I know most of the posters on this board are alums (i.e. old people :tongue, but it seems like a lot of students I've talked to like the idea of taking a trip to NYC for New Years. I know huge cities aren't for everyone, and it does kind of suck that we wouldn't be going someplace warm. But there are a few things to see and do while in the New York...
I've heard the opposite as a lot can't afford it.