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B-Wald
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so i'm in the process of applying to schools, and i've found one that i really want to go to.

i'm sorta leaning towards headin out to CO or UT or somewhere out west for a year though.

anyone know if colleges are any less likely to accept someone if they take a year off? (i know i'll get into the school this year, i just dont know about next.)
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Sep 22 2004 9:04AM
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Melvs
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from everyone I know who took a year off, they wish they hadn't now looking back. They all said it was so hard to try and get abck into school after the time off. Just a word of advice.
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Sep 22 2004 9:06AM
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d-loc
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yeah unless your just not ready or something i would advise it. i can vouch because i am in a program where i go to school for a quarter (3 months) then i work a co-op job for for 3 months and back to school. and believe me when i ty and go back to school its hell haha



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Sep 22 2004 9:21AM
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nkmo.
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Come live in utah for 6 months and gain residency. Tuition at the U drops to like 1500 A semester.


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Sep 22 2004 9:39AM
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canuck
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If you take a year off and do something worthwile like volunteer or get some kind of experience that has to do with your major, than yea, a year off could be great. And of course get a lot of skiing in.
Sep 22 2004 10:09AM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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darskider I think its 2 years. I still pay out of state tution and I've lived here for a year. But fuck it man you only live once. Once you start collge your gonna want to finish it. Also this may be the last opportunity in your life to sit around and do what you want. After college your prolly not gonna wanna bum around.


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Sep 22 2004 10:17AM
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d-loc
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really 2 cuz my friend is gonna grad HS this year and hes taking a year off to get residence in UTAH. so i believe its a year their unless its changed



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Sep 22 2004 10:24AM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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From what I've been told it's 60 credit hours from an accredited Utah University or two years of pyshical residence.


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Sep 22 2004 10:26AM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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Qualifying as a Resident. A person who enrolls as a post secondary student at a Utah institution prior to living in Utah for more than 24 continuous months as a non-student is presumed to have moved to Utah for the purpose of attending an institution of higher education and is a non-resident for tuition purposes. A person who has come to Utah and established residency for the purpose of attending an institution of higher education shall, prior to registration as a resident student:

maintain continuous Utah residency status while completing 60 semester credit hours at a regionally accredited Utah higher education institution or an equivalent number of applicable contact hours at the Utah College of Applied Technology; and
demonstrate by additional objective evidence, including Utah voter registration, Utah drivers license, Utah vehicle registration, employment in Utah, payment of Utah resident income taxes, and Utah banking connections, the establishment of a domicile in Utah and that the student does not maintain a residence elsewhere.



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Sep 22 2004 10:37AM
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*cowboy*
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Depending on your major, taking a year off could be a really bad idea. I'm majoring in Engineering right now, and a lot of my classes are Calc, chem, and physics. After a year of skiing and no school, it's going to be very hard if not impossible to get back into the school mode, let alone remember all that stuff from highschool. So, i think it's a badd idea. Everybody i know that did it, pretty much ended up not ever going to school.

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Sep 22 2004 11:07AM
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d-loc
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^^ ahh thanks, my friend isnt gonna like that... now hes gotta take 2 years off and try to get his fat ass back into school. let me think, AINT GONNA HAPPEN



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Sep 22 2004 11:24AM
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h3ofilms
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this is my 2nd year not going to college, and ill admit..it gets harder and harder to WANT to go...i know i have to, ive been accepted and deferred, but i just cant leave skiing/movie shit now..its too much fun

i just dont want to end up 55, retired, worked my entire life, and try to start having fun when im old..life is fun now, i love to travel, so yeah..im on my 2nd year off
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Sep 22 2004 11:40AM
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Jib_This
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Take the year off. Take it from someone who didn't and really should have. That you're even considering it demonstrates that it's probably a good idea for you.




