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Best college in vermont to go to?!

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thebabywilliam
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yo ns, just thought id get some input on first hand experiance skiiers that go to college in vermont....whats your thoughts???
Jan 26 2011 11:17AM
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Style+eeze
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I'm still a HS Senior, but I applied to Middlebury and UVM. I don't know a whole bunch about them, but they're quite different.

People on here know a lot about those schools, though.
Jan 26 2011 11:19AM
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BMskier
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castleton
Jan 26 2011 11:22AM
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CBROOKS
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UVM. Nice campus, close to skiing, good school, good parties.
Jan 26 2011 11:23AM
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no_steeze
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middlebury is the best school but UVM is probably the most fun

depends how academically oriented you are. if you just wanna ski, party, and be in a really sweet town then UVM is a good match but if you want a very small school in a good academic environment with lots of smart kids then midd is better.

personally i would go to midd over uvm in a heartbeat, but so far i've only gotten into uvm and not middlebury, so we'll see
Jan 26 2011 11:26AM
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thebeesknees
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holy dude man this.
Jan 26 2011 1:29PM
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theline
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just got into UVM a couple of days ago. still not sure if i'll go, but it's a good school.

middlebury's great academically, but is in the middle of fucking nowhere, so..... yeah.
Jan 26 2011 1:33PM
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tyberesk
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Depends what you're going to be going to school for...if it is anything in the environment, UVM's RSENR has one of the best environmental science programs.
Jan 26 2011 1:40PM
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49566738265
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I would think that he's looking for advice from people who attend one of the colleges, not other high schoolers.  Not being an asshole, but perception and hearsay is much different than personal experience.
Jan 26 2011 1:41PM
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Slinger1x1
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middlebury and one of the best and most beautiful schools in the entire country.

UVM is really chill and burlington is nice...
Jan 26 2011 1:46PM
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intifada
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well i gotta say as a person who has spent a good amount of time at both schools, his perception is pretty much correct.
Jan 26 2011 1:49PM
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thebabywilliam
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yeah thats true, but any input is nice!

Jan 30 2011 8:09PM
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thebabywilliam
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I am looking to go to school for resort management or business management and unfortunatly my grades are not the best....i saw this cool program with greenmountian college where you live and killington which seems sickkkk
Jan 30 2011 8:16PM
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.jersey
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yeah dude green mountain college has a big program on that. I applied and got in to that so i know a little about it. I'll actually be going to Champlain College in burlington next year though. Champlain has a resort or restauraunt management thing and so does Johnson State college i believe. Im pretty sure TWA and Skierx went to green mountain so im sure you could talk to them about it.
Jan 30 2011 8:22PM
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thebabywilliam
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yeah dude ive been looking at colleges in vermont that have resort management such as lyndon state college, Johnson State College, College of St. Joseph, Champlain College, and Green Mountain College
Jan 30 2011 9:40PM
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.jersey
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Green mountain and johnson are more resort operations aimed i believe while Champlain is more of a restaurant and hospitality major.
Jan 30 2011 9:45PM
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evan25
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I go to Champlain it's pretty good shit, i take full credits and easily ski 3 or 4 days a week. I know some kids in the resort management program and they all like it and mad chicks are in that major. I'm a business major hit me up with a PM if you have any questions.
Jan 30 2011 9:46PM
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VasilevSKI
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UVM was a good time.
Jan 30 2011 9:54PM
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infedel_one
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Im a sophomore at UVM and i grew up in vermont. UVM's pretty chill and burlington night life is pretty sick. Def. gets better when you move offcampus, but redstone dorms are all pretty nice. I'm in recreation management which is similar to resort management but geared more towards guiding but also resort jobs. My courses are all on Tuesday Thursday so on a good week I can ski 5 days. I'm also taking a 3 credit backcountry avy course over spring break through UVM thats in Sun Valley, Idaho. UVM is pretty legit. Champlain is aight but more artsy so alot more nerds and less chicks imo. Middlebury is a real nice school, but really picky bout grades and an hour from any civilization so major blowage. killington deal is sick, but you have no social life outside the college. Castleton is also middle of no where

