<p>MickJag, I was going to definitely suggest Colorado for you once you talked about Oregon and your wants in a school, I didn’t because of the weather. It is a perfect fit for you, IMO. Amazing outdoor activities that are untouched by most schools, beautiful environment, BCS conference sports, good academics. Boulder is a perfect setting and a great college town. Here is a ranking of America’s best college sports towns, a lot of your schools are on here. [SI.com</a> - SI on Campus - Best College Sports Towns - Thursday September 11, 2003 10:59AM](<a href=“http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/sioncampus/09/10/top_ten0916/index.html]SI.com”>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/sioncampus/09/10/top_ten0916/index.html)</p>
<p>Also, you may want to apply to UCSB/UCSC, seeing that you are in-state for California. I know that they don’t have the sports you are looking for, but UCSC has a ton of recreational activities and is 4 miles from the beach! UCSB has it’s own beach on campus! Those schools don’t really have the competitiveness that UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCD will have in the UC’s. UCSB is a party school, UCSC is more like Oregon. They’re affordable safety schools if nothing more, and UCSC is less than an hour from your house. UCSB is Pepperdine’s environment with Wisconsin’s party atmosphere and Oregon’s student body.</p>
<p>BTW nocousin, I would strongly contest “I cant’ think of a BETTER place to go to school for Marine Biology than UDub.”. Miami?</p>