Skiing and college
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ASSholebomber22
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As long as your discipline, expectations, and time management skills are in check you'll have no problem skiing often.
little1337
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I'm an ocean engineering student and I ski most weekends. You just have to do your work and not get behind. It also depends on how close to a mountain you are and if it has night skiing, thats where I get most of my runs in.
Butterytips69
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I was a mechanical engineer at msu and got to ski 4 days a week freshmen year. Then I switched to geology because I saw my engineering friends getting boned by school sophomore-senior year.
freestyler540
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Night skiing is your best friend. Did it for 3 seasons when I was studying Marine Engineering Technology. Got a 93 final average while skiing 2-3 nights a week
ReetsAdeets
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If you ski Bridger you can make it up for a lot of at least half days if you stack your spring class schedule in the afternoons or mornings and/or on certain days (most classes are Mon/Wed/Fri or Tues/Thurs). Not always possible though. No night skiing at Bridger or Big Sky unfortunately. Take some of the easy required diversity core classes online if you can (Funk's music classes are in person but awesome and super easy fyi). Taking more credits in the fall can also let you take less in the spring. The first year or so will be mostly easy diversity core classes that have nothing to do with your major. Get ahead early while the classes are easy so that when you're swamped with engineering work as a Junior spring semester you're not wasting time doing Native American Studies 101 work you would've had ample time for as a freshman. Online and summer classes can be pretty easy and a good way to get ahead to lessen your work load for future ski time in the spring. From what I saw, the engineering degrees do seem to be some of the most hw intensive degrees you can pick...so have fun with that. Pretty good job prospects once you make it though. MSU's great, enjoy it. There's also a skiing class at Bridger where they show you around the Ridge that you can take for a credit. Highly recommend it and the other activity classes if you can fit them into your schedule.
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PeppermillReno
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Mechanical Engineering isn't Basket Weaving but Montana State isn't Yale.
Just mix in some online/summer credits to lighten the load and you should be fine. Ski 4 days/week and be happy with that.
Just mix in some online/summer credits to lighten the load and you should be fine. Ski 4 days/week and be happy with that.
muffMan.
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topic:drewju15 said:
Yeah man I’m an environmental engineer. This year really kicked ass so I’ve only been up 10 times, but once I got my time down between work fun and sleep, I got it down.
That means cutting out a lot on social of skiing is important tho, I mean with your degree no going out on weekends, grinding it at night, and depending on finances a job too.
But bridger is so damn close and a blast, find some ski friends and that’s your social outing right there
Non_State_Actor
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14236239:Coleg55 said:
You have no idea with whom you are talking do you?
No.Quarter
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Quoting for emphasis.
my biggest regret was not taking better advantage of the ability to get bullshit core classes out of the way during the summer online. I typically stacked my schedule so that fall semester was a little heavy and in the spring I had a lot of days where I went skiing after class. One semester I was doing 19 credits and still getting 4 good days of skiing in but it was extremely mentally and physically taxing, this was my junior year and the classes definitely weren’t easy either.
Also the engineering program and earth sciences are where you will probably find the group most dedicated to succeeding in school as well as getting the most days on hill in my experience. During my senior capstone, the engineering labs were pretty much empty during the day if it was a good snow day, and would often see people working in the machine shop at night with helmet hair and ski socks on
my biggest regret was not taking better advantage of the ability to get bullshit core classes out of the way during the summer online. I typically stacked my schedule so that fall semester was a little heavy and in the spring I had a lot of days where I went skiing after class. One semester I was doing 19 credits and still getting 4 good days of skiing in but it was extremely mentally and physically taxing, this was my junior year and the classes definitely weren’t easy either.
Also the engineering program and earth sciences are where you will probably find the group most dedicated to succeeding in school as well as getting the most days on hill in my experience. During my senior capstone, the engineering labs were pretty much empty during the day if it was a good snow day, and would often see people working in the machine shop at night with helmet hair and ski socks on
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SuspiciousFish
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Im 32 now and have two kids and barely get to ski nowadays.
Get your school work done but send that shit while you can.
That being said, you usually have plenty of time to ski and study. Its the partying and screwing around part that gets you.
Get your school work done but send that shit while you can.
