What do you think about each university of my choices? (degrees, reputation)
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I am considering to attend universities up north including one in Georgia. I prefer universities in attractive, medium-sized to large cities with non-humid, moderate climate.
Here are my top choices for universities:
Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) University of Georgia (Athens, GA) - Atlanta is only an hour away. University of Maryland-College Park: Being near Washington, D.C. is a huge plus! University of Minnesota-Twin Cities University of Pittsburgh University of Wisconsin-Madison
I have thought about the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University at Raleigh but I am not sure if I would like it there and their climate.
I appreciate any suggestions/complaints/or feedbacks you may have about each university and its location.
I am considering to attend universities up north including one in Georgia. I prefer universities in attractive, medium-sized to large cities with non-humid, moderate climate.
Here are my top choices for universities:
Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) University of Georgia (Athens, GA) - Atlanta is only an hour away. University of Maryland-College Park: Being near Washington, D.C. is a huge plus! University of Minnesota-Twin Cities University of Pittsburgh University of Wisconsin-Madison
I have thought about the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University at Raleigh but I am not sure if I would like it there and their climate.
I appreciate any suggestions/complaints/or feedbacks you may have about each university and its location.
OK, my input about the colleges and places I know about. Your climate requirements negate all these choices. The U of MD is probably the most humid; summers there are awful. Soldiers stationed in DC used to get "combat pay" b/c of the weather. Mary Lincoln was right; it's a swamp and a humid one at that.
Of the rest, U of GA and Ohio State would probably give you the most reasonable winters. Minnesota and Wisconsin have rugged winters, not for the faint of heart. This is especially true of MN. I grew up in Pittsburgh and am a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. Climate is sucky. Winters are cold (but not like MN and WI) and damp. Rain and snow. Fall is beautiful, and spring can be nice. Summers are very humid, cloudy (but less than the rest of the year), uncomfortable. The city of Pittsburgh has lots to do and the university is top notch. What is your intended major?
First of all, Athens is over an hour and a half away from Atlanta, and as a college student you will almost never see Atlanta. If you are living an hour and a half away from Atlanta you would be hard pressed to go there even one time per semester. If you choose University of Georgia you are going to be living in a college town and will have a college town experience. Do not consider Atlanta in your decision with it, because after you get there you'll never see it. That being said, living in a college town is not always a bad thing and can be a lot of fun. Another thing, Minneapolis has one of the harshest winters in the United States
If you want my opinion though, the University of North Carolina is a much stronger university than any of the other colleges on your list. I would start thinking like an adult and think about your actual student career and future opportunities instead of weather.
My suggestion to not to focus on the town or the university, but instead focus on the major. Evaluate the department, the classes, the professors, the reputation, etc. Compare the programs across the various schools.
FWIW, I spent 13 months commuting weekly between Pittsburgh and Minneapolis. The weather was usually nicer in Minneapolis even if it was colder. There were days that did not get above zero but were sunny and comfortable. They do get spells where it is dangerous to go outside. I remember -20 and a windchill of -60.
All of the universities I listed are top notch, according to the U.S. News & World Report. That's why I am not concerned about the academic reputation about each regardless of what my major will be.
I am thinking about majoring in either Business or Pre-Law before going to Law School later.
Weather and location is kinda important to me because I never like living in Louisiana all of my life due to hot, humid weather and very warm winters. Also, I dislike rural areas; however, Chapel Hill and Athens are the exemptions because they are not too far from Raleigh and Atlanta.
I have family living in Indianapolis that I visit frequently. There in IN few years ago, I discovered that I love cold winters with less humid, moderate summers unlike Louisiana. I could wear a short in mid 20's and never get sick. It's just humidity and temperatures occassionally above 95 degrees that I hate the most!
First of all, Athens is over an hour and a half away from Atlanta, and as a college student you will almost never see Atlanta. If you are living an hour and a half away from Atlanta you would be hard pressed to go there even one time per semester. If you choose University of Georgia you are going to be living in a college town and will have a college town experience. Do not consider Atlanta in your decision with it, because after you get there you'll never see it. That being said, living in a college town is not always a bad thing and can be a lot of fun. Another thing, Minneapolis has one of the harshest winters in the United States
If you want my opinion though, the University of North Carolina is a much stronger university than any of the other colleges on your list. I would start thinking like an adult and think about your actual student career and future opportunities instead of weather.
Is education at the University of Georgia really that hard where students couldn't find the time to go to Atlanta often? Does Athens feel very rural?
Do you think I will like the Research Triangle (Chapel Hill, Durham, & Raleigh, NC) better than Athens?
I am considering to attend universities up north including one in Georgia. I prefer universities in attractive, medium-sized to large cities with non-humid, moderate climate.
Here are my top choices for universities:
Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) University of Georgia (Athens, GA) - Atlanta is only an hour away. University of Maryland-College Park: Being near Washington, D.C. is a huge plus! University of Minnesota-Twin Cities University of Pittsburgh University of Wisconsin-Madison
I have thought about the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University at Raleigh but I am not sure if I would like it there and their climate.
I appreciate any suggestions/complaints/or feedbacks you may have about each university and its location.
You don't think you'd like the climate in NC but you're considering schools in the Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, and Wisconsin? What sort of climate do you like?
You don't think you'd like the climate in NC but you're considering schools in the Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, and Wisconsin? What sort of climate do you like?
I prefer colder winters with less humid, moderate summers. Snow doesn't bother me. It's just humid summers exceeding 95 degrees occassionally that I hate the most.
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