Climate Control

Today was 80 degrees and sunny. Everyone traded in their black wool peacoats (part of the law school winter uniform) for polo shirts, khakis and skirts (the law school spring uniform). It felt like I was right back to UCLA, sitting outside eating lunch and people watching.

While I enjoyed basking in the warm sun today, I remembered why I am glad that I didn't go to school in Southern California, where the weather is like this all year around. It was so hard to motivate myself to go back into the law school building and do work when it was so nice outside. I can see why I didn't spend any time in the library at UCLA (not that as a poli sci major you really need to).

I am convinced that really good weather is not conducive towards the law school lifestyle, at least for me. Being in the library or in your apartment all day reading and writing is already hard enough; it's even worse when it's gorgeous outside. Conversely really bad weather all the time isn't good for my productivity either because it sucks the life out of me. I knew this and thus didn't apply to any schools north of SF or DC. In the end I'm really glad where I ended up because DC, with it's moderate seasons, suits my weather-to-work needs just right.

The odd moral of this story is that when figuring out where you want to go to school, consider the weather and environment. It really makes a difference.