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Sep 22 2004 11:49AM
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Rez4frederick
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I hear ya man. Im just starting my 4th year, and Ill be done in 3 semesters (counting the semester im currently enrolled). I've thought alot about taking some time off to get some progressive skiing in at a large resort but now that I'm almost done, im gonna finish her out. I think I would def regret it if i dropped out. It'll be so nice to get school off my back and do what I want to when i'm done with no regrets. Ill only be 22 when I;m done and that is still plenty young to rip it up on the slopes, plus, ill be able to get a good job to fund my main hobby, skiing. I plan on getting a job at Mammoth next year as a cat driver, its gonna be sick!!
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Sep 22 2004 11:51AM
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d-loc
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i want to take a year off now that i have completed 2 years of college but my program would get all fucked up. i would lose my co-op job and have to start over. thats not what i want to do so i guess i tough it our my remaining 3 years :(



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Sep 22 2004 11:58AM
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saucerboy84
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kinda depends, i was young going into college, 17, turned 18 october of fresh year...as a senior i really was keen on taking the year off, but the folks werent to happy with that idea and said if i did i would have to do a PG year. so i ended up going to college and am glad i did. if you want a good school in CO, come to CU, its a cool place, i know people on here bash us, but its only becuase they are jealous
Sep 22 2004 1:12PM
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d-loc
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dude did we meantion your first year is all basic introductory classes meaning easy shit and not alot of work.

i would just go first year and if u dont like drop out for a year then return. you would be surprize how much free time u have in college.

just dont make the mistake i did and go to a colle where no skiing is available. fo sure move out west and go to college and ski, thats ur best bet



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skiin', smokin', snackin', sexin', sleepin'... all anyone needs in life
Sep 22 2004 1:34PM
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canuck
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College really isn't that bad, you'll have all sorts of free time on your hands, if you get a good school schedule you can still work and ski like 4 days a week. Plus once you're done with school it's done and you probably wont have any regrets. Then you'll be like 22 and have all the freedom in the world becuase you're done with school and have an education. Then you can find a job in your field or something that you would just live to do, like work at a resort.
Sep 22 2004 2:11PM
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B-Wald
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the way i look at it. i just dont wanna get stuck in the whole college thing and kinda start my after high school life then and be stuck in it for the rest of my life.

i'm planning on going to university of michigan (in-state tuition) and getting my PhD in math or physics or something like that and being a college professor.

if i go out west for a year, i figure i'll get a lot of skiing out of me and be able to focus a lot better in school having done something fun for myself. the idea of goin to school for at least 4 more years after already going through 13 isn't sounding like the most enticing thing right now.

i'm just wondering whether i'll be able to get into u of m next year (i know i would this year).
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Sep 22 2004 2:18PM
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B-Wald
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p.s. i dont think i'll have trouble getting back into the whole school thing.

i've looked forward to going to college my whole life, i'm not gonna give that dream up just to go skiing.
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Sep 22 2004 2:24PM
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kinosoo
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Nobody cares take a year off, party, ski, get laid, that’s all I’m doing
Sep 22 2004 2:40PM
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ditto..... its the shit
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Sep 22 2004 5:11PM
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h3ofilms
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you only live once, so make the most of it...thats my main reasoning for taking 2 years off and traveling for ski films...cause when i look back on my life, i wanna know i did SOMETHING, not just went to school then work till i retire (not saying thats a BAD thing, but its not for me)

nobody knows how long their gonna live, so you better do what u want now, cause i think living with regret would be the worst feeling ever

haha wow, that was deep ^
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Sep 22 2004 5:19PM
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bitchassphatz
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man fuck what all of these people are saying about not taking a year off. if you want to take a year off, take a year off. shit do what you want when you want, it's your god damn life, don't worry, jsut live.


at the age we're all living to day, why do you feel forced to cram all of your schooling into one god damn short period in your life. you get schooled in something that you have no idea if you want to do it or not. fucking go live some life without school, then go back. you'll appreciate it so much more, because you will realize what school can do for you, and you'll get a better understanding of who you are as a person and where you fit into society. rather than seeing where society wants you to fit it.

i'm sorry but i think all of you kids who are going to school and missing out on your prime skiing years are fucking retarded. yet that's jsut my opininon, im gonna ski till my knees give out, and do a little bit of school every now and then. once i can't do the shit i WANT to do, i'll resort to school. however it's not my first god damn priority. i want to live, and be active. have fun gettign wasted and feeling like you're doing something great with your life. i'll meet you in 15 years and either be better off if not in the same place as you.



so my final answer, do what you want inside...no regrets! be a fun person, not a normal average same old story person.


