UVM or CU Boulder

[freshie247]

Just to play devil's advocate, if you can easily get into CU or UVM are you sure that's where you want to go? Neither is a top-tier school, or second-tier for that matter.

What are you talking about?CU has been voted the best party school for a couple of years running!CU senior class prez for 8 years running,Craven Moorhead,would set you straight!

Unfortunately ,I'll have to say go to CU.Mild temps in winter ,300+ days of dreadful sunshine a year, it's the fittest city in the US,lots of open space,trails, rock climbing & hiking,is chock full of hotties,it's one of the Kind capitols in the states, is easy to get around without a car,Eldora is a nice little area 20 miles(40 mins) up the canyon ,Loveland is an hour away,A-Basin 10 minutes further,WP/Jane , Keystone ,Breck,Copper,Vail ,& B.Creek are all within 2 hours.

On the down side:Expensive ,Cops love to bust underage drinkers cause they have nothing better to do,If you don't leave early enough both ways,the Drive to the Mtns on a weekend powder day could give the Dalia Lama a case of Road-Rage!

[sftc]

what do you mean? its just extremely hard? and i would have to spend tons of time?

Extremely hard is a relative term. My friend who was an MCDB major could cruise in science and math related classes, but he had a hard time composing papers for other classes. At the same time, I got a "A-" in AP calculus as a senior in high school, but first year chemistry at CU kicked my ass. Getting a C was a struggle for me.
Dive right in and you will find out fairly quickly if you are cut out to have a science-related major at CU. If you struggle with the early classes like basic chem, while most of the class breezes along you may want to reconsider your plans. CU is big into "weeder classes" and not the 4:20 kind. They like to bust your balls with a really hard basic level class to weed out the people who don't belong or don't have the commitment. I had a class that started out with probably close to 200 people and by the end of the semester there were only about 50 to 75 people left.

[Ireallyliketoski2]

Do you climb at all? There is tons of world class climbing around the Boulder area, more so than the Burlington area. The skiing in Colorado is also better than the skiing in Vermont. When you get here let me know and I'll pull you up Scary Canary

[DJMingus]

Do you climb at all? There is tons of world class climbing around the Boulder area, more so than the Burlington area. The skiing in Colorado is also better than the skiing in Vermont. When you get here let me know and I'll pull you up Scary Canary

SCARY CANARY?!

[skatecow45]

ok, thank you all so much for the info on that program. it seems hard, but i am the math-science program. it seems like i would really enjoy this master either way, and it is worth a shot. hell, whats the worst that can happen... i would be in Colorado either way; having fun, enjoying the weater, whatever.

on a side not, i bet i could handle it. it seems like a challenge, which i really want out of college.

how is the terrain at eldora?

[funkendrenchman]

how is the terrain at eldora?

Well, in 4 years I never skied there so.....


it can be good but usually not great. (So, i've heard.) I rarely heard people raving about their amazing day at Eldora.

[Pinner]

In graduate school I bought an Eldora pass for weekdays and a WP pass for weekends.

Eldora is for using, not enjoying.

[DJMingus]

Eldora has a few attributes - a bit of good tight steep tree skiing, gets upslope storms when nobody else does a few days a year, and is close enough that you can tear up there for a couple of hours if you are in Boulder.

Student passes are less than $200/yr, I think.

[smmokan]

Eldora has a few attributes - a bit of good tight steep tree skiing, gets upslope storms when nobody else does a few days a year, and is close enough that you can tear up there for a couple of hours if you are in Boulder.

Student passes are less than $200/yr, I think.

I got a few powder days (8+ inches) there this past season when no one else was reporting much. The upslope storms are always kind to Eldora.

Their student season passes last year were $99. That's worth it in my mind.

[sftc]

ok, thank you all so much for the info on that program. it seems hard, but i am the math-science program. it seems like i would really enjoy this master either way, and it is worth a shot. hell, whats the worst that can happen... i would be in Colorado either way; having fun, enjoying the weater, whatever.

on a side not, i bet i could handle it. it seems like a challenge, which i really want out of college.

how is the terrain at eldora?

If this is an example of how you write and spell you don't stand much of a chance in college.
Eldora would be considered a decent, or even great, mountain in most states, but it's kind of overshadowed by all the big resorts in Colorado.

[72Twenty]

Well, in 4 years I never skied there so.....


it can be good but usually not great. (So, i've heard.) I rarely heard people raving about their amazing day at Eldora.

Yeah, but the drive home is alot better.

Is the billboard still up on I-70? I read it heading into Denver from A-Basin once (traffic at a dead stand-still). "If you skied Eldora, you'd be home by now."

[sea2ski]

I wouldn't disagree with any of the comments made so far but the logistics of getting to Boulder vs Burlington from MA are very different. If you're anything like my friends from HS who went to CU from the East, they pretty much never came back during breaks due to time and cost restraints. If you have friends that you'd like to stay in touch with or are the type of person who needs to have the home cooked meal every once and a while you best remember that as well. I think about half the people I knew from HS who went to schools that were across the country ending up transfering back to a school closer to home.