That being said, you usually have plenty of time to ski and study. Its the partying and screwing around part that gets you.
sqeellicbic
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I'm a mechanical engineering student and my freshman year I got 32 days in even with resorts closing mid march. Stay on top of your work and manage your time wisely and you'll get to ski a decent amount.
GayWolf420
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if you like to cram studying in at inopportune times then like everday haha, but really 2-3 days like you said is just plenty honestly. less is more sometimes.
skiP.E.I.
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If you can avoid excessive drinking and partying, keeping a good sleep schedule, it will be easier to have time for skiing.
Going to every lecture/lab you have is going to cut down on the amount of studying you have to do after hours.
Make a schedule including work/rest/skiing time.
If you prep all your meals for the next few days once or twice a week, that will help you manage time while saving money.
Be prepared to spend a few weeks at crunch times only focussing on school work.
Going to every lecture/lab you have is going to cut down on the amount of studying you have to do after hours.
Make a schedule including work/rest/skiing time.
If you prep all your meals for the next few days once or twice a week, that will help you manage time while saving money.
Be prepared to spend a few weeks at crunch times only focussing on school work.
WPoch
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14235668:freestyler540 said:
This right here. Some mountains also give you a ~50% discount for night skiing that starts at like 6. Gotta look for them college deals. My college mountain had half off Wednesdays for college kids.
Just manage your time, try and get Fridays off so you can ski a fat amount. This is the way.
Butterytips69
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14239279:Rotten_Trumpkins said:
I wish. Those USGS jobs look sick but won't take you without at least a masters
little1337
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Also be ready to feel guilty while you do ski because you should be studying
steezbox
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14239326:WPoch said:
Oh yeah. It's a real thing. Also, one thing I've learned is that I vastly overestimate my energy levels after a ski day. I will NOT be doing those 4hours of work I said I would. More like 45mins until I realize how exhausted I am and start crushing post-ski PBRs. While feeling lots of guilt.
dwt802
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I’m a freshman at MSU in environmental science, which I wouldn’t say is the easier major at all and I manage to ski a lot. I usually am able to ski Tuesday and Thursday during the week depending on the weeks work load and both weekend days. I’m not an amazing student but I’ve managed to hold B’s and C’s doing that. If you make your schedule right you should for sure be able to ski at least once a week if not more and have A’s if that’s your objective. Bridger is about 30 minutes away from campus making it pretty easy to get up there. Hope this helps.
Young_patty
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topic:drewju15 said:
Well bud you picked the right school but not the right major to ski lol. You’re just gonna have to make the most of your time. I just got a whip so now I can sometimes make a weekday or two here and there between work and school but sadly I’m mostly a weekend warrior loser now.
oh and I’m an English education major lol
sambuswell
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I go to UVM but I have some universal advice
If you just want to ski as much as possible, it might be a good idea to get a touring setup so you can go early in the morning or in the evening.
Ski in the morning, schoolwork in the afternoon. If you can set up your schedule to do this you can get a lot of days in.
Keep a running schedule of what you need to get done and when its due, then plan when you can ski. It also feels good crossing stuff off the list.
Find friends with cars
Find friends who know hidden spots
If you just want to ski as much as possible, it might be a good idea to get a touring setup so you can go early in the morning or in the evening.
Ski in the morning, schoolwork in the afternoon. If you can set up your schedule to do this you can get a lot of days in.
Keep a running schedule of what you need to get done and when its due, then plan when you can ski. It also feels good crossing stuff off the list.
Find friends with cars
Find friends who know hidden spots
CabbyArrant
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14345828:Viehweg said:
Maybe for your freshman and sophomore years but once you hit your core engineering courses in year 3 you will have to cut back. I have a degree in Electrical Engineering and the final two years was a long hard grind. It’s worth it in the end but be prepared to be stressed and overworked for long periods of time. It gets better once you get out. Prioritize your school, you can make up for the skiing you missed later. I currently go skiing at least 4 days a week going after I get off work at 2:30
ReturnToMonkey
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Senior in mech eng, trying to get out at least 2-4 times a week next semester. Last season, maybe it was cus of covid school but I was able to get 60 something days. Just takes hard work and not really partying.
ThatSkiierKidd64
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bro school is for pussies, drop out and join the traveling circus