Top colleges for outdoorsy people

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hey guys-</p>

<p>I'm currently at Georgetown and am very unhappy. I was raised in the outdoors skiing and mountain biking, and didn't know how important these activities were to my well-being until recently. I'd like to send in some transfer apps to schools where I would be able to do what I love, and consequently, do better in school. </p>

<pre><code> What are some colleges/universities that are of the same caliber (or greater)? I'm open to both LAC and national, any thoughts?
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<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>Two LACs that come to mind are Middlebury and Bowdoin. Both have very active outing clubs, access to skiing, hiking etc. Midd even runs a shuttle to a nearby ski slope for students.</p>

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<p>Cornell. Beautiful mountains and plenty of options to do outside sports.</p>

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<p>hello everyone! i just moved out from California up to Oregon. i have spent soo much time thinking and looking up undergraduate colleges that are appropriate for me. and since im new here, i have noooo clue what to do…:frowning: i was attending a community college in California 4 one year. i took math classes, English and psych. btw English is my second language so please excuse my spelling errors if theres any!
thank you and im, looking forward to a reply.</p>

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<p>Dartmouth has an extremely active outing club and has its own ski slope. Might be worth checking out.</p>

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<p>I second Dartmouth. That school is perfect for smart, outdoorsy people.</p>

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<p>Williams, though it accepts few transfers.</p>

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<p>Other LACs to look at are Colorado College and Whitman.</p>

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<p>Sewanee (small) CU (Colorado) Colorado College</p>

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<p>Reed and Lewis and Clark in Portland OR.</p>

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<p>University of Vermont!</p>

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<p>If you’re a guy, problem solved</p>

<p>[Deep</a> Springs College](<a href=“http://www.deepsprings.edu/home]Deep”>http://www.deepsprings.edu/home)</p>

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<p>If you’re currently at Georgetown, you’ll probably be a good candidate for Bowdoin. They have a student body who are hugely outdoorsy and Bowdoin is a great school academically. I don’t know if they give much financial aid to transfers, but that may not be important to you.</p>

<p>Good luck, I know how important being active outdoors can be.</p>

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<p>UCSD, UCSC, UC Riverside, CU Boulder and Colorado College and U of Miami.</p>

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<p>wow, deep springs. What a unique experience. I’ll definitely look into it. thanks!</p>

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<p>

I disagree. Aside from the fact that Deep Springs accepts applicants only as freshmen, it’s a two year college – the OP would need to transfer yet again.</p>

<p>This article may be of interest to you:</p>

<p>[Outside</a> University: The Top 40 Best Colleges for Outdoor Recreation](<a href=“http://outsideonline.com/outside/features/200309/200309_college_towns_1.html]Outside”>http://outsideonline.com/outside/features/200309/200309_college_towns_1.html)</p>

<p>Some of them may be less selective than you’re looking for, but it’s a good read nevertheless.</p>

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<p>I hear Colby is very outdoorsy!</p>

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<p>Colgate, beautiful setting, students are very athletic. It´s very remote relative to Georgetown. I think Cornell is a good choice, and they take more transfers relative to other schools.</p>

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<p>Trying Bowdoin College, it seems like a match. They have a spectacular outing club. However, it might be veryyy tough to get in as they are projected to have a 15% acceptance rate this year according to some newspaper sources, and greatly overenrolled last year.</p>

<p>Seeing you are at a peer school you have a chance of getting in.</p>