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College and Skiing!! HELP!!!

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r_witt
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im looking at colleges now cuz i might be graduating this year
im only a junior now, but ive gotten some scholarship offers so i might leave for college early
anybody know of some good colleges, mostly engineering or medical, that are near nice mountains?
Dec 2 2003 7:12PM
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strode
Posts: 7549 - Karma: 14
Colorado State has an awesome vet school but you're still 2-2.5 hrs from the mountains unless u go BC at cameron pass





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Dec 2 2003 7:15PM
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jtski
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University of Vermont has a well known engineering school



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Dec 2 2003 7:17PM
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Dec 2 2003 8:21PM
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dspin7x
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u of u has a really good medicine program, plus you are half an hour from like 6 resorts

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Dec 2 2003 8:40PM
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Leftsidecrew1
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what, western state college of colorado, one of the best bio departments in the state, plus crested butte, backcountry, rails, you name it we got it. Check it out you'll never leave! until next time!
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Dec 2 2003 8:45PM
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skiersvn
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CU, University of Colorado at Boulder, has a huge engineering dept. nearest resort is 30-45min. and all the big places Breck keystone etc are two hours away.
Dec 2 2003 9:13PM
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bigsky_gurl
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MOntana state is one of the best engineering schools in the nation. It also has really great skiing, that is 20 min away. You should deffinatly check it out. MSU is located in bozeman, it has bridger bowl and bigsky near by.
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Dec 2 2003 9:29PM
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offtrail
Posts: 3009 - Karma: 116
University of Utah. it is chill and you have the best choises for types of riding. there med school is good, and the enginering program is good too. Plus if you want you can party, but it isn't so distracting that you will never go to class. you might not go cause of skiing, but is chill.


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Dec 2 2003 9:43PM
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estaked
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u of oregon we have hot girls 3 hrs to good mtns a lot of weed, and yeah a lot of rain but whatever MAN

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Dec 3 2003 12:12AM
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jex
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I'm at UNR and it's ok 30- to 45 mins from resorts. med school here is nothing great but the engineering is ok. Go for the U of U. awsome med school and I don't know about engineering. but it is 15-30 mins from some of the best skiing in North America.


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Dec 3 2003 12:42AM
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kayaker35
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Check out UAA (University of Alaska Anchorage) in Anchorage, Alaska. Best skiing on earth. Hundreds of 1st descents. 2 ski resorts right in town and one of the best ski resorts in the USA only 20 minutes away. Cool city & great school.

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Dec 3 2003 12:52AM
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HotCarl
Posts: 314 - Karma: 6
i'm at the UW, taking clsses 2 days a week winter quarter... ha.
Dec 3 2003 12:58AM
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real9999
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University of Colorado at Boulder and University of Washington are the ones that usually come to mind. Also USC is something like 2-3 hours from Big Bear/Snow Summit. One or two of the Ivy League schools are also relatively close to ski areas.
Dec 3 2003 12:59AM
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Jib_This
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I used to think skiing and college mixed well together. They don't, and learning the hard way SUCKS. Don't do it. Just go skiing. College is a waste.



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Dec 3 2003 2:38AM
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Trouble
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university of memphis... let me tell you.. i know from experience... mountains are only a few days away and everyone is ghetto and u dont even have to worry about getting ur skis stolen
Dec 3 2003 2:50AM
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Moses
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I applied to UVM, Saint Mike's, and Lyndon State. Did anyone else apply to these beasts or are currently going there.
Dec 3 2003 10:31AM
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real9999
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Better option... See if you can defer admission for a year after being accepted. Then do a full season of all out bumming without having any of the college BS getting in the way.
Dec 3 2003 10:43AM
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wntrwill
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I applied to UVM, CU, and some other good school things, but I ended up going to CU. Engineering here is great, one of the top programs in the nation and eldora is real close with an ill pipe, then we got breck, vail, keystone and whatnot all under 1.5 hrs away. and a ridiculous number of hot girls.
Dec 3 2003 11:47AM
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wntrwill
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shit i forgot the outrageous number of sunny days here as well.
Dec 3 2003 11:48AM
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switchskier88
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lets see i did uvm, unh, plymouth stae, and northeastern, i like where plymouth is the best, 25 minutes from my ski house and right near waterville, cannon, tenney, and loon
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Dec 3 2003 12:11PM
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offtrail
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plus if you go to the U of U you are 6hrs from Vegas, most good CO resorts, Jackson, and there is way tight camping all over. good biking right behind campus. there is no trafic. and tuition is way cheap compared to CU boulder.


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Dec 3 2003 12:38PM
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JAN02000
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Well, right around me there are some really smooth engineering programs at Cal Tech and Harvey Mudd College. You're not going to do any better than that for engineering. That leaves you within a close drive to Big Bear, which is okay, and striking distance of Mammoth on weekends. So I don't think anyone would complain about the skiing, even if it isn't as nice as Utah or Montana.
Dec 3 2003 1:03PM
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tori
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Yep, Jib_This knows where its at. College and skiing don't work. Esp. if you want to do med, or eng?!
Hehe, I decided to give up college for skiing (for now)! If you want to take either of them even remotely seriously - you can't have both.





