Anonymous
10/13/2024 20:59
Subject: Outdoorsy liberal arts schools?
Anonymous wrote:Beginning to think about a college list for my sophomore son, who loves kayaking and rock climbing but doesn't like traditional sports (either as a participant or spectator) and probably won't be interested in Greek life. He will likely want to major in some sort of quantitative social science. At this point, open to all size schools.
Davis and Elkins
Anonymous
10/13/2024 20:35
Subject: Outdoorsy liberal arts schools?
Dartmouth, Middlebury, Bates, Colby, Amherst, Hamilton, Vassar, UVM, Bowdoin, Colorado College, Denver University, Reed, UBC, Skidmore, Cornell
Anonymous
10/13/2024 19:58
Subject: Outdoorsy liberal arts schools?
I think Colorado College is good for this.
Anonymous
10/13/2024 19:57
Subject: Outdoorsy liberal arts schools?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Middlebury. I was there at Bread Loaf Writers Conference a few years ago and the surrounding fields and mountains are gorgeous. Lots of hiking. They had fires going in fireplaces in the some of the buildings in the early morning. An amazing place.
I went to Middlebury...a few years ago. I'm not a kayaker but I believe there is good kayaking nearby. VT climbing is not great. There is better climbing in the Adirondacks and NH.
Totally disagree about VT. The area is surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mtns. and the New River.
I think pp was abbreviating Vermont, not the school. I do think of Midd as a haven for outdoorsy kids -- and doesn't it have its own ski mountain still?
Anonymous
10/13/2024 19:46
Subject: Outdoorsy liberal arts schools?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Middlebury. I was there at Bread Loaf Writers Conference a few years ago and the surrounding fields and mountains are gorgeous. Lots of hiking. They had fires going in fireplaces in the some of the buildings in the early morning. An amazing place.
I went to Middlebury...a few years ago. I'm not a kayaker but I believe there is good kayaking nearby. VT climbing is not great. There is better climbing in the Adirondacks and NH.
Totally disagree about VT. The area is surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mtns. and the New River.
Anonymous
10/13/2024 19:34
Subject: Outdoorsy liberal arts schools?
Anonymous wrote:Colorado College (if he’s ok with a block schedule)
Whitman
St. Marys of Md for kayaking at least
Whitman has an incredible Semester in the West where students travel 8,000 miles all over the American west over several months. Sort of like semester at sea, but through the American west. Tons of outdoorsy stuff built into the program, and for the right kid it's probably one of those experiences you never forget. Kid #1 was pretty psyched about the program -- she didn't ultimately choose Whitman, though she still thinks about it. https://semesterinthewest.org/
Anonymous
10/13/2024 19:30
Subject: Outdoorsy liberal arts schools?
CU Boulder. My DD isn’t even outdoorsy, but she’s out all the time there.
Anonymous
10/13/2024 19:14
Subject: Outdoorsy liberal arts schools?
Warren Wilson College has a working farm -- it's a work college. Just outside Asheville so lots of great opportunities for outdoorsiness. Unfortunately it was very hard hit by Helene, though.
Anonymous
10/13/2024 18:22
Subject: Outdoorsy liberal arts schools?
Lots of very good suggestions in this thread!
Anonymous
10/13/2024 18:04
Subject: Outdoorsy liberal arts schools?
Furman seemed to have a robust outing club program. However I don’t know how things are post-Helene right now.
Anonymous
10/13/2024 18:00
Subject: Outdoorsy liberal arts schools?
St Lawrence would have great climbing in the Adirondack’s
Anonymous
10/13/2024 17:56
Subject: Re:Outdoorsy liberal arts schools?
Anonymous wrote:Carleton has a contiguous 900 acre arboretum that’s great for running, hiking, biking, boating, and cross country skiing. It’s beautiful, as is the area with campus lakes just before it and the Japanese meditation garden by one of the dorms. You definitely feel further than 45 min from one of the nation’s largest metro areas (and top ranked airport for third year in a row, fwiw). We also really like the town of Northfield, particularly the river and waterfall.
They’ve had some great light shows of late.
https://www.instagram.com/carletoncollege/p/DA_O_AwurOp/?img_index=1
Anonymous
10/13/2024 17:55
Subject: Outdoorsy liberal arts schools?
Actually pretty close to lots of really good climbing.
Anonymous
10/13/2024 17:53
Subject: Re:Outdoorsy liberal arts schools?
Carleton has a contiguous 900 acre arboretum that’s great for running, hiking, biking, boating, and cross country skiing. It’s beautiful, as is the area with campus lakes just before it and the Japanese meditation garden by one of the dorms. You definitely feel further than 45 min from one of the nation’s largest metro areas (and top ranked airport for third year in a row, fwiw). We also really like the town of Northfield, particularly the river and waterfall.
Anonymous
10/13/2024 17:47
Subject: Outdoorsy liberal arts schools?