Jan 30 2011 10:01PM
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thebabywilliam
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thanks man and mad chicks is always a plus haha
Jan 30 2011 10:08PM
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Oh_So_Hyphy
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Still have some time to go before college, but I heard Champlain is a really sick school from some kids I know.
Jan 30 2011 10:10PM
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thebabywilliam
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yeah man thats real cool you can ski that much, and i would love to go to UVM but i dont think my grades are good enough to get into that college, do you have any word of green mountain college or is that what you mean about killington?
Jan 30 2011 10:12PM
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thebabywilliam
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right on, im only a junior but figured its never too early to start thinking about college ha

Jan 30 2011 10:14PM
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.jersey
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castleton is about 45 minutes from killington. Green mountain actually has two campuses. The resort management one is basically down the street from killy and the main campus is a little further than castleton
Jan 30 2011 10:28PM
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daskis
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My bf went to Lyndon State and had the time of his life. He lived on Burke and got a degree in ski resort management.
Jan 30 2011 10:30PM
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Lemuel
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Wooooo RM! Except I was too far up on the waitlist for the backcountry class. But it says there are only 14 people in it, so wtf. He was mad the last time I emailed him.
Jan 30 2011 10:34PM
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thebabywilliam
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good to know, thank you!
Jan 31 2011 7:36AM
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+[wall.e]+
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UVM is a legit school. I am a senior in the Business School and its no joke. Our business school is ranked somewhere like 70th in the country for overall quality for public universities.

If you can get into Middlebury, go there. But that said, you need to be a genius and be able to write $50k+ tuition checks. Not that UVM is cheap either, but Middlebury is very expensive.
Jan 31 2011 9:03AM
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asapCferg
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how about uvm verses st mikes? ive gotten into both and im defintely interested in both
Jan 31 2011 9:17AM
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drumbumocdp
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if your going to ski, Castleton isnt a bad choice. Its like 40 mins from Killington and with a college id a seasons pass is like $350. I did that my freshman year but left because the music program was balls.
Its a fun place if you can keep your self entertained.
Jan 31 2011 9:35AM
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.jersey
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st mikes is down only a couple minutes from burlington. I applied there also but did early decision to champlain and got in. I'm a smaller school type of person so i didnt like uvm to much. Its a sweet school though from what i hear. I got a weird vibe when i visited st mikes and didn't really like it too much
Jan 31 2011 5:25PM
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SkierX
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I just gave a ton of low-down on Green Mountain's Resort Management program to someone via PM earlier today...

I'll copy/paste what I told him about the program into here...
Jan 31 2011 5:29PM
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Dr.Professor
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Jan 31 2011 5:31PM
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SkierX
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"Here's the run-down and my honest opinions...

The benefits of the program are what you make of it. There is some potential to make some great connections if you work hard and represent yourself positively around Killington. The ski industry is a very small community and most everyone knows everyone else. Keep that in mind if you want to work in the industry. Networking and making connections will get you far.

You will more than likely work weekends, no matter what job you get. It's the truth of the industry. We work when everyone else has off to play. I've got a flexible schedule this year for my internship (Retail Advertising & Marketing), so I take days off on weekends here and there, but you should expect to work most weekends during the ski season. The good part is that you days off mid-week when the mountain is EMPTY and can get out and have the mountain entirely to yourself. Co-ops are just working. No classes from Thanksgiving through Mid-March. You do meet once a week on Tuesdays to discuss your experiences (namely bitch about how Killington could improve, haha) and you have a very minor assignment due each week usually (total walk in the park if you are not a retard basically). Fall and Spring are a normal 5 or 6 class courseload, Monday-Friday.

As for jobs at co-op, it is entirely up to you to choose and get the job. Some people take jobs that will be fun, and let them ski the most. Might be fun at first, but make sure you keep your long term goals in mind and try to get a job that will benefit you the most in the long run.

The fall and spring class terms are meh... Not a ton of workload by any means, and you will grow to DESPISE the main Poultney Campus very quickly unless you are a bleeding heart hippy. Honestly, the workload is very easy overall and I feel as if I haven't really learned much from the classes but the hands-on experience at Killington has been very positive and I have a solid resume coming out.

