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I think it really isn't as much of an issue as it may seem to you in this early stage of the college search. Of course blue skies and soft breezes make most places more appealing, but if a college can't transcend a gray day by means of a good tour, interesting activities, and well-presented, well-maintained facilities, that doesn't say much for it. Your twins sound like nice and intelligent kids--they will probably be able to recognize the qualities that count even if it isn't the nicest day.
I will admit that when my younger child and I visited one prestigious mid-Atlantic LAC several years ago, we were both taken aback by how poorly the secondary paths had been cleared of snow, which had become packed down and very icy. It was a sunny day with very blue skies, but the neglected vestiges of an earlier storm did make a bad impression--if everything else had been positive, though, that wouldn't have mattered so much.
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