Best College Setting?

College Search & Selection
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<p>What is the best college location for natural beauty and recreation? </p>

<p>I enjoy everything outdoors and I would like to use college as an opportunity to get away from Houston and into a more scenic locale...</p>

<p>What do you guys think??????</p>

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<p>Cornell. Ithaca is gorges.</p>

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<p>Since you live in Houston, maybe UT? You’d be surprised how scenic the Austin area “Hill Country” is.</p>

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<p>U of Hawaii
U of Colorado
U of Alaska (Fairbanks)
Application State (NC)</p>

<p>Have Fun</p>

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<p>W&M. Colonial Williamsburg is literally on your doorstep; there’s large tract of woods and one of the oldest man-made lakes in America which is great for kayaking or canoeing. Beach is an hour east. Mountains are two hours west. Rivers and river beaches are 5 miles north or south. Hundreds of historical sites documenting the nation’s founding and it’s short splitting within a short drive (not counting Colonial Williamsburg). Bike trail that will soon extend all the way to Richmond. Plenty of open spaces for relaxing with a frisbee.</p>

<p>University of Colorado at Boulder. I don’t know it well enough to do it justice here, but definitely look into it.</p>

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<p>Not in Texas. And it depends on what you consider natural beauty
for me it was the cornfields so I choose the midwest.
Like the mountains and skiing? Some schools in the northeast like Middlebury own their own ski resort.
Or try some Colorado schools.</p>

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<p>Colorado College, Middlebury College (VT), and St. Mary’s College of Maryland are 3 that I like for natural beauty and recreation. The first two are great for winter sports, hiking, cycling, etc. SMCM is great for sailing (it’s at the junction of the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River). I know there are many others that I’ve never visited.</p>

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<p>I’m going to Dartmouth, and I can’t imagine a more outdoorsy campus. I mean it’s literally in the middle of the woods, next to the Connecticut river! They also own their own ski slope, outdoors equipment, etc… If you like the mountains/trees/lots of snow, Dartmouth seems to be a pretty amazing place.</p>

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<p>You may be ready to write Texas off, but visit Austin first. Many people decide to move to Austin for 3 reasons: 1, its awesome natural scenery; 2, its booming job market; 3, its incredibly diverse cultural scene.</p>

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This is a photo of the Colorado River in Austin</p>

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<p>Bowdoin and Colby are in really beautiful areas of Maine.</p>

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<p>i would LOVE for them to move a school like Yale DIRECTLY to Hawaii. I would die to go to school there. lol.</p>

<p>the current Yale location is BLEHHH</p>

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<p>Specifically I enjoy skiing, fishing, mountain biking, and watersports.</p>

<p>Colorado is tempting, but is respected academically?</p>

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<p>Have you ever actually been to Fairbanks?</p>

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<p>Ya, I would prefer it if you have at least visited the campus and could give examples of the recreational opportunities available there…</p>

<p>Thanks for all the timely answers!</p>

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<p>tulane’s campus in new orleans is the BEST college setting hands down.</p>

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<p>I have no evidence suggesting that ncmentor hasn’t been to Fairbanks - I just can’t imagine anyone going there and actually liking the location (at least in the winter).</p>

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<p>lol, Harvard.</p>

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<p>just wondering, what do you like about tulane?</p>

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<p>Amherst, MA. College student heaven.</p>

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<p>^^ i guess it depends. i visited, and without the students, it’s more like Cow-town heaven.</p>