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Sep 22 2004 5:34PM
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B-Wald
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^exactly. when i look back on my life, i don't wanna be bored thinkin about the shit i did.

and i figure if i live a year as a poor ass ski bum, it'll give me some motivation to do well in school and get me a good job.
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Sep 22 2004 7:22PM
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RandomHero21
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I went to college for 3 years straight out of HS and got so burnt out and never went to class and basically wasted a good chunk of money. Then I told myself that I couldn't fucking take it any more. I moved to CO (still here) and did the ski-bum thing for 2 years and it was great. I gained a whole new outlook on things and I'm totally refreshed now. I also found something to pursue in school that will keep me in the ski industry for life. So now that I'm back in school and still half bumming until graduation, I look back and it was a great thing for me. I get to ski 75-100 days a season and take 12-15 hours a semester. I would love to have graduated by now so I can make some real money, but the time will come. So I say do what you want.


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Sep 22 2004 7:37PM
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jv8rossib2
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A friend of mine took a year off before going to school. I got the impression that he always felt a bit behind because people his age were always 1 step ahead in classes, social situations, and getting to move off campus. He also got in a car wreck is soph. year and had to miss another year. I think he would have gone straight out of hs if he had the chance to do it over.

as far as Canuck's post 'College really isn't that bad, you'll have all sorts of free time on your hands,' ... we'll I'd have to say it depends. Free time really depends on what school you go to and more importantly, what major you choose.

I didn't have any free time until after I graduated (picked the wrong major, 40-60 hours a week of studying plus 15-18 hours in class). I had some friends who only had 2 hours of studying to do per night (damn those english and education majors!) I work 46 hour weeks now and am bored stiff with all my free time.

Freshman year rocks, you'll love it. Much better than 'taking a year off' in my opinion.

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Sep 22 2004 7:59PM
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Tosh
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i did it and it was worth it take some time off dont rush into spending $ if you dont know what your going to do
Sep 22 2004 8:07PM
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My plan is to get my degree and then take a year off when I have my learning behing me and my life ahead of me. Just to get my shit together before I get a career or whatever will happen to me.

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Sep 22 2004 8:27PM
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Rez4frederick
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Do what you feel but who ever said that you can't ski while you go to college?? shit, if you don't have a job you have so much time to go skiing. Take early classes and get them over with, and then go skiing. It works out well. Plus, while you stick in school, the school one attends most likely offers you free money to pay for tuition,(if you get good grades) plus extra money to spend. You more than likely aren't going to make shit just working full time, especially if you have to pay rent.
School will always be there, so will skiing. I just want to get my B.A. degree then I'm home free. You meet alot of hookups in school too, by traveling, skiing, skating, talking to people about hiring you when you get out. you just have to plan ahead.
Another plus is there are way more chances to meet females, you see them everyday. Ski all weekend. That's the way i see it man. fuck being a bum. take some initiative and get er' done.
These guys are right in saying you only live once, but when you die, you don't know your dead and you can't really reflect back and say 'man, i wish i would have skied more..' Anymore, it's all about the money, dont deny that. more education=more money in most cases.
I gurantee i probably ski more than alot of people who just ski bum, they are lazy ass mofos.
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Sep 22 2004 8:52PM
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B-Wald
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i'm not doing this to say i skied a lot.
i'm doing it to do something fun and different. i'm doing it as something for myself.
i just figure doing something i love is the best way to spend the time.

and i'm not worried about getting an education. i know it'll happen. i'm pretty sure on what i want to do with my life too, so that's not a problem either.
the year off's more of a year to get shit straight before i go into the next step in my life.

no one's answered my main question on this yet thoguh. do colleges look down on taking a year off, or will it be just as easy for me to be accepted next year as this year?
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Sep 22 2004 9:51PM
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SchweitzerSki
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university of washington won't even accept people straight out of high school, so I don't know. Right now college sucks so fuckin bad. I hate it and I wish I would have never done it.


did that make any sense?
Sep 22 2004 10:02PM
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snowchick
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i go to school, im a senior now. double major in engineering and spanish. i got up to the mt which is 3 hours away more than 60 times last year. thats not counting the whistler/stevens/seymour trips i took over breaks. so basically if you go straight to shcool, you can still ski. work your ass off during the week and you can do whatever you want on the weekends. if i would have taken time off, i would not ever have gone to school. too many opportunities present themselves in ski towns.
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Sep 22 2004 10:05PM
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SchweitzerSki
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i meant the university of washington won't accept people NOT straight out of high school. oops


did that make any sense?
Sep 22 2004 10:07PM
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TheStamos
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I took a year off after highschool, 5 months into it at my job i cut some finger's off.. Basically i took a year off, got free money, get a settlement,bought a truck and got to ski as much as i wanted. i was lucky..i would do it again if i had the chance lol






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Sep 22 2004 10:10PM
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RandomHero21
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It really differs from college to college. Some colleges will take anybody anytime. Selective colleges, I'm assuming, would be more tough to get into after a break. Where are you trying to go?


