Montana State University

There's obviously lots of outdoor stuff to do. Downtown is cute, but the real activities are surrounding the town. Hiking to the M or back in Hilite is fun, fly fishing is pretty good.
Personally I ski Bridger because it's cheaper. If moonlight hadn't of got bought I would ski there next year.

It's nice how close Bridger is to campus too.

Hey im def looking at montana state so i thought i might drop this here... for people who read this are/were there would you recommend the college?

Well my home mountain is bridger bowl and i love it! if you know the mountain really well it is a blast! its not a big huge resort or anything but it is a great mountain to meet up with some buds and have a great time! theres also big sky ans moonlight basin which are about an hour from bozeman and are more of a resort with a lot more people but way more terrain. i know for sure you will love bozeman, its a great town to be outside and explore the outdoors!

When we aren't skiing we get real high and go to Noris hot springs. Do it. Also, Bridger is the best place to ski. Cheap, local, almost entirely backcountry terrain for days, best pow and chalet fries in Montana and plus, it's only 20 minutes from campus. Welcome good sir, salute the whale always and you better be a badass to come to this state.

Beware, you better be really into school or else there will be too many distractions. Thats how it is for me at least. Skip too much for skiing

Tell that to my 319 dollar moonlight pass.

Currently a freshman out at MSU.

Ski Bridger Bowl.

Ill just leave this here....



Last weekend up on the hill. This place is unreal.

It's merging with Big Sky next year. I didn't want to get too attached.

As someone that has been out here for the last 3 years I support this statement. I have never personally had a pass to Bridger but next year I think I'm going to pick one up.

Big Sky/Moonlight is fun and I love both to death but bridger has grown on me, besides the parking lot being full at 9AM on a saturday and all the snow being chewed up by noon. All the resorts are good and you'll have fun regardless

In terms of the university MSU is great in my opinion.

Well they are technically already, and its starting to show with increase in people skiing moonlight it seems.

Not to mention most professors are super cool and actually want you to succeed. Most classes are pretty small (except for into lectures) and the classes are pretty cool.

On the educational aspect of MSU do those who are there right now feel like they are getting a good education?

I have to decide between MSU and U of MN which has a really good biology program. I am sold on everything else about MSU and Bozeman, but still need to be convinced that I will get the education I want.

I am majoring in architecture and definitely feel i am receiving a high quality education without compromising my extra curricular activities.

I believe that if you want to get a good education you can do so. I am in the honors college so that i have the option to take a number of upper level course offered to smaller numbers and taught by the professors rather than some TA. If you apply yourself and make the most of the endless options a university has to offer, you can receive any kind of education you want.

If you have any questions, shoot me a PM. I can answer any questions about the honors program and any other questions you have. There are so many options here!

I really love the earth sciences department here, and for the period I was in it the engineering department is pretty decent. I personally don't know much about the biology stuff here though. For Earth Sciences though, hands down MSU is awesome.

You can get a great education at MSU if you pick a good major and you remember you get out of your education what you put into it. I did a 5-year bachelors and masters program in accounting and I am as qualified of an accountant as anyone I have met from big-name schools.

The architecture program has a great reputation, the film school is one of the best outside of NYC and LA, engineering school is good, science programs are good.

If I could go back and do it all over again, I wouldn't change anything. I couldn't imagine a better place to go to college.

.Andrew.I really love the earth sciences department here, and for the period I was in it the engineering department is pretty decent. I personally don't know much about the biology stuff here though. For Earth Sciences though, hands down MSU is awesome.

how is the engineering dept? I'm going to MSU and am planning on engineering, but may switch to film/photography, so I'm just wanting to know about the program itself.

Kermit.On the educational aspect of MSU do those who are there right now feel like they are getting a good education?

I have to decide between MSU and U of MN which has a really good biology program. I am sold on everything else about MSU and Bozeman, but still need to be convinced that I will get the education I want.[/QUOTE]

I did a semester at MSU (exchange student) last year and I gotta say my professors were, except for one, all really, really good teachers. I took classes from the law, history and political science faculties and all were really capable teachers. The only thing that did put me off was the extremely low level of all tests.
Every single lecture was well given: educational, inspiring, motivating etc. It was the most fun I had in school. Class discussion was generally on a high level and most students seemed really engaged. And then the test or essay came or something else for a grade came around and it was a total joke. You'd expect them to be on the same level with what we did it in class, but it wasn't. I pretty much got straight A's, taking 21 credits and if I did half an hour of homework a day (on general) it was a lot.
My time was filled with all the great stuff you can do around Bozeman: skiing, hiking, urban seshes (with .Andrew. for example), camping, hunting, fishing, bouldering, rock climbing, floating, tubing, going to the plenty of hot springs etc etc etc. Can't recommend the place enough. So much cool stuff to do out there. Only downside is the chicks aren't really what I was used to (though I'm incredibly spoiled).

TijmenDalI have to decide between MSU and U of MN which has a really good biology program. I am sold on everything else about MSU and Bozeman, but still need to be convinced that I will get the education I want.

I did a semester at MSU (exchange student) last year and I gotta say my professors were, except for one, all really, really good teachers. I took classes from the law, history and political science faculties and all were really capable teachers. The only thing that did put me off was the extremely low level of all tests.
Every single lecture was well given: educational, inspiring, motivating etc. It was the most fun I had in school. Class discussion was generally on a high level and most students seemed really engaged. And then the test or essay came or something else for a grade came around and it was a total joke. You'd expect them to be on the same level with what we did it in class, but it wasn't. I pretty much got straight A's, taking 21 credits and if I did half an hour of homework a day (on general) it was a lot.
My time was filled with all the great stuff you can do around Bozeman: skiing, hiking, urban seshes (with .Andrew. for example), camping, hunting, fishing, bouldering, rock climbing, floating, tubing, going to the plenty of hot springs etc etc etc. Can't recommend the place enough. So much cool stuff to do out there. Only downside is the chicks aren't really what I was used to (though I'm incredibly spoiled).[/QUOTE]

^ what he said. I'm there on exchange from England right now and it's a unique and fantastic place to go to uni. If you're worried about academics then do a shit-tonne of credits in Autumn and focus on shredding after Christmas. I do 13 credits and have plenty of time to ski, get all my work done and still laze about a fair amount