Other big drawback is how expensive it is. Keep that in mind if you will be paying for it yourself and will be coming out with student loans.

If you have any other questions though, just ask! Also, I'm an older student (25 right now, took some years off from school after one semester for Graphic Design back in 2003). i worked full-time straight through classes and lived up here year round. My jobs at Killington have been Front Desk at the Killington Grand Hotel (Co-op I), Retail Associate & Inventory Reporting (co-op II), Concierge at Killington Grand Hotel (summer job), and now I am the Retail Advertising & Marketing Specialist for Killington & Pico (internship/job). My end goal is marketing/communications."
Jan 31 2011 5:32PM
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TheWeaz
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im just gonna leave this here ....



and i live in east middleburry so if you go there you will probably see me riding my bike around when the snow melts
Jan 31 2011 5:56PM
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thebabywilliam
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thanks for the advice man, so in the winter how do the classes work?? or is it more hands on at killington in winter and then you take classes in fall and spring?
Jan 31 2011 10:16PM
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SkierX
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Exactly. No classes aside from meeting once a week from Thanksgiving to mid-March.
Jan 31 2011 11:41PM
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thebabywilliam
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sooo legit dude
Feb 3 2011 9:46PM
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bermbuster49
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ski resort management? who the hell is going to major in that in times like these? change your major to something useful that can get you a job so your not making my chicken figers when u get out
Feb 4 2011 9:15AM
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poluhasuper
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the one in my sig motherfucker
Feb 4 2011 9:17AM
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montageskier
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Seriously if you are going to college don't go for a bullshit degree.
Feb 4 2011 9:22AM
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EL_TIGRE
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middlebury is prob the overall best academically... then uvm is pretty good.. but honestly id suggest champlain.. it's pretty close to everything, and especially since you said you'd be into business. they have a good program for that with internships and shit
Feb 4 2011 10:30AM
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dgcarbs
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Lyndon State is by far the best option. The mountain rec degree has a bunch of fun and interesting classes and its not too hard to work in a business degree too. Plus I'm going to be able to do my internship in New Zealand this summer. Burke has awesome trees and a fun park ten minutes away. We also have a sick park on right on campus called The Glacier: http://vimeo.com/19454238

Feb 4 2011 1:12PM
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Cheeksforlyfe
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Saint mike's is so ill, definitely alot of fun with a lot of great people. Small school, great community. Get a solid education, and we have a bunch of cheap college pass offers all four years. 50 minutes from stowe and smugglers notch (30$ season pass to smuggs, why not). Probably 1.5 hrs from jay.

Champlain sucks, I applied to both st mikes and uvm, got into both. Saint mike's is the way to go.


Feb 4 2011 2:12PM
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JaphyRyder
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I am a junior at Middlebury, and I love it. Yeah, it's in the middle of nowhere, but it's like a 50 minute drive to either killy or sugarbush, and like 45 to burlington. There's also a ton of stuff to do outside other than skiing.

But ya, I ski about 3 or 4 days a week, and probably 5 or 6 during JTerm. Not a lot of park skiers, but a lot of very good skiers. I've found a few and we have a good time. It's very demanding academically, but if you can get it you can probably handle it.

UVM is a less intense option, definitely more park skiers but all around not as good of a school. I know a lot of people who transfer out of Saint Mikes too.

PM me if you have any questions man
Feb 4 2011 2:20PM
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MYANKLES
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i just applied last week!
Feb 4 2011 2:33PM
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84891jnf92048
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LYNDON STATE
Feb 4 2011 3:56PM
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thebabywilliam
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hey thanks dude! good info
Feb 4 2011 6:54PM
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thebabywilliam
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seems legit man

Feb 4 2011 6:55PM
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thebabywilliam
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im looking to take a trip up to vermont in march....anyone know where a good place to stay would be that wouldent be too far away from the majority of the colleges? burlington?

Feb 6 2011 9:31AM
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thebabywilliam
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what is fun to do near lyndon...is it in the middle of no where?
Feb 6 2011 10:11AM
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