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Looking For a Specific Safety [Outdoors, Lakecountry]
FakeName1332
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Hi everyone.
I'm looking for a school to add to match or safety that has a strong emphasis on the outdoors. I have spent my past four years living at a cottage in a remote part of Canada, so I would like to have the option to do something similar at a school in the United States. My GPA is 4.0 and my ACT is 32, so do with that what you will.
Anything that is really close to lakes and has great (large amounts of) snowfall, has quick access to lake-country and has a bunch of people who love the same thing I do-- spending a lot of time on the water during summer and on the snow in winter. Mountains aren't necessary!
Thank you all!
18 replies I'm looking for a school to add to match or safety that has a strong emphasis on the outdoors. I have spent my past four years living at a cottage in a remote part of Canada, so I would like to have the option to do something similar at a school in the United States. My GPA is 4.0 and my ACT is 32, so do with that what you will.
Anything that is really close to lakes and has great (large amounts of) snowfall, has quick access to lake-country and has a bunch of people who love the same thing I do-- spending a lot of time on the water during summer and on the snow in winter. Mountains aren't necessary!
Thank you all!
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Replies to: Looking For a Specific Safety [Outdoors, Lakecountry]
Clarkson actually checks a ton of boxes (entrepreneurship/innovation + product design) that I didn't even mention in the thread, so kudos to you!
Vermont seems really awesome for what I am looking for. Castleton is in the "lake country" of VM, so that seems like an awesome option for me to explore. I'm doubtful about Champlaign because I think the other Burlington option in UVM would be better for me.
Utah seems pretty awesome, but my parents label it as a really Mormon state and say I might have troubles finding people similar to me there. But you made an extremely compelling case that I will relay to them. Also, I know they have a great Games Design school which is something that I am pretty interested in.
P.s. I said Mountains not necessary because I don't live anywhere near the mountains, so it isn't something that I need. Lake country in Wisconsin or Minnesota could provide me the same joy as something like Colorado or Utah. Either or is fine!
Salt Lake City is more cosmopolitan (and less Mormon dominated) than rural Utah. It depends what you mean by “people similar to me”, but you wouldn’t have a problem finding non-religious and/or liberal students. However, the mix of ethnicities, political views, etc. is inevitably different than a state like California. The best thing to do is visit (eg as part of a skiing holiday) to get a better feel for the place, the campus is very impressive.
I would check out Colgate.
It's easy to recommend schools like Univ of Oregon and Colorado, Montana State for outdoors stuff. But for some less obvious choices, maybe Univ of Georgia, Reed College, Davidson?
Okay cool. Yeah, I don't really know anything about Utah, so I'll research it before committing to applying. My parents seem to think that people there would be extremely [no idea what word to use here, but like cautious and more like the BYU atmosphere where ppl cant drink, dance, live in coed dorms, etc.]
I'm definitely going to check out that link, @happymomof1. I think I'd absolutely love Minnesota (honorary member of Canada, if I do say so myself).
I was checking out some of those schools in Maine and they seemed to be really outdoorsy, but I'm not sure how similar it is to what I am looking for. I really like lake-country, so something like Minnesota or Wisconsin. I pretty much just want the ability to go to a lake to go boarding for a weekend or the ability to go out for a snowmobiling backcountry trip in the winter. Not necessarily a school that goes for tons of hikes and has many camping trips, water rafting, etc. I should have been more clear with that-- my bad.
I hate politics and I really, really don't want to go to some hippy school or SJW campus. So I ruled out Reed and I think this is why I ruled out Middlebury as well.
@momofsenior1 I did also throw in the possibility for match schools, but I'm honestly fine with any responses at this point.
Also based on the location preference: UW Green Bay and Michigan Tech
Added UW Green Bay and Michigan Tech on my list to check out. North Dakota is a no for me-- I've been there and was not a fan.
Note that the students can downhill ski for free.
In the west, Quest in British Columbia has outdoor/water options, as well Evergreen in Olympia Washington, which has tons of kayaking and other beach and water sports on Puget Sound.
University of Montana has some of the best river sports, as well as robust outdoor programs in general.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is near lakes and rivers, as is Michigan State U.
University of Vermont could also fit the bill, as it's Lake Champlain adjacent and students their also have a strong outdoor orientation.
Seconding St Lawrence, Hobart/WS, Champlain, UVT.
What about Ithaca college? SUNY Plattsburgh?