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Sciencey(yes I know that isnt a word) Colleges in NE
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awf170
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Bump. So are there any majors out there involving maps at all?
Marc
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Cartography? I wonder if that's a major?
Maybe your best bet is to look into something involved with GIS.
Maybe your best bet is to look into something involved with GIS.
awf170
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Sounds good. Also as much as I love maps, i love statistics almost as much. The more random, the better.
Marc
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Holy God, you love statistics? I don't think there are any statisticians that love their jobs. AFAIK they all do it for the money. And the money is good because no one wants to do it.
Have you considered looking for colleges with the SI bikini waxing major?
If you find one, let me know. I'm in for a career change.
Have you considered looking for colleges with the SI bikini waxing major?
If you find one, let me know. I'm in for a career change.
YardSaleDad
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ChileMass
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Wow - statistics. Not being a scientist or having much acumen for it, the only job I know of that comes form a good math/stats background is as an actuary for an insurance company. Not a sexy job, but certainly highly prized by the big insurers, and they have lots of money to pay.
A very good buddy of mine was a math major, fooled around at various jobs for several years and then got into the actuarial program at the New England back in the late 1980s. The New England put him into their 3-year (IIRC - could have been 4 years) actuarial training program, during which there are several rounds of standardized tests (like 10) that MUST be passed with a sufficiently high score to continue in the program. Those who fail or score below the target wash out of the program. My buddy made it through successfully and is a very well-placed manager at another insurance company in Syracuse. He makes good money and he enjoys what he does, so it worked out well.
Everyone needs a dream job (meteorologist on CNN, ski hero on Warren Miller movies, Emporer of the World, etc) but having a fallback job in mind is important.....
A very good buddy of mine was a math major, fooled around at various jobs for several years and then got into the actuarial program at the New England back in the late 1980s. The New England put him into their 3-year (IIRC - could have been 4 years) actuarial training program, during which there are several rounds of standardized tests (like 10) that MUST be passed with a sufficiently high score to continue in the program. Those who fail or score below the target wash out of the program. My buddy made it through successfully and is a very well-placed manager at another insurance company in Syracuse. He makes good money and he enjoys what he does, so it worked out well.
Everyone needs a dream job (meteorologist on CNN, ski hero on Warren Miller movies, Emporer of the World, etc) but having a fallback job in mind is important.....
Birdman829
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UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT. Great for outdoorsy stuff (whether that means studying it or participating in it.) Well regarded for life science/environmental science. Oh and it's also less than an hour from Stowe, Smuggs, Sugarbush, Bolton Valley, MRG, and just over an hour from Jay.
It's not small, but more midsize if you can deal with that. It's in a city, but Burlington feels more like a big town than a small city. If you drive 5 miles from Burlington, you wouldn't even know you're near a city. My advice would be at least visit it. In case you haven't figured it out yet I go there. I applied without even seeing the school then visited it in the spring after I got in. After being on campus for about 5 minutes I was sold.
It's not small, but more midsize if you can deal with that. It's in a city, but Burlington feels more like a big town than a small city. If you drive 5 miles from Burlington, you wouldn't even know you're near a city. My advice would be at least visit it. In case you haven't figured it out yet I go there. I applied without even seeing the school then visited it in the spring after I got in. After being on campus for about 5 minutes I was sold.
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John84
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Do you know anything about their merit scholarships?
awf170
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Right now UVM and Saint Mikes are the colleges I'm learning towards. I'll probably be visiting both in the next month or so. I would say that the odds are about 75% that I end up in either on of these colleges.
So the most important question. Where are you getting a season pass? Jay Peak and Bolton combined pass is only $300.
kbroderick
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I may have mentioned this before, but my brother graduated from UMF last spring with a Geogrpahy/Geology major and is now working as a State of Maine intern doing GIS stuff. Drop me a PM or an email if you want his email address.
Birdman829
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Actually the Jay/Bolton pass is only about $240 including the absurd 7% Vermont sales tax. If I can find some people who are definitely getting that pass then I'll get it (I don't have a car). For now though, I'm just going to sit tight and see where everyone else will be skiing (hopefully Jay).
