Sciencey(yes I know that isnt a word) Colleges in NE

[awf170]

(Knowing that there is no better place to ask this then a skiing forum )

What are some good colleges in Northern NE for science majors. Not too sure what I want to go into right now, but I know I want it to be something involving science/math/outdoors. Anyway I have a 3.8 gpa if that helps. Right now Umaine is looking like a good choice, suggestions?

 

[NYDrew]

lets see, there aren't to many that come to the top of my head like they should (im a senior in bio-chem at binghamton)

you got Cornell and Yale and StonyBrook. There are many more.

My suggestion, enroll in a state school with a respectable science program. Do very well, save the money for a grad school with a great science program. Nothing in science is worth anything without a masters these days.

 

[BeanoNYC]

science/math/outdoors.

We could use an official AZ Meteorologist! Drew, doesn't Albany have a good Meteorology program? Campus there is bunk but the town is real cool.

 

[awf170]

I was also thinking out going to Canadia for college. I heard it was pretty cheap and the schools were good.

 

[BeanoNYC]

I was also thinking out going to Canadia for college. I heard it was pretty cheap and the schools were good.

Yes, I hear the schools closest to Whistler are the best.

 

[awf170]

I was also thinking out going to Canadia for college. I heard it was pretty cheap and the schools were good.

Yes, I hear the schools closest to Whistler are the best.

Yeah :lol: I would love to go to Vancouver, such a pretty area, and an awsome town(having whistler two hours away doesnt hurt either :wink: :lol: )

 

[riverc0il]

i would suggest looking at it slightly differently. unless you are interested in attending a lot ranked academic institution (and can afford to pay those types of bills), look for other important things that will be of major importance during your college years outside of academics. what makes or breaks most college students from what i saw during my four years was what happened outside the classroom instead of inside.

are you looking for a large bustling university, mid-sized college, or something small? public or private? near a city or in the sticks? party school or more academically focused? party and shopping options nearby or does it matter? proximaty to the mountains of your choice? extra curricular activities? live on campus or commute? price?

can't emphasize that last one, at 27 i still have another five years to go of rediculous monthly payments. i am fond of saying about college that i learned more outside the classroom than inside. the experience and education were invaluable, but given my career choice, i can't say the education was anything i couldn't have gotten (as they say in good will hunting) for a buck fifty in late charges from my library. but the experience was sure worth the price of admission.

 

[awf170]

thanks for the info Steve, always nice to have someone have a different way of looking at it.

are you looking for a large bustling university, mid-sized college, or something small?

Looking more towards small.

public or private?

Doesnt matter, but would like it be cheap, so looking more toward public

near a city or in the sticks?

Sticks

party school or more academically focused? party and shopping options nearby or does it matter?

Dont care about partying at all or shopping.

proximaty to the mountains of your choice?

Extremely important.

extra curricular activities?

Doesnt really matter

live on campus or commute?

Probably on campus, atleast the first year.

price?

pretty important.




To me lyndonville is the perfect town, location and school size, but it doesnt seem like it has any large departments that fit what I want to do.

 

[riverc0il]

LSC probably isn't going to fit your needs as their majors in the science field are fairly specific. they have a GREAT meteorology program and a really good exercise science program that works well with their outdoor recreation major. there are smaller sciences departments, but no other major physical science programs.

if you are unsure on your major, it might be better to look at mid-sized colleges that you could more easily switch majors if you decide what you innitially take up isn't right for you. it is a lot easier to switch majors at the right college than to switch colleges altogether if they don't offer the program you want once you are ready to go for it.

also, another issue to watch out for is out of state rates at public schools from other states. for example, the LSC tuition for out of state students is insanely high. if you are going out of state, the public vs. private issue is less relevent because you will likley pay the same in many cases regardless.

i guess the question is which mountains are your favorites :lol:

 

[nelsapbm]

Check out Green Mountain College in Poultney, VT. They are known for their environmental sciences and outdoor/recreation programs. Poultney is a small town like Lyndonville, yet you are near Killington/Pico area.
I was originally going to suggest Middlebury College until I read that you'd like something relatively cheap!

