Trying To Pick Colleges- By Bass Lakes/rivers

[basslover12345]

Some info about me:
- I'm finishing up my Eagle scout- I've been in scouts since 2nd grade, I will have it by August
- I've started and am running my business for 3 months
- I'm a published author with over 13 print articles in various NATIONAL magazines
- I fish bass tournaments, and have 14 companies sponsoring me
- I started and am running a Bass fishing club at my high school softmore year
- I started an annual charity fishing tournament thats community wide at my school
- I'm a B and C student with sometimes anywhere from 1-3 A's on my report card
- I attend Our Lady of Good Counsel High school, a private catholic school
- My strengths are English and history
- I struggle in Math (Mild learning disability), and math Based sciences
- I want to major in Marketing
- I got the Christian character award this year, junior year.
- I got a 1400 on my PSAT- I excelled in the writing/grammar section, but fell in math
- I live less than a half hour from Washington DC
Where should I be looking at? Will any of the above help me with admissions? I'm looking for somewhere thats not HUGE, and up to $30,000- do I have a chance at scholarships? Where should I be looking at with everything I've mentioned?

 

[Packard]

I am also a junior considering colleges with good fishing nearby. Clemson is probably the best college with extremely good fishing nearby.

[d3bf48]

Make sure to spell sophomore right on your appIications.  Good luck, see if you can talk to someone at your school about the application process and scholarships.

[Dyerbassman]

Not sure a Bass Fishing forum is where you need to be asking for this kind of advice...maybe a school counselor? Or your parents?

[Sam]

I recruit Virginia for LSU and here are a few tips to consider:

1.  How far from home will you travel and feel comfortable?

2.  What will be your major?

3.  How many courses are offered in your major?

4.  Do you like big schools or small schools.

5.  Go interview with an Assistant Dean of the college (universities have colleges for different studies) and find out about their classroom size to professors; any scholarship or grant monies available; any overseas opportunities; any community opportunities available; and anything else you want to know about that specific college, be it Arts and Sciences, Agricultrue, Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, etc.

6.  Ask if the school has free tutoring.

7.  Do you like a good social life? Check out the clubs and fraternities. 

8.  Ask if you will be scanned for scholarship money when you apply.

9.  Do you enjoy big time sports? If so, consider the major D-1 football schools. Not many in Maryland unless you count the University of Maryland as a big time school since they are now in the Big Ten.

10. Check out their mass communications school and English department to see if they can help you with your writing career. Where do they rank in the country with other public institutions. Do they have any famous writers or talking heads as alumni?

 

Just make a list of your concerns and interview the schools and their colleges. Tour the schools with a parent so you can get a feel of it and if you get a guy feeling about it being home for you for the next five to six years.

 

You are doing great with your articles in BAM. I really enjoy them. So take what you have created and build on it by going to a reputable school that has a strong writing program. Check out Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Penn State, LSU and even Ole Miss.

 

Have fun selecting your college. You will love school.

[basslover12345]

Not sure a Bass Fishing forum is where you need to be asking for this kind of advice...maybe a school counselor? Or your parents?

My Dad went to the university of MD, my mom a small school in PA. I really don care about any sports, besides a college fishing team- but even that's not essential.

[basslover12345]

I recruit Virginia for LSU and here are a few tips to consider:

1.  How far from home will you travel and feel comfortable?

2.  What will be your major?

3.  How many courses are offered in your major?

4.  Do you like big schools or small schools.

5.  Go interview with an Assistant Dean of the college (universities have colleges for different studies) and find out about their classroom size to professors; any scholarship or grant monies available; any overseas opportunities; any community opportunities available; and anything else you want to know about that specific college, be it Arts and Sciences, Agricultrue, Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, etc.

6.  Ask if the school has free tutoring.

7.  Do you like a good social life? Check out the clubs and fraternities. 

8.  Ask if you will be scanned for scholarship money when you apply.

9.  Do you enjoy big time sports? If so, consider the major D-1 football schools. Not many in Maryland unless you count the University of Maryland as a big time school since they are now in the Big Ten.

10. Check out their mass communications school and English department to see if they can help you with your writing career. Where do they rank in the country with other public institutions. Do they have any famous writers or talking heads as alumni?

 

Just make a list of your concerns and interview the schools and their colleges. Tour the schools with a parent so you can get a feel of it and if you get a guy feeling about it being home for you for the next five to six years.

 

You are doing great with your articles in BAM. I really enjoy them. So take what you have created and build on it by going to a reputable school that has a strong writing program. Check out Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Penn State, LSU and even Ole Miss.

 

Have fun selecting your college. You will love school.

I visited Radford in early April in VA

[Sam]

In Virginia we have a college recruiting association that handles college recruiting throughout the state.

 

Here is their web link:  http://vacrao.org/

 

Ask them for their counterpart in Maryland. If there is none you can attend the big college fair at George Mason University in Fairfax where there will be over 150 universities in attendance. Ask the VACRAO contact when that fair will be held.

 

You can ask each one about the major you are interested in and what is necessary, grade wise, to get into their school.

 

A small school may be best for you since you seem not to be into the sports or social life which is part of the fabric of a college or university.

 

Good luck. Just graduate with that degree.

[Shane J]

When you're talking about a degree you're going to be centered on for the rest of your life probably (either chasing a career in the field or paying for the schooling), the last thing you need to be thinking about, is how big are the bass I might be able to catch. I guess, if you want it to be that easy, just hope that The University of Texas offers Marketing as a major.

[Packard]

When you're talking about a degree you're going to be centered on for the rest of your life probably (either chasing a career in the field or paying for the schooling), the last thing you need to be thinking about, is how big are the bass I might be able to catch. I guess, if you want it to be that easy, just hope that The University of Texas offers Marketing as a major.

 

You are also going to be stressed while working towards your major. Having a place to go fishing nearby and a bass team can help you relieve stress and make connections that can be used in the real world. I don't think anyone is advocating going to school based solely upon how good the fishing is, it is just a bonus.

[etommy28]

Hi My Names Tommy, I go to FGCU, I have a problem, its called lake Okeechobee, its less than an hour from my door and has the best fishing in the county right now.... oh and did i mention we have a fantastic marketing program? i mean how many lakes its a 38 pound limit a real possiblity?

[BuckMaxx]

Southwest Missouri State in Springfield MO. got fishing and girls! What else does a college boy need!

[Root beer]

University of Alabama. They have a bass fishing team that competes with other colleges. University of North Alabama is in a prime location, but UA is better for the education.

[soopd]

University of North Alabama.

5 minutes to Pickwick

10 minutes to Wilson

30 minutes to wheeler

2 hours to Guntersville

You can fish 12 months out of the year.