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Old 06-14-2006, 09:21 PM   #1
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Wilderness Orientation
Is anyone planning on going? It sounds like an awesome experience, but it's kind of expensive. Which one would you go to? I think I would want to go on the Sierra Nevada Backpacking trip, just cos you have to pay for a visa to go Kayaking and I'm scared that sharks will eat me.
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Old 06-14-2006, 10:40 PM   #2
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Where can i find this information?
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Old 06-14-2006, 11:00 PM   #3
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Same, I haven't heard anything on this, where can I get information?
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Old 06-15-2006, 12:18 AM   #4
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I agree with the two people above.
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Old 06-15-2006, 12:24 AM   #5
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I got a letter about it in the mail today, so I would say you will receive in a day or two
It looks expensive!!!
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Old 06-15-2006, 01:25 AM   #6
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Yeah, it came in the mail today.
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Old 06-17-2006, 04:52 AM   #7
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I would definately go on the kayaking one, if it did not cost $685 dollars. I was kinda excited when I saw it. At first I thought that that was included in the normal orientation, and was pretty pumped. Dartmouth and Amherst do orientations like that. One of my friends got to go river rafting for her orientation... I guess that is what makes Ivy Leagues better...
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Old 06-17-2006, 12:47 PM   #8
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Yeah, Dartmouth and Amherst have orientations that don't cost 685 bucks because it's already included in the FORTY GRAND that the students are paying in tuition fees. Is that double, or triple what we pay per year?
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Old 06-17-2006, 04:57 PM   #9
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same here, i got all excited until i hit the $600
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Old 06-17-2006, 05:06 PM   #10
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$600 is small beans compared to the 40-45K they pay every year in tuition/room & board. Plus airfare if they live far, which they probably do.
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Old 06-20-2006, 10:36 PM   #11
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I got that postcard in the mail.....


Sierra Nevada Backpacking Session - $600
Baja Cali Sea Kayaking Session - $685

danm i wanna go to the kayaking....but the $ is too expensive...
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Old 06-21-2006, 12:37 AM   #12
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Well, I think the point of going to a UC school not a private schoo is to save money. Trying to spend as much as private schools makes no sense.

It's interesting and all, but I'd rather just... do it myself.
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Old 06-26-2006, 06:04 PM   #13
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Does anyone know more about these trips? Are they actually good?
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