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Colleges With Strength in Men's Skiing
Who said that hurdling down a mountain at 90 mph wasn't fun? Certainly not these guys.
The Experts' Choice: Colleges for the Outdoorsy Student
If you enjoy bugs, bears, and hiking, then our experts think you'll enjoy these colleges.
Powder Magazine "found the best colleges to prepare for a career in ski bumming, but also figured in tuition, gender ratios, the best bars, and, of course, the best skiing."
source: Powder Magazine, 2008 (Shared with permission)
Colleges with Comprehensive Residential Hall Systems
These schools offer comprehensive living-learning centers, which provide a place to live, as well as a place to eat, talk with faculty, and participate in sports and student politics--all in one!
Colleges With Strength in Women's Skiing
These aren't your dainty snow bunnies. The ladies at these schools can make it down the mountain before you get the chance to say, "Hey, can I get your number?"
The Experts' Choice: The Public Ivies
Here are our experts' cream of the crop when it comes to public (i.e. state-supported) schools.
source: College Finder Research
Applicant must be an undergraduate architecture, design, building, or construction student at one of the following schools: Arapahoe Community College, Boise State University, Cal Poly - Pomona, Eastern Michigan University, Eastern University, Highline Community College, Lawrence Technological University, LDS Business College, Le Moyne College, Loyola University Chicago, Miami Dade College, Oklahoma State University, Onondaga Community College, Rice University, Ringling College, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, University of Nevada - Las Vegas, University of Virginia, University of Wyoming, Utah State University, Utah Valley University, Vermont Technical College, or Western Illinois University. Essay on the following question required: What rustic design elements would you incorporate either in architectural or interior design to bring a classic log cabin feel into an urban setting?
Max Award: $300
sponsored by Log Cabin Rustics
Colleges with Strength in Women's Squash
You can't squash our enthusiasm for this game...sorry, couldn't resist the pun. These are the colleges with the best women's squash programs, as viewed by our experts.
Applicants must be high school juniors, citizens or legal residents of the U.S., and intend to enroll full-time at an accredited U.S. college or university in the fall following their high school graduation. Selection is based on academic excellence, interest in public policy, and appreciation for the values Coolidge set forth, and humility and leadership. Finalists will fly to Vermont for an interview. Scholarship is a full-ride scholarship that pays tuition, room, board, and expenses for four years.
sponsored by Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation Inc.
Vegan College Report Card: Schools Receiving an "A"!
Vegan food is all the rage these days, and college campuses are no exception. The folks at peta2 (the college arm of PETA) polled colleges and universities as well as students regarding the vegan choices at their schools. They used the results to grade the schools on their vegan offerings, and the ones on this list got an A!
source: Peta2, the youth/university chapter of PETA
At these schools, going to Belize to build homes is a normal Saturday afternoon. These are colleges included in Making A Difference Colleges by Miriam Weinstein. According to Weinstein, "most or all of the students are actively involved in community service and working to make a better world."
source: Making A Difference College Guide, Sage Works Press (Shared with permission)
The Experts' Choice: Colleges for the Free Spirit
You wear a tutu to school and don't notice (or care) about the funny looks you garner--you're probably a free spirit. Our experts chose schools for students who consider themselves to be unconventional, even eccentric or funky.
source: College Finder Research
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