<p>I'm looking to transfer from a large state university to a smaller school in New England. I'm hoping for a solid environmental program, and I also really want to play d2 or d3 softball. Obviously it's a little late in the game for fall admissions, but I'm just hoping to find some good schools and weigh my options.</p>
<p>Academically, I had a 3.9 gpa in high school, 3.5-3.6 this year in college.
Sports are big part of what's influencing me to transfer. I tried D1 at my current school, but it just wasn't for me. I think I could contribute at most places that are not as big-time, sports>school, if that makes sense. </p>
<p>SUNY Plattsburgh has excellent environmental programs and is DIII. Great area for environmental studies too, with Lake Champlain and Adirondacks and major area for wind farms.</p>
<p>I’ll second Middlebury…with Dartmouth (D1 though), perhaps the longest-established environmental studies program out there, at least for NE. Midds D3 sports are good also.</p>
<p>Regarding other D3 Nescacs, Bowdoin’s env program is up there too (although I like Midd’s better)…they have a coastal research facility. Conn College also has a decent env program to my recollection. As an env consultant (& hirer of kids from these schools), the other Maine Nescacs haven’t hit my radar…Bates & Colby. Williams has a good env program (as well as maritime program) and strong sciences in general…don’t know much about Amherst, and Trinity hasn’t registered on my radar for env studies.</p>
<p>If you are willing to venture slightly outside New England proper to upstate NY (same latitude & cold weather though), Colgate has a good env studies program, and offer a strong geography program (one of the few) if its the social science side of env you like. D1 sports though.</p>
<p>I’ll third Middlebury. It was the first college or university in the country to offer an environmental studies major (back in 1965!), and it’s now one of the most popular majors.</p>