<p>and if they do, how have they adjusted?</p>
<p>you have to understand, chicago is about the same temperature as new york, it’s my guess that the reason people complain about the weather so much is because it is really windy here, so on a day when it’s cold already the windchill can make it feel even colder.</p>
<p>and yeah, the windchill is pretty bad, really annoying on days when it is blowing really hard. the walk from north campus to south campus is ~10 minutes so it can be kind of bad on cold days, the secret is to wear a lot of layers.</p>
<p>new york as cold as chicago? hmm, don’t know about that.</p>
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<p>it’s a little warmer, but the ~4 degree difference is not what gives chicago a reputation for being colder, it’s the wind</p>
<p>NYC pretty much gets Chicago weather 2 days later.</p>
<p>The Atlantic Ocean does ameliorate things a little bit - but the big difference is the wind.</p>
<p>City’s themselves are always warmer than the sorrounding areas, due to an effect called a “heat dome”. A more accurate comparison would be between Evanston and White Plains, NY.</p>
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<p>True - but the wind in Chicago is still worse than that in NYC.</p>
<p>It’s definitely true, coming from a Long Islander here. I tell my parents the weather here so they know what to expect within the next day or so, it’s very very similar. I didn’t even find the adjustment from NY to here that difficult, it seriously is the wind that is the only difference. Get a good winter jacket and some gloves or something and you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>i’m a cali kid and it’s not really so much about “hating the cold” as much as getting bored with all the snow and dreary winter. I’m so happy right now about this weather, its pretty warm and then has some fluctuations warmer and colder. and rain! the thunderstorms here are spectacular, i enjoy watching them =)</p>
<p>bored with the weather? isnt cali known for being the same all year round?</p>
<p>Yep, but i suppose its more fun to be bored in sunnyish weather than bored in the snow. But still, i like the weather here, since theres actually seasons =)</p>
<p>bver100-You might be able to appreciate this, I go UC Santa Barbara and am applying to NU for the fall. I love everything about NU, but I have yet to visit in the winter. I just hope I can manage if I get accepted. It would be exciting to witness the changing seasons though.</p>
<p>I live approx 20 miles south of NY and I will say that the weather is NOT the same. It just isn’t close. Evanston is A LOT colder. If weather gets into the single digits in NYC, people completely freak out. We had a span in Evanston of 12 days where the weather never got above 14 degrees at any point in time. Most of the time the weather is comparable. However, Evanston has significantly lower lows during the dead of winter.
Oh yea, and there is that “wind” thing, which makes the cold verge on unbearable.
With all of that said, I still think NU is a great place. The cold doesn’t seem to stop anyone from enjoying all that NU has to offer.</p>
<p>I agree with what CerebralAssassin said. I’m from Hawaii, and I’ve survived two winters here. If I can do it, anyone can.
I think the cold is AWFUL and borderline unbearable at times. I didn’t mind it much freshman year, but hated it this year. That said, don’t let it factor into your decision unless you know for a fact that the cold significantly depresses you. There’s lots to do here, and you can get through it. And the spring is beaaaautiful. :)</p>
<p>Cerebral, no one said the weather SOUTH of NY was comparable. White Plains is NORTH of NYC. 20 Miles south makes a big difference in terms of weather.</p>
<p>Yeah.
About the Chicago wind (of course, it IS the windy city), that would actually be the one thing that I would really dislike about NU. I HATE wind, blowing your hair around and everything… hate. I can deal with plain cold, but not wind. I know this is pretty much the WORST deciding factor when it comes to picking colleges, haha, but whatever. =) </p>
<p>Now that I think about it, I laugh at myself on the first really cold day there at NU.
Heck I’ve never even seen snow before.
I’m used to the scorching Florida weather.
Do you think I could survive??</p>
<p>Wow.
I just used the word dislike.
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I’ve never said dislike before.
All this college talk is making my vocab weirddd haha.</p>
<p>yeah, im definately going to have a lot of adjusting to do when winter rolls around in Chicago, especially after living in the South for such a long time. I hate cold wind also. I’m probably going to wear a bunch of layers of clothes.</p>
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<p>i’m pretty much the exact same way</p>
<p>With regards to my location being south, instead of north, of NYC, it doesn’t really matter. What does matter is if you are in the mountains or in the direct line of Canadian weather fronts. Actual miles north and south are pretty much irrelevant. Take the latitudes of Chicago and Northern California…you may be awful surprised at what you see.
With that said, I maintain that you can’t compare NYC to Chicago. Comparing White Plains to Evanston may be fine, but using NYC and Chicago as equals just isn’t fair. </p>
<p>The coolest thing about the weather getting in the negatives (and the wind chilll getting into the negative teens): Within 5 seconds of walking outside, your nosehairs freeze. It sounds weird, but it is the coolest feeling. Its like there are 100 needle-sized boogers in your nose. IT’S SO GREAT!</p>