Looking for an outdoorsy college...

College Search & Selection
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<p>I am currently at a women's college in Virginia and while I really do like it here, I'm thinking I can't last 4 whole years with no boys! My favorite part of my current college is the strong outdoors program and I'd like to apply to some co-ed colleges known for strong offerings in that area. I'm thinking of either psychology or environmental science as a major and I'd prefer a smaller school.</p>

<p>The two schools I'm looking at right now are Colorado College and Whitman College. Could anyone please offer more suggestions? I'm not interested in attending school on the east coast at all...</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>You might also want to check out Reed and Lewis and Clark near Portland, OR or Wilamette University (a bit further south in OR). We went on a tour with my D last spring, and it looks like all schools in the Northwest are very outdoorsy. I think all of these schools offer the majors you are interested in. My D's friend is into environmental chemistry, and she raved about Wilamette and Whitman. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>You might want to review "Outside" magazine's college</a> rankings. </p>

<p>If you're looking at Whitman, then you should also consider the University of Puget Sound (which is a small private liberal arts college, though it may not sound like one). UPS is noted for its strong environmental focus, and is generally considered the best LAC in western Washington (Whitman is in eastern Washington). </p>

<p>Willamette and Lewis & Clark are academically comparable LACs in Oregon, but I don't know as much about them</p>

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<p>Warren Wilson College in North Carolina</p>

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<p>conn college and college of the atlantic</p>

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<p>I'd look into Sewanee</p>

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<p>Colorado College or Sewanee</p>

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<p>Green Mountain College in VT</p>

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<p>Dartmouth.</p>

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<p>I second movinmom</p>

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<p>Dart, definitely, oh pooh beat me to it.</p>

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<p>I would have said Dartmouth but she said no east coast. I second Reed</p>

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<p>evergreen state college maybe.</p>

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<p>Bates, Bowdoin</p>

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<p>Walking through UC Santa Cruz makes you feel like you are on a camping trip at a state park.</p>

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<p>You're on the right track with Whitman - have you visited?
I am very familiar with Willamette, and it is nowhere near the same "outdoorsy" league as Colarado College or Whitman (but it IS a really nice place)
Lewis and Clark is slightly more that Willamette
And Reed is just another animal than these in other ways besides the outdoorsy factor.
Check out Whitman's program called "A Semester in the West" - cool</p>

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<p>environmental /conservation curricula:</p>

<p>Washington State University (Pullman)
U of Washington (Seattle)
Western Washington University
Colorado State University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Michigan State University
George Fox University
Lewis & Clark College</p>

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<p>Also check out Allegheny College in PA. Strong environmental science program and excellent outdoor program as well.</p>

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<p>University of North Dakota. There are not many people or buildings to get between you and cold wind.</p>

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<p>Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone. I have been checking out the websites for each and have made a list of the ones that appeal to me, now I'm trying to coordinate some visits. I was pleasantly surprised by the Sewanee Outdoors Program, because I have always heard that it's a very "preppy", somewhat upscale place....but I like what I saw of the SOP...again, thanks everyone!</p>