Meteorology School Recommendations??

Eyewall · #21 Postby **Eyewall** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:11 pm

Im going to UM, thinking about becoming a met
but I really want to play football there
I have letters from Georgia Tech and FSU already 8-)

im a linebacker

dropsonde98 · #22 Postby **dropsonde98** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:16 pm

Here is the link of the info...I found at FIU....(why couldn't I see this three months ago.).....http://www.fiu.edu/orgs/geology/FIU_MET.html

#23 Postby **crownweather** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:28 pm

FIU is very tempting as well....although....I wonder how much math and physics are involved in their Met courses. University of Miami=private school is a little worrysome because of the cost. FSU is very tempting and I have heard that their tropical meteorology program is very good.

My question is what types of internships are availabe in the field of tropical meteorology if I go to FSU?? Same question for U Miami and also FIU.

Bgator · #24 Postby **Bgator** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:31 pm

I am a GIANT gator fan and im a junior in HS, i always have wanted to go to UF, but they have no met program, so it will probably be FSU, as i live in Florida...Miami is just to much money, unless i get scholarships!

#25 Postby **Wthrman13** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:42 pm

crownweather wrote:FIU is very tempting as well....although....I wonder how much math and physics are involved in their Met courses.

Well, if you want a good education in meteorology, no matter what area, you are going to need lots of math and physics, especially if you are wanting to go on to M.S. and Ph.D. level

. You are going to have to learn stuff like Newton's Laws of Motion applied to fluid flow, which involve understanding and solving complex differential equations. To understand differential equations, you need the necessary background in algebra and calculus. There is really no way around it. Atmospheric Science, is in essence, and applied mathematics and physics discipline. At least a little computer science is important as well. Good luck to you, and I think it's great that you want to go back to school for this!

#26 Postby **crownweather** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:46 pm

That is why I am questioning FIU's met program because I wonder how much math and physics are involved in their curriculum. I know I need lots of math and physics and I want a school that will be able to give me a well rounded education with the necessary math and physics, along with a speciality in tropical meteorology.

Bgator · #27 Postby **Bgator** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:46 pm

I have a question ill be a senior in HS next year, should i take Statistics or Calculus....?! IF i want to go into met.

#28 Postby **terstorm1012** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:47 pm

Take Calc, when I went to school for my first degree I was able to test out of some math classes because of what I took in high school.

WindRunner · #29 Postby **WindRunner** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:50 pm

Bgator wrote:I have a question ill be a senior in HS next year, should i take Statistics or Calculus....?! IF i want to go into met.

Statistics is a waste of time . . . AP Calculus if you are able and think you can handle the coursework.

#30 Postby **Wthrman13** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:51 pm

crownweather wrote:That is why I am questioning FIU's met program because I wonder how much math and physics are involved in their curriculum. I know I need lots of math and physics and I want a school that will be able to give me a well rounded education with the necessary math and physics, along with a speciality in tropical meteorology.

Ah, I understand what you are saying. I know nothing about FIU's met program (I'm at OU, which doesn't have much in the way of tropical meteorology, but is great for just about everything else), so unfortunately, I can't help you there. But, a good question!

NONAME · #31 Postby **NONAME** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 4:57 pm

I heard something one time about Penn State Do they have a good Met program for the tropic's

#32 Postby **terstorm1012** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 5:11 pm

Penn State is one of the best met programs in the nation.

I believe they have a tropical meteorology guy there too...plus Accuweather is located just up the street from them.

WindRunner · #33 Postby **WindRunner** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 5:21 pm

NONAME wrote:I heard something one time about Penn State Do they have a good Met program for the tropic's

On paper, it's probably about the same as FSU's, with the thing that makes FSU so much better is the people they have, as well as location. Their staff has more of a tropical focus to it, thus when it comes time to write a thesis or to do an independent study more into the tropical field, there's people there that can do it. I know PSU has one or two guys that list tropical meteorology as an interest, but FSU is far more into that part of it than PSU.

#34 Postby **pojo** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:59 pm

U of Wisconsin has an excellent wx school. I would check out that program if you had a chance... (Being that you are out of state... it would be expensive.) http://www.ametsoc.org has wx schooling information... just find the student resources area.

milankovitch · #35 Postby **milankovitch** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 7:18 pm

http://ametsoc.org/amsucar_curricula/index.cfm

Above has a lot of info about meteorology schools.

tropicana · #36 Postby **tropicana** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:08 pm

pojo wrote:U of Wisconsin has an excellent wx school. I would check out that program if you had a chance... (Being that you are out of state... it would be expensive.) http://www.ametsoc.org has wx schooling information... just find the student resources area.

YEAH! WPLG Channel 10 weatherman in Miami Don Noe went to this school. I know this for a fact because I met him personally...and he was the one who actually got me interested in Met. in the first place. He even toured me through the Channel 10 studios some years ago when I was in Florida. He went to U. of Wisconsin!

Derek Ortt · #37 Postby **Derek Ortt** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:43 pm

you will not focus on trop met in undergrad

You will get a general met education there. Grad school is when you specialise

superfly · #38 Postby **superfly** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:14 pm

WindRunner wrote:Statistics is a waste of time . . . AP Calculus if you are able and think you can handle the coursework.

Handle the coursework? Calc BC was by far the easiest AP class I took.

WindRunner · #39 Postby **WindRunner** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:33 am

superfly wrote:
WindRunner wrote:Statistics is a waste of time . . . AP Calculus if you are able and think you can handle the coursework.

Handle the coursework? Calc BC was by far the easiest AP class I took.

For some people (including myself) it is. There are plenty of others that I watched struggle beside me in that class. There is also (or at least should be) plenty, thought not a ton, of homework, as Calculus is only perfected by practicing.

Bgator · #40 Postby **Bgator** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:49 pm

Has any one heard anything on the University of Maryland???Please responde thanks!

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