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Posted by doubleecho on Aug-03-2005 11:39:

Univesities/Colleges Advice

Heya
greetings from down under. im currently still in high school and im looking at studying in the US. I understand that Unis over here have emphisis on sports? Im a swimmer, so would you guys be able to recommend any good unis? some where warm too..melbourne gives me the shits!

thanks

Posted by Chryz707 on Aug-03-2005 13:30:

Look at schools in Florida if you want warm weather, it all depends on what you plan on studying. There are so many colleges, but it all falls on what you want to do.

Posted by Kfrogger on Aug-03-2005 13:36:

san diego state! lots of swimmers and H20 polo there, and minutes away from the shore.

Posted by SVGmethod on Aug-03-2005 14:23:

I suggest you look into the University of California, Santa Barbara. It is an hour and a half drive's away from Los Angeles. Here are some websites:

http://www.ucsb.edu
http://www.ucsbgauchos.com

Posted by Boomer187 on Aug-03-2005 14:34:

If you really wanna swim check this site out.

http://www.ncaa.org/sports/swimming/

You can list the schools that sponsor the sport. If your really good check out division 1 teams. Well there is a ton o info on there. SO look for times and what division those times are in. Then list out all teh unis in that division pick the schools in the lower part of the US, a Uni of california school would be ncie, they have great weather, but there are other place.

so find some and post em up and we'll see if we can help.

Posted by Kfrogger on Aug-03-2005 14:45:

quote:
Originally posted by SVGmethod
I suggest you look into the University of California, Santa Barbara. It is an hour and a half drive's away from Los Angeles. Here are some websites:

http://www.ucsb.edu
http://www.ucsbgauchos.com

dont listen to SVG Method. he wants you to go there so he can wrestle you wearing his green bondage mask and orange wig. his shirt says it all!

Posted by SVGmethod on Aug-03-2005 17:01:

quote:
Originally posted by Kfrogger
dont listen to SVG Method. he wants you to go there so he can wrestle you wearing his green bondage mask and orange wig. his shirt says it all!

youve got me all figured out!

Posted by DJFaded on Aug-03-2005 18:46:

I suggest finding your school by using this link below:

http://www.pubclub.com/collegefootball/

You will find it more challenging and rewarding....

Mike D.

Posted by Psiweaver on Aug-03-2005 19:33:

UCSB is a huge party school.

Posted by Geoff on Aug-03-2005 23:33:

come to UCB where the bums, drunks and shootings are at

Posted by verndogs on Aug-04-2005 00:19:

quote:
Originally posted by Geoff
come to UCB where the bums, drunks and shootings are at

i actually really like the area around UCB

Posted by Xtracktor on Aug-04-2005 02:44:

Hello, I go to California State University of Long beach, its a great school, but so are all the other ones that everyone mentioned. Also many many other great schools out in the rest of states. To maybe help with your decision, use this search engine. http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch

It helped me pick my schools when i was applying, best of luck to ya!

Posted by SVGmethod on Aug-04-2005 02:55:

UC SANTA BARBARA!!!!!!!!!

Posted by bas on Aug-04-2005 03:21:

quote:
Originally posted by DJ Xtracktor
Hello, I go to California State University of Long beach, its a great school, but so are all the other ones that everyone mentioned. Also many many other great schools out in the rest of states. To maybe help with your decision, use this search engine. http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch

It helped me pick my schools when i was applying, best of luck to ya!

ah yes...CSULB

btw why didn't this guy come back and post?

Posted by Geoff on Aug-04-2005 05:19:

quote:
Originally posted by verndogs
i actually really like the area around UCB

yea me too, cept for the chick who called her friend for backup and then her friend accidentally shot and killed her a block from my apt

Posted by butterfly on Aug-04-2005 07:52:

quote:
Originally posted by Boomer187
If you really wanna swim check this site out.

http://www.ncaa.org/sports/swimming/

You can list the schools that sponsor the sport. If your really good check out division 1 teams. Well there is a ton o info on there. SO look for times and what division those times are in. Then list out all teh unis in that division pick the schools in the lower part of the US, a Uni of california school would be ncie, they have great weather, but there are other place.

so find some and post em up and we'll see if we can help.

this is a good idea. given that you are from australia, i am going to assume that you are a relatively fast swimmer, so you can probably do division 1. you can get an idea of how fast each team is by talking to their coach, or maybe online, i dunno. there are a lot of different levels of swimming schools in D1 and not knowing how fast you are, it would be hard to recommend one to you. div 1 and div 2 can give scholarships. div 3 and 4 cant, and they are typically slower.

i swam division 1 in college and we recruited a few international students. usually a team gets a quota of how many foriegners they can have on their roster. but we did bring them out for recruiting trips so the best idea is to find out what schools you would be a good fit for and then call their coaches. the ncaa allows you to go on 5 recruiting trips.

Posted by doubleecho on Aug-05-2005 05:30:

hey guys thanks heaps. been really helpful. sorry been busy last day and time difference is a bitch. i will check out some sites shortly!