True... but Oakridge is close, they have shuttles to amazing trails, plus the bus runs there so no car: no problem. And don't forget about TAY-TAYS! 
DH + College
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Gotta love TAY-TAYs on wed nights!True... but Oakridge is close, they have shuttles to amazing trails, plus the bus runs there so no car: no problem. And don't forget about TAY-TAYS!
1) If you're choosing your university based on the riding nearby, you're doing it wrong. Get your priorities straight and reconsider whether college is best for you if that's really how you're deciding.
2) For the Europeans out there, paying $50k+ per year is by no means uncommon here in the states.
2) For the Europeans out there, paying $50k+ per year is by no means uncommon here in the states.
Having just switched from mechanical to electrical engineering I have to ask why you feel that way.
Electrical and Electronics are a bit different though I would hate electrical too. Too little hands on too much siting over complex equations, graphs and artificial builds. I like to know what I'm doing not to be a part of a 100 man team. I know that also happens in large mechanical projects but it's really hard to have a feel of what you are doing there. Complex algorythms for radar systems or amplifiers for a cellphone station are hardly exciting topics. Hard Maths has allways been my strongest side but you rarely see anything outside the computer room as an electronic engineer.
Not to mention I went for Electronics to get into acustic engineering but that part of the electronics house is super small and it is impossible to write an acustic paper for your eng. degree so I also feal cheated A LOT. Spending a few years just to.
I'm not saying I'm choosing colleges solely based on riding in the area. But I really have no clue on where I should even begin to look. Trust me, college is the right choice for me.
wrong.
Check out schools in Switzerland if you want DH shuttles, and a good education, after class on the trains that are public transportation. For example if you studied HRTM in Montreaux you would have 1800 vertical meter runs behind your school. In Geneva you have Saleve which is also a good DH spot. The public transportation in Switzerland is a DHer's dream setup. They have trains, buses and mini gondolas which work for DH runs everywhere in the off season.
stay in CO. move to denver and get prerequisites out of the way at a CC for a year while you decide which direction you REALLY want to go education wise. or move to summit county and ski bum it for a year or 2. I have seen a lot of people squander money and time going to school for something they are not really into and/or will not help them much after they graduate. business, science, or engineering related are all solid choices.
I am from the PNW but went to college in CO. it was great. CO has it all for a mountain biker/skier. I tried to stay but ended up taking a job back in the PNW.
This is what you have to look forward to if you ride Collegiate DH. 
We have an on campus (hike-a-bike) DH trail and lift access bike park opening up 5 mins from campus (where Gravity nats were this year and will be next year)
But don't come to my school. Our head coach doesn't care about mountain biking at all. We barely had a gravity team this year because of him. Even though we won 4x nats last year...
We have an on campus (hike-a-bike) DH trail and lift access bike park opening up 5 mins from campus (where Gravity nats were this year and will be next year)But don't come to my school. Our head coach doesn't care about mountain biking at all. We barely had a gravity team this year because of him. Even though we won 4x nats last year...
This right here.
Take a year or two after high school.... work a few different jobs, take a few intro classes in different feilds and see what really perks your interest before you end up in a career that drains the life out of you for the sake of making money. Trust me on that one, I had a couple choices and at seventeen I went with what sounded like alot of fun for good money...... I am so sick of doing automotive anymore its just scary.
Now fifteen years of professional auto repair and I am just sick with myself for not taking a little mroe time before sinking the money into it and realizing that it took all the fun out of tinkering with cars. I dont even want to touch a car other than putting gas in it anymore when I am not at work.
If I had followed the advice I give here..... I never would have gotten into this for a career... and I would have found myself getting into law enforcement back when I was 20-21... putting my money for schooling into that and making a much bette rinvestment of my money and time.