Enjoy School while you learn!

College Life
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<p>Remember the old saying that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy? I am a firm believer in this having taught for the past 16 years. MSU-Bottineau in North Dakota specializes in the fields of natural resources and technology. Programs include forestry, turf management, horticulture, floral design, wildlife management, environmental technology, computer hardware classes, nursing (LPN and RN) to name a few, plus the standard generals needed to transfer to other degree programs. Although a 2 year school, most of the grads come out with multiple job offers. </p>

<p>Now to the fun!!!! The school is set in ND's four season playground. It is an area of aspen forests, lakes and hills. Wildlife and fish abound for the hunter gatherer in you. 250 miles of snowmobile/mountain biking trails wind through the Turtle Mountain area. Thousands of waterfowl migrate through each fall, stopping at Clark Salyer NWR just out of town. All students hunt on resident license, no matter what state you are from. Accommodations are available on campus for storing your firearms, bows and other sports gear. </p>

<p>Bottineau Winter park offers downhill skiing, snowboarding and tobaggans. Three feet of ice makes all the local lakes accessible for fishing throughout the winter. </p>

<p>Summers find a world class water ski club, jet skis and fishermen on the local lakes. Several Thousand acres of the Turtle Mt. State Recreational Forest, plus game and fish land are open to hiking and exploring. Moose, deer, and other wildlife abound in the hills. </p>

<p>Need more information? Just ask or pm me.</p>

<p>Bob Underwood, Forestry and Turf, MSU-Bottineau</p>

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<p>...Personally, I prefer having the beach -- with some of the best surfing, kayaking and water-skiing; downhill skiing; Disneyland; free live viewings/tapings of shows (including ones that pay you to be part of the audience); and some of the best concerts and night clubs in the world all within 45 minutes' drive... but that's just me! ;-)</p>

<p>Seriously, though, could be a fun school, although if you're planning on going to grad school, it's usually sort of looked down upon (by the grad school admissions committees and professors) to have attended a 2-year school your first two years (Keith Spiegel, survey of 158 graduate faculty involved in graduate admissions decisions)</p>

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<p>Does it ever get boring having only one season, two if you count fire season? We often have all four seasons in the same week. Most of our students when they go on, are taking a few years experience in the field with them into grad school. That was what I did when I got my masters. It sure made studying easier to know why I needed to take some of those "dumb" classes. I think that in the long run, the instant employability of most two year grads will over ride any concern about classes that are supposedly easier. Most of them are easier since the instructor not only knows the student and has a lot of time to help them, but also because they may be good friends through extracurricular activities. </p>

<p>Bob Underwood, Forestry and Turf, MSU-Bottineau</p>