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Sep 22 2004 11:06PM
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Gregg
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Just make sure your 'one year' doesn't become five )-:


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Sep 23 2004 10:37AM
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B-Wald
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^haha. that's the plan.

i'm trying to get into university of michigan. i've got a 29 on my a.c.t.'s and a 4.0 so i'll probably be able to get in there right now. (i'm still gonna apply there this year) but it is a pretty hard school to get into so i dont know.

i guess the best answer is to talk to someone from the school.
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Sep 23 2004 9:30PM
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WIfreeskier
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mercer's got it, right on dude. that's what i'm talkin about
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Sep 23 2004 9:33PM
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airhead1263
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I graduated from high school and am taking a year off before college right now. I got my housing application accepted at Jackson Hole so I'll be heading out there next month. The way I see it when I'm 40 years old I'll look back and not regret it. Do whatever feels right though.
Sep 23 2004 9:41PM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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I want to be able to make money ASAP and I'm 21 I've been in college off and on for 3 years now I got another 2 or so to get my bach. then I need to intern for a year and then 3 more years of CRNA school. I'm looking at it and its gonna majorly fucking blow but I want money I want to make so much I can work a year and take a year off and with my current career choice not only is that easy its also very feasible. When I have free time I want to be able to afford to go heli skiing. I want a parachute, paraglider, scuba gear, Atv, motorcycle, rock climbing gear all kinds of shit I wont be able to afford for a long time unless I get my shit done. So if you want to ski and not 'take a year off' Heres my suggestion to you B-Wald. Get into a college where you can ski relativley close (somewhere west coast) and take PART TIME college courses from a local accredited university (call the U of M since thats where you want to go and make sure credits transfer from the ski college you want to attend) Since youll be going part time you can prolly get some cheddar from your parents, 'not take a year off in colleges eyes, maintain a 4.0 g.p.a, and ski your ass off while working part time job at a resort) It's easier to transfer into a college when you already have a decent g.p.a from another college then just going in with an empty slate. Think about it.


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Sep 23 2004 10:15PM
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P-JO
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My sister took a year off and got into Michigan immediatly when she decided to come back. She had like a 3.5 gpa and 27 on the ACT, but that was 5 years ago. I've looked up a ton of info on admissions to Michigan when I had hope of going there until my gpa dropped and I saw the closest thing to a form which didn't say anything about coming straight from highschool. Ask Fischer though, since his sister goes there now. Otherwise you're definitely qualified to go there with that gpa and ACT. Also they got rid of that affirmitive action thing on the addmissions forms, which sorta helps your chance.




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Sep 23 2004 11:07PM
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SchweitzerSki
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go to their website click on admissions and it should say the specifications and qualififcations in order to be accepted


did that make any sense?
Sep 23 2004 11:20PM
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B-Wald
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that's a really good idea ice-is-scary.

i'm actually really considering that now.

part time school doesn't sound that bad at all. just get some core classes down.

but then again, livin on my own for a year sounds really good too.
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Sep 24 2004 8:38AM
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JichelMusten
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Bump

Anyone have any experiences with a gap year? I wanna take one out west but I'm unsure how it would work out
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theabortionator
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JichelMustenBump

Anyone have any experiences with a gap year? I wanna take one out west but I'm unsure how it would work out


I think OP is still waiting to go back. Probably next year though. He'll go back.
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JichelMusten
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theabortionatorI think OP is still waiting to go back. Probably next year though. He'll go back.


Next year... for sure

Nah but I think I have worked too hard in highschool to give up after one year so I'm thinking that won't happen. I imagine it'll be hard but I'll manage
Apr 19 2017 9:46PM
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theabortionator
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JichelMustenNext year... for sure

Nah but I think I have worked too hard in highschool to give up after one year so I'm thinking that won't happen. I imagine it'll be hard but I'll manage


True. I have plenty of friends that did it and went back and loved it. I have a few friends who said it was very tough after a year or two out. I have a few friends and myself that never went back.

Do whatever you're feeling.
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