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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:30 pm
by robillard
ok im a senior and im looking for a good computer engineering college but i really want to pole vault in college. distance from home isnt a problem for me however i live in florida and if i go out of state i will most likely need a scholarship, not necessarily in pole vaulting, i can prob get academic too. my SAT scores are math:660 reading:650 writing:640 my GPA is about a 3.5 my PR in pole vault is 12' but i figured a few things out over the summer and should have no prob jumping 13-14' by the end of the season. if you have any advice, know of any colleges, or could possibly get me in or recommend me to a college please help me out.
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 12:23 pm
by theczar
University of Missouri Rolla has an excellent computer engineering program (as well as just about every other engineering degree). Its a small school with about 5,000 students including graduate students. We do have a big vault squad with about 12 vaulters, but every team needs good depth.
www.umr.edu
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:02 pm
by robillard
theczar wrote:We do have a big vault squad with about 12 vaulters, but every team needs good depth.
www.umr.edu
about how high would you have to jump in order to compete there
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:09 pm
by theczar
robillard wrote:theczar wrote:We do have a big vault squad with about 12 vaulters, but every team needs good depth.
www.umr.edu
about how high would you have to jump in order to compete there
to compete? I'm not sure...i'm a freshman here and am yet to jump in cometition. We have 3-4 guys over 15 i think, and the rest are in the 14s. You can probably join as a walk-on and just practice with us for a while, but later you may get to compete...but i cant promise anything i'm not the coach
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 3:14 pm
by achtungpv
Bangalore University. You'd be right at the epicenter for a software engineering job also.
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 4:08 pm
by bvpv07
achtungpv wrote:Bangalore University. You'd be right at the epicenter for a software engineering job also.
He did say that distance is not a problem...countries are technically states, so that works too.
What about schools like Cal Poly and Caltech? I'm not too sure of their vaulting programs, but they are definitely computer engineering heavy.
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 5:46 pm
by ec1vaulter
MIT is a great engineering school. The don't seem so have great vaulters now, but Nate Ball (multiple NCAA D3 All-American) did extremely well there and track is a huge sport in that area so it is a place you can excell if you work hard.
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:15 pm
by robillard
ec1vaulter wrote:MIT is a great engineering school. The don't seem so have great vaulters now, but Nate Ball (multiple NCAA D3 All-American) did extremely well there and track is a huge sport in that area so it is a place you can excell if you work hard.
i dont think i could get into MIT lol. and if i could i dont think i would go, they have the highest suicide rating of any college in the US.
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:27 pm
by bvpv07
It all depends on how well you can handle the stress...it has the potential of being a good training tool for competition
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:54 pm
by bvpv07
robillard, here's the most useful thing that I've ever learned from my high school counselor:
http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/index.jsp
Search for computer engineering major (and whatever else you're interested in) and put in some of the other things that you are looking for in a school to narrow down the search (one of them includes track and field teams and divisions). Pick a couple, and then come back here and ask people what they think about them.
It's better than giving you advice to go to a school in India
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:37 pm
by rainbowgirl28
bvpv07 wrote:What about schools like Cal Poly and Caltech? I'm not too sure of their vaulting programs, but they are definitely computer engineering heavy.
Cal Poly is bringing in a ton of vaulters this year. You'd have to talk to the coach about what his standards are for walking on (Jack Hoyt, he is an excellent coach).
Caltech has vaulters on their roster, including a kid from WA that I have never heard of, and I have done HS rankings there for the past 6 years *shrug* I've never heard of any of their vaulters, but the fact that they list them on the roster is a good sign.
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 8:20 pm
by robillard
achtungpv wrote:Bangalore University. You'd be right at the epicenter for a software engineering job also.
ok ya id like to keep it in the country but other than that im not picky. oh and now all guy colleges, there hes to be guys a girls preferably at least 40% girls