<p>Cool. Have any clue on the rest of the US? xD</p>
<p>Nope. Lifelong east coast resident. Sorry.</p>
<p>No prob, you’ve been a great help. </p>
<p>Hopefully someone can help me on the west coast/midwest stuff</p>
<p>Midwest - Michigan Tech or what would be a safety for you in Northern Michigan University: Skiing, Longboarding and yes surfing (watch the movie “Unsalted” [UNSALTED</a> : A Great Lakes Experience](<a href=“http://www.unsalted.tv%5DUNSALTED”>http://www.unsalted.tv) about surfing in Lake Superior and Lake Michigan - the guy who made the movie went to Northern and parts were shot in my hometown or ask these guys: [url=<a href=“http://m22online.com/]M-22[/url”>http://m22online.com/]M-22[/url</a>] Northern Michigan is a long way from nowhere by the way. My oldest son wanted surfing, longboarding and skiing, but gave up and went for 2 of the 3. We only saw a few campuses between son 1 and son 2 that “outlawed” longboards but do ask the question 'cause if there are few that don’t want them on campus, there will be more. My kids use the longboards more for transport than tricks so figured it would be handy to get from building to building and into town.</p>
<p>Wow, didn’t know its possible to surf in the Great Lakes! If I can’t get all three, I’d go for longboarding/surfing. I’m planning on using longboards for transport and downhill fun…if I can find any hills without cars! (scared on going on streets)</p>
<p>Most people don’t know you can surf on the Great Lakes…problem is you generally need some strong weather to really get the big rollers and the rhythm of the wave formation is different than California.</p>
<p>UNH Durham is less than an hour from surfing (Hampton Beach, etc.) and about an hour form snowboarding (Cannon Mt. etc)</p>
<p>Kei</p>
<p>Thanks for the infos</p>
<p>cant go wrong in southern california :]</p>
<p>The University of Rhode Island has a surf club and is reletevely close to snowboarding.</p>
<p>Look at the schools in the Claremont Consortium (Pomona, Claremont McKenna, etc)… They’re all good schools (Pomona and CMC at the top) and within close proximity of all the things you want.</p>
<p>Surfing = no brainer there (it’s SoCal)
Skateboarding = no brainer as well (it’s SoCal)
Snowboarding = within a few hours (Mt. High)</p>
<p>Pomona even has a Ski and Beach Day…</p>
<p>I’d say look at UCSB, UCLA, USC, etc.</p>
<p>I go to USC, I longboard almost every day, my friends in the ski club go snowboarding from like november - Late March like 2 hours or so away, and redondo, santa montica and venice are all nearby and you can go to SB or Laguna for better waves.</p>
<p>Thanks. I’m considering Harvey Mudd+Pomona, but my test scores probably aren’t good enough to get in. Considering UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, USC, I think I have a better chance at them</p>
<p>I’m curious, is there a school where you couldn’t skateboard?</p>
<p>Maybe somewhere where it always snows? I dunno xD</p>
<p>I wish I could remember which schools (I’ve been to alot of 'em now with 1 in college and 1 doing tours this year), but yes we did find a couple places that “banned” them on the campus. Silly, but perhaps the kids were using the stair railings, etc. or chipping the curb cuts so facilities put the skids on boarding.</p>
<p>Huh that would kind of suck. But most places seem to be open, correct?</p>
<p>mathlegend, if you’re o.k. with a smaller school (and just to expand your horizons a bit), Colorado College would give you 2 out of 3. You sound like a person who might fit right in there. Unfortunately I don’t know of any good surfing in Colorado. But the skiing and snowboarding is about as good as it gets. CC students are known for being smart but laid back, very outdoorsy and athletic in a fun way. Good academics but a little less selective than Pomona and Mudd. And the kicker is, their schedule gives you a 4-day break every 3.5 weeks, when many students head for the mountains.</p>
<p>Take the Princeton Review lists with a grain of salt, but they seem to have nailed some of CC’s strengths: “Class Discussions Encouraged”, “Happiest Students”, “Everyone Plays Intramural Sports”. Kids who like Colorado College tend to like Whitman College too (it’s similar in selectivity, also very outdoorsy, and apparently big on winter sports.) </p>
<p>Colorado College is known for being strong in the physical sciences and has a nice new science center. I don’t know anything about Whitman’s science programs. Middlebury is another excellent LAC for winter sports and strong sciences but is up there with Pomona among the super selective schools.</p>
<p>If I were you, I’d save my surfing for summer. Optimize for the skateboarding, snowboarding, plus academics and general campus scene, in winter. Instead of compromising to get all 3. One has to plan these things seriously, you know, and make the tough choices in life.</p>
<p>I loved Colorado College and we took a look with 2 of my 3 boys. It is quite far from skiing (down in Colorado Springs) and not very close to a large body of water. It is an interesting school with the block plan etc. It does attract a type of student different than what it used to a decade or so ago (it used to be more hip and cutting edge, alittle more mainstream these days) – so I highly suggest a visit for kids. If it’s about skiing, Mid has skiing close enough to go after class, CC not so much.</p>
<p>Smaller schools are fine for me. I just looked up Colorado College, the block plan is quite interesting. I’d say I’d enjoy that more than normal semester/quarter schedule! How far would it be from snowboarding? And are there anyschools with the block plan, similar to Colorado’s?</p>