Welcome back, future accounting superstars! This week’s topic will be chill--I’m going to talk about winter in Ann Arbor.
I am from the San Francisco Bay Area where winter means we wear jeans instead of shorts. I have never lived through a real winter or even lived somewhere it snows. Surprisingly, I have had a very easy time adjusting to the weather in AA and I want to dispel any fears you might have about living through a real winter.
AA is in Southeast Michigan, which helps it not be quite so cold. The northern part of Michigan, or Upper Penninsula, is much worse. The average temperatures in January, the coldest month of the year in AA, are a high of 31 degrees Fahrenheit (-.4 degrees Celsius) and a low of 18 degrees Fahrenheit (-7.8 degrees celsius). I’ve attached a chart showing what the weather is like all year in AA.
We had great weather for our football games! It only snowed for the last part of the last home game, which was fun. The cheerleaders and football players ended up making snow angels on the field and “Let It Snow” rang through the loudspeakers after the game.
I live in the Munger Graduate Residences, which are about a 7 minute walk to Ross. All the sidewalks around campus are plowed so you have a clear path through the snow. They’re also heavily salted so you don’t slip on ice.
The thing I miss the most about warmer days is the ability to exercise outdoors. While I try to run outside when the temperatures are above 30 degrees, I do end up working out at a gym most days. Luckily, there are several on campus like the new Intramural Sports building and Munger actually has its own mini gym on the top floor, complete with a rooftop track!
Don’t let weather stop you from attending the Ross MAcc program! It really isn’t that bad and the wonderful people, family atmosphere, and classes inside and outside of Ross more than make up for it.
Best of luck as you prepare your applications and GO BLUE!
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