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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.
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.
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Umm, okay. Let's see you burn your flesh on your SNOW in MARCH. I think it was 95 yesterday here.
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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. Posts: 5509 | Registered: May 1999
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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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