College Students/Grads NOBO at Beginning of March

**Icarus** · 11-13-2007, 12:05

Hey guys, so like alot of you I am planning on heading out NOBO in the beginning of March. As I'm sitting here in my 9am Statistics class I thought to myself, "I wonder how many other students are as crazy as I am?" So I'm just putting up a tread to try to get some college students heading NOBO at the beginning of March. If there's enough interest maybe we could all meet and start out together. Just a thought...

**Icarus** · 11-13-2007, 12:07

Find me on Facebook if you're interested. (Greg Roland / Iowa State)

**rob123ufl** · 11-13-2007, 13:00

im taking the first semester of my senior year off. it'll be great to see some youngin's like myself out there. chances are i won't keep up at first, being a slow hiker, but maybe ill some of you along the way. ill more likely catch the april or may grads starting out a little later. good luck Icarus.

**Hurley** · 11-13-2007, 13:12

I'll be headed out early March. Finishing up my last semester at FSU.

**A-Train** · 11-13-2007, 13:21

This has become a very popular thing to do. I started March 1 2003 between college semesters and probably close to a dozen other folks started in the same window who were either in college, finished college, or about to start grad school. We had a nice group of people our age to bounce off of between 18-25.

I believe this to be a great way to thru-hike without major time constraints while only taking 1 semester off. You'll have a full 6 months to finish before most schools start in early september, but remember to budget in some transition/relaxing time if you can. I got so ahead of schedule I ended up finishing a month early (july31st) which was really doable at 5 months with time off/zero days.

Limit extra zero days, start with some lightweight gear and arrive at Springer in reasonably good shape and you should have NO issues finishing in around 150-160 days.

**rob123ufl** · 11-13-2007, 13:30

Originally Posted by Hurley

I'll be headed out early March. Finishing up my last semester at FSU.

Finishing up mine at UF!

**earthbound** · 11-13-2007, 14:13

I just graduated.

See you there

**Icarus** · 11-13-2007, 14:18

Head over to http://iastate.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7169903178 and join up or search for "Appalachian Trail" and look for "Class of 2008" on Facebook.

**SC Ryan** · 11-13-2007, 16:16

Graduated 06 from U of South Carolina, headed to grad school september 08... Leaving March 1st! Its good to see there will be some peeps of the same age out there.

**Mammoth** · 11-13-2007, 17:20

I have less than a month until I graduate from the Univ. of MN. I'll be on the trail in March. Hooray!

**Kirby** · 11-13-2007, 19:11

Well, I am not quite in college, in fact, I will be a junior in high school on the trail, nice to see some other people relatively near my age.

March 1st, to Springer!
Kirby

**Miu** · 11-13-2007, 20:58

I graduated in May and have had to wait a this very long year for March 2008...but I am going to start late March.

**Appalachian Tater** · 11-13-2007, 21:39

It seems to be a bi-modal distribution with one group centered on the early 20s and another around say, 55.

**NakedSasquatch** · 11-14-2007, 11:53

Graduated in June and cannot wait to start hiking. I'm tired of turning around and having to get back into my car at the end of the day/ weekend! Hopefully, Tater, that means that we will all be learning a lot from eachother come '08. Can't wait to meet you all.

**Slugger OToole** · 11-15-2007, 16:37

I'm taking a year off from school, I'm spending the first half of it working and trying to pay of debts and fund the hike.

I can't wait, I'm planning on leaving early march, and need to be finished mid august to head back to school.

**pnovak** · 11-15-2007, 17:40

Im also taking a year off from school to hike the trail. After I graduate though I need to make some money so wont be leaving till mid July, so that means Im heading southbound. Ill be seeing most of you along the way then! Cant wait!!

**Over Yonder** · 11-19-2007, 20:28

I am done student teaching December 7th.. and BOOM I will be a college grad.. or something... hehe. See you out there March 19th! Glad to see a good bunch young'ns heading out!

**ATbound** · 11-19-2007, 21:30

Yea! I'm not the only one! I'll be starting my masters this August. Starting the trail March 4th, can't wait! See you all out there!

**Kirby** · 11-19-2007, 21:42

Originally Posted by ATbound

Yea! I'm not the only one! I'll be starting my masters this August. Starting the trail March 4th, can't wait! See you all out there!

Kirby

**WalkItOff** · 11-19-2007, 22:27

Nice thread idea. I'll be leaving March 4th. Not sure if I'm doing the approach trail. That depends on my friend's class schedule and what time of day he can/wants to drop me off. (He goes to Emory)

Then back to school in August to finish up that elusive engineering degree...

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