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SkiYaker2
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I'm a junior in high school and I am looking for colleges in vermont, utah, and colorado. I want it to be around skiing. and as of now i wanna major in engineering but maybe business but because im not sure i want the school to have engineering majors. I have looked a lot in vermont cus i live in PA but the only school that fits this is UVM which is 36k per year for out of state which will rape me with college debt. i was looking for something like that for a tad cheaper like under 30k in vermont, colorado, or utah preferably. thanks
Oct 24 2011 11:01AM
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malonius_funk
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CO School of MInes if you want to go into engineering
Oct 24 2011 11:03AM
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Loco-Deer-Slayer
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Utah is the place to be.

Stay here for your first year through the summer and get in state tuition. It will save you so much money.
Oct 24 2011 11:04AM
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Vino
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holy, people are crying here because they are raising it from like 3k to 5k a year ...
Oct 24 2011 11:09AM
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xoxxooxo
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yeah but american degrees are um different
Oct 24 2011 11:38AM
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Dntel.
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I'd agree with this.
Oct 24 2011 11:39AM
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SkiYaker2
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what resorts are by co school of mines?
Oct 24 2011 11:41AM
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TheWakes.
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if you wan to use engineering to get into the ski industry, work for a ski shop while you're in school. you learn a lot about ski construction and the physics behind it all.
Oct 24 2011 12:05PM
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SkiYaker2
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this is exactly what i want actually but i was gonna get a degree in mechanical engineering so if thats too hard to get a job in mechanical engineering is a pretty broad degree that covers a lot.
Oct 24 2011 12:10PM
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maxwell666
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if you want to waste money you can do it in canada too, perimiter institute, UBC, U of A, those kind of schools. the 3-5k stuff is in the US as well, havent you seen the commercials for shitty colleges?
Oct 24 2011 12:19PM
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SkiYaker2
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I live in PA so for out of state cost every thing is pretty much expensive
Oct 24 2011 12:24PM
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deathcookie
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Check out UBC. The tuition is around 20k, which I think is only a few thousand more than in state at penn state. You have got Whistler, amazing backcountry skiing, you are in vancouver, and it is a highly rated school. The engineering programs here seem very serious as well. Check out where UBC is on this list http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2011-2012/top-400.html It would be dope to have another Pennsylvanian skier here
Oct 24 2011 1:24PM
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H8CH
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this
Oct 24 2011 1:30PM
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jaegermeister93
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Saint Michaels College in Vermont. It has a 5 year engineering program with UVM so you take classes at both colleges but you get to pay SMCs cheaper tuition fee.
Oct 24 2011 1:33PM
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Dustin.
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Mines
Oct 24 2011 1:38PM
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.RYAN66
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sooo true.

drawback, almsot all males and no lady likes, so i hope you arent a horny lil bastard.

and the nearest skiing is probably loveland which is about a good hour away. depending on how you drive.
Oct 24 2011 2:03PM
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zeckgx
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Not to be a downer, but there are very few ski component engineering careers in the US. There are designer positions but in the past 10 years of engineering I have seen only one posted and it was at K2 for a designer. On the other hand if you want to desing the equiptment then you could go to Austria or France. Or there is always starting your own company but in any case you will not make a proper engineer's salary in this industry. Same can be said for mountain biking but that can be better paid and benefits if you get in to giant, specialized, or trek. Still lower compensation as compared to a job with GE, Ford, Cat, Parker........

But if compensation is no big deal and being around the industry is all that matters then make a list of companies you'd like to work for and start contacting them to find out about where and how they do their engineering. Most companies would give you this information.
Oct 24 2011 2:16PM
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loganimlach
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if you're going to go get your mechanical degree, you can go pretty much anywhere accredited. sure, some schools may have a slightly higher rate of placing people directly into jobs after graduation, but for the most part ALL that matters is that the school is accredited. and you WILL be able to find a job as an M.E. when you graduate as long as you're looking in the right place coughoilandgasindustrycough.
Oct 24 2011 2:17PM
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FLBP
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Montana State has a really good engineering program.
Oct 24 2011 3:10PM
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skiingpimp
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resorts: breck, keystone, vail, beaver creek, copper, winterpark, arapahoe basin, loveland, echo. those are easy day trips from golden (the town mines is in). If you want a social life just go up to boulder (where university of colorado is) on the weekends when u r not skiing. I went to mines for 2 years. it was a great school and all my friends that graduated have good jobs 70K+ a year some now are up over 200k because they went into petroleum engineering aka black gold. The school is tough as hell but you can still get 50+ ski days a year. most I got was 100 there. In colorado also CU has some good engineering and a good B school if you wanted to switch. Mines offers a business degree as well. Come out looking for colleges ( and make sure to ski a week)
Oct 24 2011 3:21PM
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Aenigma
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That's what I was about to say, have you looked into MSU? Our business school just got a $25 million donation from the American Furniture Warehouse guy, too.

You won't have a ton of time to go ski if you're actually trying to get a degree and have a job after school, but we have 3 ski areas and a shit ton of backcountry all 1-1.5 hours from campus.
Oct 24 2011 3:23PM
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ajax
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Like a couple others have said, you should maybe consider Montana State. It has both engineering and business, and the skiing is awesome.
Oct 24 2011 3:31PM
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SkiYaker2
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thanks guys right now im def liking university of utah i went on college board and they said its about 21k per year which is decent and they r prolly the closest to all sking. but also im looking at colorado state and some in boulder but ill go look at the school of mines and montana state. thanks
Oct 24 2011 3:56PM
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rsvp
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the nice thing about U of U is that you can live there for a year and declare residency, and the tuition drops like 15k
Oct 24 2011 4:25PM
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dstriebs
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you can come to the South Dakota school of mines for cheaper and drive to CO every weekend with me! jk, don't do it

Oct 24 2011 4:29PM
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Tasche
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Everything you said is right on except CSM offering business. The offer a degree in economics that is actually the second highest paying at the school, but no business. (unless it is new, also you have to take Physics 2 for an economics degree and that sounds just terrible.)