As to the question about merit scholarships, I'm on one right now. It's not a big package ($2000 a year), but I didn't exactly do that well in high school (didn't do much homework). I was sort of the smart and lazy type. I guess I could have gotten a better package if there wasnt so much disparity between my test scores and my GPA (2220 on SATs, 3.34 GPA). I'm told however that if I do well this year, I can get more money next year.
As to the question about merit scholarships, I'm on one right now. It's not a big package ($2000 a year), but I didn't exactly do that well in high school (didn't do much homework). I was sort of the smart and lazy type. I guess I could have gotten a better package if there wasnt so much disparity between my test scores and my GPA (2220 on SATs, 3.34 GPA). I'm told however that if I do well this year, I can get more money next year.
Marc
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Damn, man you are smart. You scored 620 points above perfect on the SAT. How'd you pull that off?
Birdman829
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The SAT changed to a 2400 point scale by adding a writing section. My scores were Verbal 730, Math 740, Writing 750. So I guess on the scale everyone's used to I got a 1470.
Marc
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Blindsided.
Well damn good thing they didn't have that when I took 'em.
Well damn good thing they didn't have that when I took 'em.
smitty77
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Austin, some random thoughts:
Physics major could also lead to areospace engineering and nuclear engineering. WPI has both as majors, along with a very small nuclear rector on campus. Tres cool. The civil engineering department has a professor with a passion for crash analysis and impact attenuation. Lots of physics involved, especially when materials deform.
Love mapping, then go into GIS or advanced surveying. Lots being done with laser measurments tied with GPS/GIS tied with aerial "photography". This major will definitely get you away from a desk and likely into the woods.
There can be lots of math involved with any major if you look hard enough. In areas that I am familiar:
Environmental - calculating disperson and flow rates
Civil - calculatig bearing capacity of soils, foundation design, structure design, traffic flow, traffic safety, pavement design.
Project management - some statistics, if/then routines, logistics problems.
I would chose a school with a strong math/science/engineering base and work from there. If you find you want to modify your major, you'll have options. And just because you use math doesn't mean you sit at a desk all day. Trust me.
Physics major could also lead to areospace engineering and nuclear engineering. WPI has both as majors, along with a very small nuclear rector on campus. Tres cool. The civil engineering department has a professor with a passion for crash analysis and impact attenuation. Lots of physics involved, especially when materials deform.
Love mapping, then go into GIS or advanced surveying. Lots being done with laser measurments tied with GPS/GIS tied with aerial "photography". This major will definitely get you away from a desk and likely into the woods.
There can be lots of math involved with any major if you look hard enough. In areas that I am familiar:
Environmental - calculating disperson and flow rates
Civil - calculatig bearing capacity of soils, foundation design, structure design, traffic flow, traffic safety, pavement design.
Project management - some statistics, if/then routines, logistics problems.
I would chose a school with a strong math/science/engineering base and work from there. If you find you want to modify your major, you'll have options. And just because you use math doesn't mean you sit at a desk all day. Trust me.
John84
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Just saw something about geology that might interest you Austin:
http://www.unc.edu/~sdilts/PCBsyndrome.pdf
On the second page it says that the ratio of jobs available in geology in 1998 to the number of graduates in geology was roughly 14.5:1.
http://www.unc.edu/~sdilts/PCBsyndrome.pdf
On the second page it says that the ratio of jobs available in geology in 1998 to the number of graduates in geology was roughly 14.5:1.
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I majored in Geology.
I didn't really have the easiest time getting a job after graduating (from Colby) in 2002. Of course, I only had a bachelor's and a lot of the good geology jobs go to people with Master's and PhD's. I ended up okay, though.
Definitely, I'd go for the training in GIS, whatever sciency type degree you get. People with GIS experience are increasingly in demand.
I didn't really have the easiest time getting a job after graduating (from Colby) in 2002. Of course, I only had a bachelor's and a lot of the good geology jobs go to people with Master's and PhD's. I ended up okay, though.
Definitely, I'd go for the training in GIS, whatever sciency type degree you get. People with GIS experience are increasingly in demand.
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