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Dec 3 2003 1:41PM
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TimmyP
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take a year off to ski bum, then go to college
still waiting for snow
Dec 3 2003 1:43PM
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Ban11
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University of Utah has a killer med program, and you are a 20-30 min drive from Park City, Alta, Snowbird, Brighton, The Canyons
Dec 3 2003 2:29PM
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rider6
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I just started Montana State University in Bozeman and it's fuckin sweet. Jackson Hole is like 3 hours on dry roads. Big sky is like 45 minutes to an hour and Bridger Bowl is all of 20 minutes. Plus it's one of the best architecure and graphic design schools and nursing schools in the nation. Fuck yeah!!! fuck the griz, go cats!!!!!!!!
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Dec 3 2003 2:30PM
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*cowboy*
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haha yeah by buddy got accepted there ^.. he's actually going there tomorrow (we live in PA). Anyways, i figure if i get a good education and a good job NOW, i will have the money to go on ski vacations later.. I'm going to PSU for Engineering next year and it's just more important than skiing is when i really sit down and think about it.


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Dec 3 2003 3:58PM
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r_witt
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thanks a bunch guys
im thinking bout bummin a year
that way i can get some quality relaxin time before school starts, plus ill have some time to pick what i really want to do
fine, but if i die, im totally gonna kick your ass - me after being dared to jump off my friends house into his pool
Dec 4 2003 9:10PM
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dooner
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dont go to UAA, it sucks. trust me
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Dec 4 2003 9:19PM
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Crystal-needs-a-park
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just slit your throat, then you wont have to decide
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Dec 4 2003 9:21PM
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offtrail
Posts: 3009 - Karma: 116
dude just go to school right after HS. just get it out of the way. personaly I thought of not going right out, but i never would have gone back, but now I am almost done and will have a degree.


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Dec 4 2003 11:21PM
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SammyBK
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I goin to USC they give good cash if you are poor or good student. $300 buys you unlimited lodging in mammoth with the ski/snowboard club. And $400 buys you unlimited skiing at mammoth. Good deals, hot chicks, and a big mtn. And warm all year round in LA (I wore sandles and tshirt today)

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Dec 4 2003 11:36PM
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Typical
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im at Penn State, which has an insane wngineering department, and nearly 98% job placement, but real shitty skiing!!!
Jan 22 2004 10:18PM
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huckster989
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pretty much anything in Washington state is cool and a lot cheaper than CU boulder which would be the #1 pick one its a mad party school and rwo its like 45 minutes away from something like 5 ski resorts. but Western washington university is pretty pimp
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Jan 22 2004 10:31PM
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P-JO
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Medical school + school = suicide. I really don't think its possible to do both on a normal basis. Maybe you'll get to ski every once and while. I want to go to med school but I don't plan on skiing except for like christmas break.




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Jan 22 2004 10:37PM
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Switchin_Dirty
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U of U! Good everything!
Jan 22 2004 10:50PM
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Logchucker
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Depends does dskiing or education take priority
Jan 22 2004 11:43PM
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U of washington they are 2 hours from stevens and about 2.5 to baker

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Jan 23 2004 1:20AM
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snafu
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fuck school. just ski
Jan 23 2004 1:23AM
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smells_like_tuna
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Well, if you're looking at California, University of California at Davis is your best bet. It's right next door to Sacramento, so there's plenty to do, plus Tahoe is only 1.5 hrs away. And the coldest it gets in Davis in the winter is 40 degrees (read: no snow). Davis is known for its wine making, vetrinary, and aggricultural departments.

Also, most Southern California schools (such as UCLA, UCSD, SDSU, UCSB, USC) have ski teams that commute to Mammoth almost every weekend. I go to UCSB and go to Mammoth all the time, and it's great.


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Jan 23 2004 2:28AM
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destroy
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whoever just mentioned UW and didnt say anything about Crystal Mtn being nearby, im ashamed. Crystal rocks stevens so hard its ridiculous. UW has a hella good engineering and medical schools. but then you have to wear purple all the time, and you dont want to do that now do you? mabye Crimson and grey (WSU) would be better? yes, i thought so.

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Jan 23 2004 2:40AM
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Crystalrossi
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well I've gotten accepted to Santa Clara do I have any chance of doing some skiing anywhere near there? I might have to apply to U of U after hearing all this.
Jan 23 2004 2:42AM
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link80
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University of Nevada at Reno is the place to go...tahoe is right next door.
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Jan 23 2004 2:50AM
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SVHucker
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santa clara is at least 3+ hours from any skiing. good school though if you can handle that distance. and yes it did snow in davis once 2 years ago
Jan 23 2004 4:15AM
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offtrail
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don't go to nevada at reno. reno is a dirtty ass place. plus when you are 21 you will spend aal your money in casinos.

University of Utah is the best bet if you care more about skiing than anything else. you can still party and there are more options in types of skiing.

all the resorts have college passes. it is only 22 miles to the bird and 35 or so to PC from campus. pc is all highway driving too. and who ever said boulder is 45 minutes to 5 resorts. what resorts are that? and is that time at 4 in the morning?
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Jan 23 2004 12:24PM
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ECkevin
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I'm going to Plymouth University in NH. One of the best ski colleges in New England.
Jan 23 2004 12:33PM
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LINEskier03
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first of all, whoever takes 2 hours to get to key from Boulder is a fucking pussy when driving on I-70, or doesn't know that you can take hwy 6 up to the Golden exit. It takes me 2 hours to get to key from CSU and thats in Ft. Collins. Second, I highly doubt that Wasted State has one of the best bio departments in the state. You need to come to CO because it's off the fucking chains


CO is where its at bitches
Jan 23 2004 12:34PM
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LINEskier03
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get rid of that fuckin icon ECkevin, I had it first biotch


CO is where its at bitches
Jan 23 2004 12:35PM
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BallinBU
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utah shoudln't even be considered a part of the us. the people there are all totally sketchy mormons. the best place to go is cu. the scene here is much better than you could ever imagine, especially compared to u of u or anyplace in montana. not to diss, but seriously, think about it.
Jan 23 2004 12:35PM
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