[skatecow45]

If this is an example of how you write and spell you don't stand much of a chance in college.
Eldora would be considered a decent, or even great, mountain in most states, but it's kind of overshadowed by all the big resorts in Colorado.

huh, i thought this was an internet message board. im sorry i cant be fucking gramatically correct and capatilize and check everything i write. deal with it.

[m1e448]

i will be an eagle scout in a month, i have also played vasristy soccer for 4 years.

This is the shit that everyone alwys tells you will help you for college and stuff, but trust me. Playing soccer or being an eagle scout will most likely only help if you join the army. Neither one of those things has really helped me thus far in life. They are great accomplishment, but you're not going to cruise though life because of them.

[funkendrenchman]

This is the shit that everyone alwys tells you will help you for college and stuff, but trust me. Playing soccer or being an eagle scout will most likely only help if you join the army. Neither one of those things has really helped me thus far in life. They are great accomplishment, but you're not going to cruise though life because of them.

I'm not exactly sure that he thought they were gonna help him cruise through life. I would say that practicing for a sport and playing as a team can help you in life many ways: learn to manage time, learn commitment, working with a team, leadership skills if you are a captain.... it is better than telling a college, "well, during high school I got good grades and yea that is pretty much it."

[warthog]

This is the shit that everyone alwys tells you will help you for college and stuff, but trust me. Playing soccer or being an eagle scout will most likely only help if you join the army. Neither one of those things has really helped me thus far in life. They are great accomplishment, but you're not going to cruise though life because of them.

Playing sports- meh, everybody does that in high school. But Eagle Scout? only 2% of all boyscouts make it that far.

It never landed me the job, I had to do that myself. It sure does get you interviews, though. I still put it on my resume.

[SLSki]

...just chiming in, too drunk to read all 3 pages. Either way, I got in-state at CSU by simply living there. I got my car registered, new license, rented a house, etc. I was really surprised that I got in-state since my parents still paid for tuition (I offered, but they are awesome and didn't let me). I think the thing that did it for me was being 22 when I tried for in-state though (junior year or something). What I'm trying to say is, it may be really easy or really difficult to get in-state. Good luck, enjoy the fuck out of college!

[sftc]

huh, i thought this was an internet message board. im sorry i cant be fucking gramatically correct and capatilize and check everything i write. deal with it.

You have received a ton of invaluable advice from a lot of good people on this thread.
You are correct, this is an internet message board, but most of us try to take the time to think before we speak.
Even though it's tempting to drop down to your level and start talking shit, I'll resist.
Learn to accept criticism, learn from it, and live with it.
If you act like a punk ass bitch and you'll last about 1 season in Colorado.

[Ireallyliketoski2]

Yeah, but the drive home is alot better.

Is the billboard still up on I-70? I read it heading into Denver from A-Basin once (traffic at a dead stand-still). "If you skied Eldora, you'd be home by now."

Yeah, but you would have skied Eldora.

[Pinner]

If you act like a punk ass bitch and you'll last about 1 season in Colorado.

Unless he moves to Summit Cunty.

[robokill1981]

CU's website explains exactly what you need to do to get in state tuition. If you are capable of living on your own you should be fine. Besides doing what people have explained here you should also not plan on going home for any extended amount of time.

Good luck though, it's pretty easy if you jump through their hoops.

[Mcwop]

No contest. CU Boulder.

[72Twenty]

Yeah, but you would have skied Eldora.

Hey, I'm just sayn'.

You have to admit, it's good marketing...

[extreeski]

I am a CU alumnus. 84-91 Grateful Dead Tour Plan.

Graduated with a double degree in eastern religions and environmental studies.

also studied at naropa institute there in conjunction with my degree. (tibetan buddhist research)

LOVED BOULDER.

Great Profs.

Reggie Ray
Look up Ira Chernus If he's still around and hasn't retired.

Best most controversial prof I ever had was Ward Churchill Google him if you'd like to know more.

Great Activism
Great Weather
Great Hiking
Great Skiing
Great Women
Great Party Favors of all flavors
Where the hip met to trip in the eighties.

Hands down go to boulder.

[sea2ski]

[QUOTE=extreeski]I am a CU alumnus. 84-91 Grateful Dead Tour Plan.

QUOTE]

If you went to CU For the Grateful Dead Tour Plan, you did not do enough reasearch prior to attending college. I remember one of the girls I dated in college saying she went to Syracuse because she figured out using Dead Show catalogs that there were more Dead Shows in a given year within 250 miles(or some distance like that) of SU then any other school in the US. She also liked the fact that the Fall Tours usually ended at the Dome so she could remember when the tour ended.