<p>Yes, we Florida people are wimps when it comes to cold. And I used to live in Chicago and Maine! My D wanted to visit SVA (illustration also) when she was applying, but I talked her out of it, asking her how would she like walking blocks and blocks carrying her stuff in snow, rain, etc. She opted for the school with apts right across the lawn (literally) from the school. Ringling would have been on her radar had she not wanted to get out of Floirda.</p>