Are there any “outdoorsy” midsize (3,000 -15,000 students) colleges in Maryland?
Are you looking at state schools? St. Mary’s College of MD is probably the most “outdoorsy” school in Maryland, but is under 2000 students. For mid-size schools, depending on what you are looking for, you might look at Frostburg (mountains) or Salisbury (near the beach).
Frostburg University - near Deep Creek Lake area and WV border.
Another possibility is Washington College in Chestertown. They have a sailing club, although I’m surprised to read it is something new. If that is one of your interests then you might prefer St. Mary’s College of Maryland (where sailing is popular and well supported, and the sticker price is lower for MD residents.)
You may find bigger selections of “outdoorsy” colleges in New York, New England, the Pacific NW, and the Rocky Mountain West. If any of those areas are of interest, you might want to share more information about your budget, qualifications, intended major, etc.
(http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1621234-before-you-ask-which-colleges-to-apply-to-please-consider-p1.html)
I am a virginia resident. I would prefer not to go over 35k a year, though I have enough in a college fund to do so.
I have not taken the sat yet and my gap is (in guessing here) probably UW somewhere between 3.5-3.8
I would like to stay on the east coast, no farther south than North Carolina, and preferably no pensalvania
3,000-15,000(or at least less than 20k) is preferable
Schools I have on my (tenative) list so far are
UNH
UVM
Virginia Tech
JMU
University of Mary Washington
Appalachian state
University of Maine
Suny Stony Brook
U rochester
Dartmouth
western washington (not sure on this one)
UNH, VT, And JMU are probably close to matches for me if that helps
also, I want to go into physical therapy, so major in health science or something similar, possibly psych or kinesiology depending on what the school offers as a major.
I think you have a great list. I love UVM, especially for an outdoorsy student, though it is very cold. Burlington is terrific and mountains and lakes all around. I was curious about SUNY Stony Brook. It’s an excellent school but not outdoorsy.
I’d think Western Carolina University might work as well. I was there last year. Very nice campus, right in the mountains, an hour or so from Asheville. They filmed Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri in the town where it’s located.
Would this major work?
https://www.wcu.edu/learn/programs/integrated-health-sciences/index.asp
Good luck!
@TTG Yeah! I took a look at the school and I liked it, I think I will add it to the list.
It seems you like cold, based on your list. In Maryland, Frostburg is your best bet. It’s in the mountains of western Maryland, it has a Health Sciences major, your grades will work fine, and the price fits in your budget. As a bonus, you may be eligible for Regional tuition instead of Out of State tuition, provided you live within 120 miles of Frostburg. The website’s map shows a pretty wide swath of Virginia and Pennsylvania eligibility. One knock against Frostburg is that a lot of people seem to find it boring, with not enough to do. You might not find it so, but a lot of folks mention it. On the plus side, it gets mighty cold out there. I have relatives who went there, and loved it.
@equestrian123 , you might want to take a look at Quinnipiac in Connecticut. I know they have a PT program, including a dual-degree program that includes undergrad BS and a DPT. We recently visited the campus and it is literally across the street from a state park, so the mountain is always in view from campus. It was much more outdoorsy than I thought it would be, despite being located in a small town not too far from New Haven. They do give merit aid as well as need-based aid, so it may fall into your price range.
@cfsnowy Yes, I do like cold, especially places i can snowboard, I also like to ride horses (hence the username) i also like to hike and camp As i asumed, there doesn’t seem to be many places similar to what I want in maryland, which is unfortunante since it is so close.
@iwantalltheinfo Unfortunantly, unless I were to get a 25,000+ a year merit scholarship, I doubt I could go there because I wouldn’t qualify for financial aid and I want to go to grad school.
Just as an FYI, Landmark Learning has a teaching camp in a hollow just across a small river from the Western Carolina campus. They teach an EMT certification course and wilderness emergency medical care with certification, and a few others as well. It is affiliated with NOLS. I know a student who took a 3-week summer course there recently. Landmark did a terrific job. Students varied in age, but most were 18-22, and were college students, or rising college freshmen. Some were older.
Not in your specific area of interest, but thought it might be something that’s good for you to be aware of, given your interests, especially if you did end up down that way.
https://www.landmarklearning.edu
Good luck!
@TTG that is really cool, I’ll have to check it out.
Check out University of Scranton - great exercise science and PT programs http://www.scranton.edu/academics/pcps/exercise-science/index.shtml The school is near the Poconos region of NE Pennsylvania -ski, hike, fish. http://admissions.scranton.edu/student-experience/location.shtm Daughter who attended JMU loved “Scrannie” when she toured. They also offer nice merit aid. http://www.scranton.edu/financial-aid/merit-based-sch.shtml
@equestrian123 I know many kids at App State and they love it. Friend’s daughter graduating this year in sports management and some aspect of PT (but not specifically PT). It is close to the Blue Ridge with many hiking opportunities. Skiing is east coast skiing - Hawksnest, Sugar, and Beech Mtn. Boone is growing and Blowing Rock is nearby cute town too.
UNC Asheville is getting a lot of attention lately, but I don’t see PT on their website. It is smaller than App. and two kids I know go there and really love it too.
Not in Maryland, but since you have schools in NH and VT, you might also want to look at Plymouth State University in NH.
Seconding StMary’s of Maryland, UScranton, UNC Asheville, and Appalachian State.
Rather than Stony Brook, look into Binghamton.
May want to consider Goucher in Maryland. I seem to remember them having an equestrian team. Also have great merit especially for equestrian athletes from what I’ve heard.