The University of Nevada - Reno

Date: Jan 17 2012
Major: Agriculture/Horticulture (This Major's Salary over time)
The curriculum is challenging but do-able. The school has resources/tutoring available. The student body is primarily right out of high school and not working, but there are a surprising amount of students like me (a little older, working through school). You'll notice many students are very fashion sensitive (Ugg boots galore). The campus is gorgeous! Mature trees, plenty of large, grassy areas to relax, play/practice sports. The theme of all the buildings is old-fashioned brick. The old buildings are kept up with the latest technology but still have the old style. There are brand-new buildings that exhibit great architecture. Campus can be rather large to navigate through but shuttle services are available all day.

Expensive parking so you may be either paying over $300 a year to park on campus, or walking 15 mins to class. The main roads of Reno are bicycle friendly so that is a great option, especially because Reno only gets a little bit of precip all year (but it does get very cold/windy during winter/spring).
PLENTY of nightlife. Some bars open every night of the week and no drinking/bar curfew. Ski, hike, mountain bike, fish, camp.