Going to Mines was the best decision I ever made. Feel free to PM me with any specific questions.
Oct 24 2011 4:34PM
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YDKS
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Its too bad its super expensive for out of state at UVM, but the engineering program (or at least the math and physics department) is pretty good. Plus I got 80 days in at Stowe last year because I could take the Freestyle Team vans whenever I had free time during the week.
Oct 24 2011 7:55PM
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Dock.Ellis
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I feel your pain of looking for a good school im from Pa, and the pickings are sort of slim here
Oct 24 2011 8:13PM
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SkiYaker2
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thats crazy man i didnt kno u could do that. does that work for just apartments or dorms too? and is that specific to just utah?
Oct 24 2011 9:31PM
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hot.pocket
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University of Nevada, Reno

Great engineering program (I'm currently in ME)

and

I skied 130+ days last season at Sierra-at-Tahoe, Northstar, Boreal, and Heavenly, as well as plenty of late night urban on and around campus.
Oct 24 2011 11:01PM
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Crankset
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McGill !!! Absolutely amazing engineering program. Within 2hrs of over 15 great mountains. Montreal is a sickkk city. Assuming you are a US citizen, around 18k per year Canadian.
Oct 24 2011 11:53PM
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ScubaSteveFather
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I'm currently a Freshmen at Colorado School of Mines and stuff is sick, I go ski for 2 days every weekend unless I have too much homework. If u can balance homework n ski place is so so sick though n our season started 2 weeks ago :-)
Oct 24 2011 11:59PM
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ohyup
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get yo ass to UVM boy !
Oct 24 2011 11:59PM
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lands11
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I'm from PA as well and UVM is the fucking place to be
Oct 25 2011 12:07AM
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mizzike
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I'm in the civil program at The University of Utah and i'm definitely enjoying it. I do ski considerably less than all of my friends, but having the mountains 30 minutes away makes it easy to go ski when I do have the time.

Also, Salt Lake is a great place to live! Low cost of living, epic skiing, central location in the west, and as mentioned above, it only takes a year to obtain residency here. Also, there are several engineering firms in the Salt Lake Valley who are always hiring student interns (super important if you want a job right out of school).
Oct 25 2011 12:09AM
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SkiYaker2
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as i said earlier UVM has really expensive out of state tuition so if i did that i could prolly only go for the last 2 years or maybe 3 cus its so expensive
Oct 25 2011 12:14AM
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D-40
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skis don't have engines. Where do you ski, Mars?
Oct 25 2011 1:39AM
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EVAN.F
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CU boulder's engineering program is pretty solid. Plus you'll have waayyy more fun than at school of mines
Oct 25 2011 2:09AM
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shocker611
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thats nothing, i skied > 3 times a week here at utah, mountains are SO close and yes, it is SUPER easy to get residency (plus its pac12 now, which is sick)
Oct 25 2011 2:22AM
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Broseph_Stalin
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this, CUs engeneering and business are actually competitive
Oct 25 2011 2:22AM
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1337
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this!
Oct 25 2011 11:33AM
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SkiYaker2
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i think im gonna go on a college visit soon cus im loving what i see with U of U. what mountain do the majority of people at the university of Utah ski?
Oct 25 2011 11:53AM
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Tasche
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In very different ways. If you want to work in energy Mines wins hands down, also salary Mines is the winner. I knew a lot of people who started out at CU in engineering, only one finished. At Mines everyone is in the same boat as you and it makes it more tolerable.

Also saying that you will have more fun at CU is not true, it is up to the person. I went up to Boulder a lot and it is a fun place, but in general the people are rich east coast or Cali kids. Most of the people at Mines come from poor or modest families in Colorado. Just a different vibe. I had a blast there and really enjoyed my time.
Oct 25 2011 11:57AM
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shocker611
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thats pretty impossible to answer, it changes between friend groups and between years. I'd say the major 3 are brighton, snowbird, and then pc but thats just from my experience.. youll figure that out once you get here and make friends
Oct 25 2011 12:10PM
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SkiYaker2
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+k alta looks crazy but u can't go with snowboard friends. all the areas around there look sick. i like how much closer u are to everything as compared to colorado colleges.
Oct 25 2011 12:18PM
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brosif
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You must have just been hanging out at the frats haha

I am a junior studying Mechanical Engineering at CU. I'm not gonna lie... it's a shitload of work. But it will be worth it.

CU has a pretty good engineering school in general so although it may not pay as much as school of mines, you will be going to a big school in a cool town. I know a couple people that hate mines and transferred to CU so it really depends on what you are in to.
Oct 25 2011 1:58PM
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teleak
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Loveland is less than an hour away without traffic. Breck an hour 20. Vail an hour 40ish
Oct 25 2011 2:22PM
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poptarts4life
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This. There are always exceptions though(MIT>No name community college).
Oct 25 2011 2:40PM
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monkatizer
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U of U
Oct 25 2011 9:09PM
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SkiThe603
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St Michaels College, best school around
Oct 25 2011 9:10PM
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bdarb207
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Saint michaels CHEAPER? Maybe but I would exactly call saint mikes cheap by any means. Maybe champlain college thats in burlington too but I don't know what they have for engineering.
Oct 25 2011 9:42PM
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