 

[nelsapbm]

Also, check out St. Michael's College in Colchester, VT (next to Burlington). It's not in the sticks, but it's not in a city either.

 

[ChileMass]

Plymouth State in NH is pretty ideally located, but I don't know anything about its science/math programs. My sister-in-law graduated from there and is a science/math teacher, and I hear their education programs are very good......

 

[ChileMass]

science/math/outdoors.

We could use an official AZ Meteorologist! Drew, doesn't Albany have a good Meteorology program? Campus there is bunk but the town is real cool.

SUNY Albany has a highly recognized meteorology dept which used to be chaired by Kurt Vonnegut's younger brother, Bernard. 2 bits of trivia in one post....

ChileMass - SUNYA Class of 1987 :dunce:

 

[kickstand]

I was also thinking out going to Canadia for college. I heard it was pretty cheap and the schools were good.

you should probably know how to spell the name of the country before you apply there for schools, Mr. 3.8 GPA.....

 

[ctenidae]

I'll second NYDrew. Go to a decent undergrad school, with an eye towards grad school. Most colleges will give you stats on where students go to grad school, and for what. That ought to be a pretty good indicator for you.

I don't really know any of the colleges in Northern NE (they have schools in Maine? Who knew?), so no specific help there.

 

[Paul]

I was also thinking out going to Canadia for college. I heard it was pretty cheap and the schools were good.

you should probably know how to spell the name of the country before you apply there for schools, Mr. 3.8 GPA.....

Gah!! Beat me to it!


MIT? I hear they have a pretty good Science dept. :wink:

 

[ski_resort_observer]

Canada

The best science schools in New England/NY are not exactly in the best locations, schools like WPI(Worcester Poly), RPI in Troy, Union College in Scantady, already mentioned MIT, RIT in Rochester and Clarkson in Potsdam, NY, which does have the best location by your parameters of all the good science/engineering schools.

As others have mentioned most of the larger universities would have the program you want. You just have to check them out like we did with our daughter.

They probably won't have what you are looking for but I would check out U of Maine Farmington, Plymouth State, Keene State or maybe Plattsburg State in NY.

UVM, Middle, Dartmouth would work but they are very pricey. To bad Lyndon State doesn't have the program cause I think that would be such a great place to go to school. ]

Canada is also worth checking out. I know several local kids who have gone or currently enrolled in McGill U. in Montreal and they love it. Realize that the exchange rate diference is not very much these
days. I think it was 1.00<1.14 last Friday.

Anyway with good grades you have many choices and options before you. Good Luck.

 

[ChileMass]

Re: Canada

.....Union College in Scantady.......

Sorry - gotta hit you up for this spelling......you can spell Worcester, but not Schenectady, huh? C'mon, man - you have to at least try!! I guess it's a slightly higher degree of difficulty.

OK, write it 25 times on the board and you're off the hook....... :wink: :dunce:

 

[ski_resort_observer]

Re: Canada

.....Union College in Scantady.......

Sorry - gotta hit you up for this spelling......you can spell Worcester, but not Schenectady, huh? C'mon, man - you have to at least try!! I guess it's a slightly higher degree of difficulty.

OK, write it 25 times on the board and you're off the hook....... :wink: :dunce:

:lol: I know how to spell it correctly. It's what alot of people call it cause it's kind of scanky so your right it should have been Scanktady.

I grew up in the Daks and many, not me of course, considered the entire Albany area pretty scanky.

Matter of fact the last time i heard the term Scanktady was from the mouth of my 8 yr old nephew, blame my brother, last summer, who lives in Clifton Park, when I told him we had a festival to work in Washington Park in Albany and would be camping outside of Schenectady, near Maple Ridge ski area.

 

[ChileMass]

Hah - I hadn't heard of Skantady, but it fits, for sure. I lived in Albany off/on for almost 10 years, and the place we used to give the most crap to was Troy. Some of the locals called it Troylet. Skanctady is better than Troylet, but not by much....