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<p>Oh, I don’t know–those seem pretty mild compared to, say, Siberian Federal University.</p>
<p>But seriously, folks–I grew up on the East Coast, and winters are long and can be plenty brutal there. Kids going to school there from warmer climes need to be forewarned and prepared.</p>
<p>I think Stanford and Princeton are both beauty contest winners, in entirely different ways. Many love the spaciousness, surrounding hills and proximity to the Bay at Stanford; others prefer the more cloistered, Gothic feel at Princeton.</p>