Anonymous
Post 04/22/2026 11:22     Subject: U of North Dakota
Anonymous wrote:I'm fascinated by anyone thinking that ND is a place for an outdoorsy 18 year old.

I'm sure it has hunting. Cross country skiing?

What else? Other than a lack of urbanization.


Doesn't seem like you would like it there and that's cool but many actually do find Fargo to be a nice little city. Definitely not for everyone.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2026 11:09     Subject: U of North Dakota
I only know one person that went there. She is a pilot.

There has to be a reason that the OP has asked about this school. Not sure what it is. The kids that like the outdoors from our high school head to schools in Montana or Colorado.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2026 08:17     Subject: U of North Dakota
I'm fascinated by anyone thinking that ND is a place for an outdoorsy 18 year old.

I'm sure it has hunting. Cross country skiing?

What else? Other than a lack of urbanization.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2026 08:13     Subject: U of North Dakota
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would do Colorado state for the great outdoors and environmental science

I know a young woman whose parents met as whitewater rafting guides. She grew up on a raft in the summer, on skis in winter. She’s at Colorado State and she loves it.


it is a great school and has a great environmental science department. all the sunshine can't be beat.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2026 07:55     Subject: U of North Dakota
Anonymous wrote:I would do Colorado state for the great outdoors and environmental science

I know a young woman whose parents met as whitewater rafting guides. She grew up on a raft in the summer, on skis in winter. She’s at Colorado State and she loves it.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2026 07:25     Subject: Re:U of North Dakota
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:University of Oregon is another good option.


Was going to say the same. Oregon is outdoorsy but they’ll be surrounded by kids interested in all types of things. Good school, great town and not that hard to get to (Eugene Airport has nonstops as far east as Chicago, along with Denver, Salt Lake, Dallas, Seattle, Portland and California cities).


Oregon likes to present itself as outdoorsy, but when I lived in Portland (for 10 years between2005-2015) all people seemed to do was drink beer and smoke cigarettes. West coast version of Wisconsin.


Eugene is 90 minutes and a world away from Portland. Totally different vibe, environment and residents.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2026 07:04     Subject: U of North Dakota
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ready to be frozen to death?


That’s right, I heard every student at UND freezes to death at some point. That’s why no one graduates.


People in the DMV can't get over the idea that winter exists.
Anonymous
Post 04/22/2026 06:29     Subject: Re:U of North Dakota
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:University of Oregon is another good option.


Was going to say the same. Oregon is outdoorsy but they’ll be surrounded by kids interested in all types of things. Good school, great town and not that hard to get to (Eugene Airport has nonstops as far east as Chicago, along with Denver, Salt Lake, Dallas, Seattle, Portland and California cities).


Oregon likes to present itself as outdoorsy, but when I lived in Portland (for 10 years between2005-2015) all people seemed to do was drink beer and smoke cigarettes. West coast version of Wisconsin.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 21:50     Subject: U of North Dakota
Schools in Oregon and Western Montana (UM and MSU) as a PP noted, would also be good choices.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 21:42     Subject: Re:U of North Dakota
Anonymous wrote:University of Oregon is another good option.


Was going to say the same. Oregon is outdoorsy but they’ll be surrounded by kids interested in all types of things. Good school, great town and not that hard to get to (Eugene Airport has nonstops as far east as Chicago, along with Denver, Salt Lake, Dallas, Seattle, Portland and California cities).
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 21:33     Subject: U of North Dakota
SUNY ESF!!!
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 21:33     Subject: Re:U of North Dakota
University of Oregon is another good option.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 21:07     Subject: U of North Dakota
UMontana or Montana State are great for outdoorsyness. Boise State is also a great school with access to outdoors. Utah as well. Second UNR for Tahoe access. Cal Poly is super bro now :/
Maybe also Oregon State
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 21:03     Subject: U of North Dakota
I really wouldn’t encourage anyone to spend four years in grand forks, unless the alternative was a gulag or something.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 20:56     Subject: U of North Dakota
I would do Colorado state for the great outdoors and environmental science