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University and skiing whistler

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whitechocolate
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can they go hand in hand?
any close uni's you guys may be going to or have heard about that are close enough to great skiing?

Dec 25 2010 7:50PM
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ZavierV
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you wanna go into arts err what?
Dec 25 2010 9:06PM
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whitechocolate
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arts/ sociology/ psych
Dec 25 2010 10:02PM
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KatyPerry.
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i go to uvic and ski whistler on the weekends but it is a bit of a hike to get here. UBC is in the city, as is SFU and there are a ton of other schools in the vancouver/north van area that you could apply to depending on your program. you can also do a lot online now though thompson rivers...
Dec 26 2010 1:58AM
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squibble
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why don't you go to mt washington?
Dec 27 2010 5:54PM
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KatyPerry.
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I do! I learned to ski there, this is the first in 14 seasons that I haven't had a pass haha. we just switched to whistler this year because it is bigger and we have a place here now. wash is amazing though, i miss it
Dec 27 2010 6:59PM
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sack
Posts: 4881 - Karma: 147
yes. it's about 2 hours away. you can hitchhike up/down if you need. you can get a student pass for $400 and the ubc ski club has a lodge with cheap rooms there
Dec 28 2010 2:38AM
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gnarrr
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Go into arts at ubc, sfu or uvic and you'll have tons of time to ski whis.
Dec 29 2010 12:55AM
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ZavierV
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Go into arts anywhere and you'll have time to ski. Hell, here's to saving you some cash; go to VCC or sprott-shaw.
Jan 3 2011 10:55PM
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Download-My-Apps
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if you want to ski whis dont go to Uvic
Jan 4 2011 3:29PM
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grambo
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You'll also have $30-50k of student debt and no way to pay it off other than working crappy retail jobs after :)
Jan 14 2011 3:14AM
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sack
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yeah. not gonna lie, a BA is a great degree to get if you like to ask yourself "career-wise, wtf am I going to do with this"
on the other hand it does make your brain better at knowing stuff, thinking, and writing essays. also if you want to go on jeopardy--bingo.
Jan 14 2011 3:54AM
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Kevski
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Uvic eh? Me too.

And I have a whis pass and head up there on weekends too. If we island folk can make it out there, you can too at any van university. I am technically in arts though, so that might have an impact on my free time haha.
Jan 15 2011 7:09AM
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Maximumsushi
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I go to school and ski Whistler on the regular. And I'm doing a master's in Toronto. Haha, it's a cheap pass if you're a student and open after exams (I finish the winter semester on april 10th). I'll probably have 60 or 70 days at Whistler this year, while living in downtown Toronto.
Jan 15 2011 8:31PM
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jahmin44
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WOW that is impressive.
Jan 17 2011 12:54AM
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