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Santa-Cruz
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anyone go and how far from the mts in the tahoe
Jun 30 2008 4:29PM
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PacificRimJob
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Its not too far from the mtns..  bout an hour 1/2 to 2 hours not a bad little JC.
Jul 3 2008 3:01AM
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vzdz
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actually there's a campus in truckee which is like 15 min to N*
Jul 3 2008 11:55AM
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C.J.
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It rated one of the best JC's in the state. fairly good school, most teachers at sierra are also Sac state teachers. So you get the same classes, and same teachers as a state school, for about a 1/10th of the price. Not a bad place at all.

And you could make it to boreal from Sierra in rocklin in just over an hour, other resorts in 15 min more.
Jul 3 2008 12:13PM
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Santa-Cruz
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i was thinkng of going to the truckee/tahoe one and i thnink its the exit before or after boreal on highway 80
Jul 3 2008 1:21PM
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PacificRimJob
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its well after boreal, but its in truckee, which is a super location.
Jul 3 2008 7:00PM
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Santa-Cruz
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yea do u know how much like houseing in truckee is now
Jul 3 2008 7:05PM
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PacificRimJob
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affordable if you can stand bunkin up with a family of mexicanos.
Jul 3 2008 7:36PM
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Santa-Cruz
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mexicans dont like the cold u silly person
Jul 3 2008 7:38PM
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PacificRimJob
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Have you ever been to truckee?

or Kings Beach?

go to the 711 in Kings Beach, or just about anywhere in Truckee, then talk to me.

Immigrnts are everywhere there is work man, and if they can find work in Tahoe, thats where they go. Besides.. I probably know more white people that dont like the cold than Latinos.
Jul 3 2008 8:03PM
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Santa-Cruz
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i know i was joking yea but for like a one bedroom how much would it be
Jul 3 2008 8:09PM
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vzdz
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check reno/tahoe craigslist ya kook
Jul 3 2008 8:53PM
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Santa-Cruz
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ya well im going to be a jr just checking dont need a house im just checking my parents want to know
Jul 3 2008 8:58PM
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Campeador
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I'm attending the Rocklin Sierra campus before going to either Cal Poly or Davis. I'll be going into my second year in the fall.

Its a chill school, the classes are laid back if you get the right professors. I've done the drive to Boreal in 50 minutes. Some homies and I will just leave around 2 during the week and ride from 3 to 9. To get to Northstar or Squaw its about 1:15 or so.

I know the Truckee campus doesn't offer many courses if you're trying to take a full schedule. I'd just recommend you go to the Rocklin campus. You meet people that ride, I've got 5 friends that I carpool with, 1 who has a place in Incline. I'll be living right next to the campus in the fall, you could even hit me up if you're down to ride.
Jul 11 2008 1:01AM
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Santa-Cruz
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wat do u mean like not a full schedual like wats the difference between the rocklin and truckee one in terms of classes
Jul 11 2008 3:57PM
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Campeador
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Rocklin is the main Sierra College campus so thats where most of the classes are offered. The Truckee center is just a small extension that offers a very limited number of classes.

By full schedule I mean taking anywhere from 12-17 units per semester. You could do that at the Truckee center but you'd have to take a good deal of online courses as well.
Jul 12 2008 10:40PM
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C.J.
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From personal experience I do not recommend that. I found their online course I have taken to be useless.  It seems hard to really learn much doing those classes. Their online system is not the best, and in most cases you still need to take all your exams at the library or testing centers. However you could take a full schedule in the fall and summer semesters and take a limited of classes in winter, to average out to a normal school year.
Jul 12 2008 10:53PM
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Campeador
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Very true, take your spring semester at the Truckee center with 2-3 classes that they'll be sure to offer like English. Going there for the fall semester would be pointless.
Jul 12 2008 11:27PM
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Santa-Cruz
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thanks
Jul 12 2008 11:30PM
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mizzike
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There's also a campus in Grass Valley. Probably takes the same exact times to get to tahoe, but it's an all around nicer place to live than roseville. I'm not exactly sure the extent of classes it offers, but i know its better than truckee.
Jul 15 2008 9:30PM
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C.J.
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Good point. I grew up in the GV area and went to school there for 3 semesters before I need any classes in rocklin. They have a pretty good selection there, and more importantly good teachers. Remember
RateMyProfessors.com it can be a life saver.
Jul 16 2008 12:42AM
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C.J.
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^should not have ended that yet.

Depending on where you are in the grass valley area, the mountains are only 45min to an hour away(not pow days) and is a fairly nice place to live.
Jul 16 2008 12:47AM
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PacificRimJob
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Word. I always run into folks from grass up on the chairlifts. Ussually pretty legit folk.
Jul 16 2008 1:01AM
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mizzike
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Yeah i live in Grassy Valley and Boreal/Sugarbowl are 45 mins, northstar alpine and squaw are all a little over an hour away. A lot of my friends go to the GV campus and like it. A lot of the teachers teach at my high school too. Overall really legit and worth checking out
Jul 16 2008 2:04AM
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snowbladesforlife
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Cal Poly SLO? I highly suggest not doing that.
Jul 16 2008 1:13PM
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Campeador
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why? I love going to pismo.
Jul 17 2008 1:17AM
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snowbladesforlife
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Cal Poly kids are the nexus of mediocrity and the percentage that are bros is pretty disgusting. Also I would not be pumped about pismo. It is the closest break to me so I end up there a lot.
Jul 17 2008 1:26PM
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Campeador
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ha when you put it like that... it was just a consideration. by a twist of fate today it looks like I'll end up at the U of Oregon.
Jul 17 2008 6:16PM
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