If top colleges were reranked with weather as a new factor
Which ones would come out on top
Posted Apr 12, 2018, 8:43 PM UTC
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ASU at no 1??? Bullshit. Its always breaking 100 degrees in October and April. It’s a hot mess.
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100 in April is an exaggeration. It typically doesn't hit 100 until late May, after the Spring semester is over. I'd say that the Spring semester of ASU is the nicest weather in the entire US.
Agree about the Fall semester though. It's definitely hot until the beginning of October.
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Idk man. It was 96+ the other day at U of A. I know Tempe is different but it definitely breaks high temps in April.
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I meant averages. The average high the last week of April is 87. According to weather underground, the highs for the next 10 days ranges from 77 to 91.
The average high doesn't reach 100 until May 31, well after Spring semester ends.
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I live near Stanford. Def great weather no way would any place in AZ beat Santa Barbara, San Diego, Berkeley
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Lmao Berkeley beats LA weather??
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uhhh definitely, i live near LA and it gets super hot here, but berkeley area is usually a bit cooler
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ehh i guess i just prefer 70+ weather.. berkeley is cloudy a lot tho
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to each their own! i hope you go to a school with the perfect weather for you
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easily, LA be 100+ on the tail ends of the school year, berkeley will be 60-80 and sunny all year
im shocked UCSB is that low tho
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What the fuck is wrong with every UCs average SAT and ACT?
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UCs tend to care more about grades, essays, and extracurriculars than test scores.
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They also don't superscore
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Stanford finally beats Harvard, Caltech demolishes MIT
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While Caltech still does have better weather than MIT, Pasadena is hot as shit in the summer. Not really good weather there either.
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I mean it's totally subjective. Some of us (me) actually like cold weather.
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Yeah UW-Seattle would be one of my favs—PNW weather is great imo
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uchicago and NW dead last
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yeah it's disgusting there
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I mean since I'm born and raised California for me top weather must be cold and have snow. Anything above 75 degrees is wayy to hot. Which is why for me, northeastern colleges/ the Rockies should win
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I don't understand why the Claremont schools aren't all tied for the same spot lol
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Lmao yeah
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Tbh as a Canadian, I can't stand the heat and the weather in the US's northeast seems pretty nice
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As a Floridian, I wholeheartedly agree. I get so annoyed when people here tell me "What's that? You're a Floridian who's never seen snow and thinks warm weather is a con?? (pretentious laughter) Wait 'till it's winter, then you'll see. Anyways, I'm off to my South Cali university next to the beach with high heat and humidity, teehee!" and then they get annoyed when I talk about the heat the same way they talk about the cold... And it's not just that, I don't want to sound like I'm on a high horse or anything, but I'm objectively correct that cold is better than warmth, because if you can't deal with the cold you can just add more layers, but with the heat, you can only get so naked before you get self-conscious or break nudity laws.
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You think you want the cold, you do. But once you get to the northeast, cold isn't fun. It's really not. Snowstorms into April, your power can be out for days at a time because of ice storms. Walking anywhere is a 'might break something' risk. Sometimes you get plowed roads, if you live on a major road, but if you do, your car gets plowed in. And if you use public transport, it's canceled (or 3 hours late). Your heating bill is crazy because paying for gas and warm water is wildly expensive. You're always cold, when with infinite layers. It's not even just the weather. Your soul becomes frozen. It's a hellscape.
(All of this is said in jest, except it's mostly true, so if your coming to the northeast, be prepared. Remember, warmth over fashion!)
Sincerely,
Someone on their 19th week of winter :/
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But but muh cozy blankets, coffee, and book, with candles and a window.
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Oh man this is me every winter.
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Again... I can literally say the exact same thing about the heat. The part about the power being out was especially cute, what with the food poisoning everyone got after Irma hit since our fridges weren't working (I was lucky and "only" had to wait 8 days to get my power back). I can also say the same thing about the roads, which get flooded every year, multiple times a year, and while you can walk through snow, walking through a storm surge can kill you if there's a live wire in it, if there's any critters in it (I love living in the only place on Earth where crocodiles and alligators not only coexist, but are common sights), if a sick person bled in it, etc. etc. etc. Our electric bills are insane too, since we have to pay to use the A/C and have a fan in the room we're in always on (so always at least one fan 24/7) and the fridge has to keep making ice that we use excessively. Nothing you do can stop you from always being hot and at least a little bit dizzy (I'm literally wearing just shorts, with a tall glass of water I'm refilling 1-2x an hour, under a fan, next to the air vent [really not looking forward to August]). I get that this was said in jest, but
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really :/
Did you not read the post you replied to
also, tagging u/planvital because it looks like you didn't read my post, either.
Edit: I forgot to mention.. Don't even get me started on the humidity, which is something you guys don't have (40% is low to us). It can easily ruin a perfectly chilly day. Fuck peninsulas.
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I didn't mean to come off as a penis. I was just poking fun at people who glorify Santa Claus weather bc they see cozy pics on instagram/pinterest lol (not you necessarily.)
Also, I live in lower South Carolina, so I know how hot it gets down in the South during the summer, although we don't have the crazy daily humidity like Florida does. Still, I love the heat, especially upper 80s-lower 90s, haha. Probably because I'm skinny af and have no insulation.
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but with the heat, you can only get so naked before you get self-conscious or break nudity laws.
Or you go indoors, which is air conditioned.
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If you're indoors in the cold, it'll be heated. I think it goes without saying that I was speaking specifically about when you go outside.
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Yes. But the effects of heat are basically none when indoors or in a car. The effects of cold, when in conjunction with precipitation are greater. You don't have to shovel heat. You don't have to deal with icy roads or scrape windshields because of hot weather. You're not going to slip and fall because of a hot sidewalk.
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I’m seeing a lot of cal but I’m gonna go with university of Hawaii. Been to both and thought Hawaii was much better.
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RIP Cornell, Northwestern, Dartmouth, UChicago, UMich, Bowdoin, Notre Dame
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+WashU
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Carnegie Mellon :^(
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I can tell you that CMU will tank to last because its almost as if it rains every other day there
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Lol I got rejected ED but it rains a lot in Pittsburgh. Still like the school though.
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Don’t be a cuck
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Damn bro you stalked that dudes post history
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It's just a shameless plug for my home region, but I think Maryland and Virginia schools would beat all the others. We have a nice long summer, a pretty fall, an actual winter that still is manageable, and a beautiful spring. The only drawback is that it snows in early February, goes up to 80 degrees for two weeks before snowing again in early March.
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I think the DC schools would come out on the bottom.
95^o in July and a foot of snow in late march! What more could you want?
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Cali schools
im from California and I woulda ranked Massachusetts, New York, Chicago, Washington State, Michigan, and a few others as the way better locations but that’s just cuz I’m spoiled I guess or im just outta touch
Washington? Maybe. But those others? No. Nothing will ever beat that constantly fresh Santa Barbara weather or comfortably chilly Bay Area weather.
Lol well I’ve lived in the bay 18 years and after awhile it gets a bit repetitive
exactly the same. i wanted to go to a school in the east for the snow lmao. well i failed anyway so huh whatever (doesn't help that all my friends are going east too!!! life is gr8)