. I think the snow and ice there must have scored her soul.
All those other things matter too, I guess, but pretty much every form of educational excellence is set off to best advantage against a backdrop of warmth and sunshine. Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
ak, I thought Feynman moved from Princeton to Caltech? (maybe Cornell was in between?) My dad knew him in both places . . .
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