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I strongly vote for the BS degree. Some of your prior credits will likely apply to the Core Curriculum requirements, so it may not take 4 years. The BS will open significantly more doors for you.
CJenningsWelcome to the forum.If still somewhat interested in History and have that degree, have you looked into such work with the USFS? Writing and collecting and writing, about things you seem to be interested in, may just be a possibility there.
Hi, I am a new forestry student, who was looking into almost all the schools your going to. I applied to the SUNY Ranger school, as well as Paul smiths college, The university of maine orono, and unity in maine. You should know, that both the ranger school and paul smiths(where I am now) allow you to have personal firearms on campus during hunting seasons. I am looking forward to hunting some ADK deer this season. If you are interested in a 2 year degree, the Ranger school is, IMO, the best 2 year education around here. Paul smiths has a great reputation also. But, in Maine, a VT student can recieve in state tuition, plus half, if their major is not offered in VT. UVM offers a BS in forestry, not an AAS. So, if you go to either Umaine orono(which does offer a forest tech degree), or Fort kent for an AAS forestry, you can recieve a tuition break. Thats a little incentive, I think. I personally am liking the ADK's , even though they are a bit different than the NEK where i'm from.(Danville) If I was going for a forest tech. degree, I would of chose the Ranger school, personally. I have been told that with a 4 year degree, you will start out with the same jobs as a forest tech degree, possibly for a few years. The difference is, the 4 year degree allows for you to advanve in the field. This is what ive been told, though. I am going for a degree in industrial forest operations, and although i am tempted to be done in 2 years, i think i will personally benefit from the 4 year program.Hope i helped a bit.
Quote from: celliott on September 06, 2009, 07:38:01 pmHi, I am a new forestry student, who was looking into almost all the schools your going to. I applied to the SUNY Ranger school, as well as Paul smiths college, The university of maine orono, and unity in maine. You should know, that both the ranger school and paul smiths(where I am now) allow you to have personal firearms on campus during hunting seasons. I am looking forward to hunting some ADK deer this season. If you are interested in a 2 year degree, the Ranger school is, IMO, the best 2 year education around here. Paul smiths has a great reputation also. But, in Maine, a VT student can recieve in state tuition, plus half, if their major is not offered in VT. UVM offers a BS in forestry, not an AAS. So, if you go to either Umaine orono(which does offer a forest tech degree), or Fort kent for an AAS forestry, you can recieve a tuition break. Thats a little incentive, I think. I personally am liking the ADK's , even though they are a bit different than the NEK where i'm from.(Danville) If I was going for a forest tech. degree, I would of chose the Ranger school, personally. I have been told that with a 4 year degree, you will start out with the same jobs as a forest tech degree, possibly for a few years. The difference is, the 4 year degree allows for you to advanve in the field. This is what ive been told, though. I am going for a degree in industrial forest operations, and although i am tempted to be done in 2 years, i think i will personally benefit from the 4 year program.Hope i helped a bit.Maine seems to be cheapest for tuition (with the discount), NH the highest, and NY slightly under NH, even with a slight break in tuition from NH as a New England student. I could get the tuition break in NH and ME for a 2 year degree since it's not offered in Vermont (and truth be told I'm not too keen on living near Burlington either). I think whatever I get for financial aid may have to determine things to a large degree. Now depending on what credit I get for classes I've already taken for the core requirements could change the picture a bit too. The NY Ranger School does seem to have a good reputation from what I've read, but then, so too do ME and NH but the extra semester at ME seems sort of odd. If I went to ME I think I'd rather be in Fort Kent than near Orono (though I'd prefer being in Orono, ME over Burlington, VT too).Most of my gun collection is in handguns which I couldn't even legally posess in NY unless just going through the state to another state or to a specific pistol competition, so if I went with NY I'd have to store them with someone here in VT, which would be a bit of a hassle (and some of the ones I inherited from my grandfather are worth some hefty amounts). Nothing I couldn't work around if I had to but ME and NH wouldn't be such a problem with that. I know I could bring my hunting rifles and shotgun along into NY without a problem as long as I follow their storage/transportation rules (and the hunting in upstate NY can be quite good).
I've been a forestry technician for quite awhile, and I have to say it's the most fun I've ever had and gotten paid for it. If you want to get your feet wet without a big commitment, get a summer job with a contract crew cruising timber. If you like it, go to school, build your credentials, and have a blast. I know I sure am!
Know of any such companies, including any in the eastern U.S., an inexperienced person could get a job with?
