Looking to throw a couple apps in colleges where i will be able to surf, and have someone people there to surf with. Does anyone know anything about College of Charleston or UNC Wilmington that could help sway my decision? Or any other recommendations for schools on the east coast, other than Flagler or any others in Florida?
Try applying to UNF in Jacksonville, FL. The campus is about a 10-15 minute drive from the water, plenty of apartments and rentable homes nearby. They have a variety of education programs too, but the most common major is Business. Decent Engineering and Comp Sci programs too
If you can do it, do it right, go west man. Screw being closer to home, its a chance of a lifetime, go WEST!!!!!!!!!!!!
I go to uncw. uncw is probably the best surf school on the east coast, but if you can go west, DO IT! uncw is killer though, water is still like 75 degrees here. i picked this place over flagler and cofc because flagler is too small, cofc is too flat and too southern (like, really southern preppy bow tie fratty boys). uncw is very well rounded in academics, babes, waves, warmth, city, and beach. you can buy beer anywhere also. Has a great business program (that i'm in) and a good education and nursing. also we are a world renowned marine biology program
Hope this doesn't take any wind out of your sails but this is real talk right here: if your parents are paying, don't be a d*ck, stay in state. If you are borrowing, then don't be an idiot, stay in state. I don't know where you live but I went to ODU in virginia and it was about 20-25 minutes to vb and an hour and change down to obx.
Second this! Also will add be sure to major in something where you can actually get a job when you graduate!
i feel like theres been at least five or six other threads on this same topic. if you search for them you might find some useful info. also don't feel like you have to stay in state just because of price. if your grades are in top notch or if you qualify for financial aid, do some research. You might find some colleges will give you scholarships or grants. Monmouth gives a lot of money for SAT scores and high school grades. Also, apply early.
yeah seriously, I know too many people who got graduate degrees in stuff like linguistics and are now pissed at the world because they have a pizza route and six figures of student debt. Engineering pays. Computer stuff pays. Medical field pays. Accounting and finance pay. Don't do a liberal art unless you have a trust fund waiting on you. Don't become a teacher unless you REALLY want to teach, because their entry level salaries suck. And cheese I agree, by all means, if you get a scholarship go big.
If engineering or aviation is your thing there is F.I.T. in Melbourne. Very small school but 20 min north of Sebastian Inlet, a few miles from Melbourne beaches...and 45 min south of daytona. Just don't let the north swells and 2+ months of spring break festivities land you a ticket back home.
UNCW could be cool if you are already a good surfer. Don't apply if you plan on learning to surf, you will then be just like 80% of the fools already attending there. I am from Wilmington and live here now, never have liked UNCW students since I started surfing when I was 8. NCSU is my Alma Mater, it's a great school just Raleigh is the armpit of the universe. Bottom line: find a university that will provide the education you NEED to succeed in an ever-increasingly difficult economic environment. Make time to surf when you can. Don't go to some second-rate school just to be close to the water, it's easier to choose where you live when you can pick from various jobs
yea i go to va wesleyan in virginia beach. small ass school but 20 mins from the water. easy to get into and don't even need ACT's or SAT's anymore. I commute to school because i live 15 mins from campus. The school has a great reputation so if you graduate it'll look super good on job apps. Plus, I'm only taking out 5000 a YEAR on students loans. everything else is paid for by scholarship and financial aid. now for the swells, that's a different story haha. VB is small most of the time but when its big, it's sick. hit me up if ya got any questions
Wesleyan has a solid rep but expensive and weak parties.. if your looking in vb go ODU way bigger D1 school...a thread a couple months back about a kid asking the same questions.
Staying in state isnt really an option, monmouth is only 10 min from my house. UNCW is my first option now, and i can get money to go there, so that isnt too much of a concern. I just wanted to make sure i went somewhere with a good surfing community. Gnar, hows the life on campus at UNCW?
uncw out of state tuition is only 3 grand more than in state tuition NJ and PA state schools. also: i have never surfed a more crowded line up in my life than crystals in WB. I'm talking like...maybe 300-400 during irene, maybe? Theres always a little nook, and usually a ripple if you are itching to get wet. I had the most fun session in months last....tuesday? It was only like waist to stomach occ. chest but its was mostly clean soft N winds and chunky and powerful. Just so fun, very consistent and walling up. my point:it breaks better here than NJ/MD/DE when its waist high. depends on tides. UNCW is becoming more and more popular with the avg gpa of 3.87 of incoming freshman. Look to it be exploding with popularity in the future.
