Good colleges for smash?

[The_Guide]

I'll be graduating from high school next year, and I've decided that I'll give competitive smash a try around then. So, like the title says, which colleges have a strong smash scene? For those wondering, I'm not thinking about making this my priority in picking a college, I'm just curious.

If this is the wrong board, I'm sorry. I couldn't figure out where to post this.

 

[SpongeBathBill]

Well, SFU has a pretty stylin' scene.

 

[nevershootme]

Every school has a different smash community, some good some not so active.

Here in Florida, the schools are USF, FIU, UCF, FSU, UF, UNF, FAU.

As far as population density
FIU and UCF are currently the most populated areas for smash since they're within the big cities of Miami and Orlando respectively. for FIU, we usually meet up in the game room and play

Other schools like USF, FSU, UF, UNF are far away from the popular tournaments in the Orlando area. USF in Tampa has a good community, but not everyone goes to the school. USF has a community base and attracts alabama and georgia players. yet 4 hours to orlando

but really. you are living in a competitive zone (Maryland), so check out the schools there

 

[Martel Hammer]

I heard the Bay Area has a pretty lively scene. SJSU, SFU, etc.

 

[Jtails]

Polytech! in ny lol

 

[CT Chia]

Drexel U in Philly

Home of Cactuar, Myself, Beat, GOTM, and more.
People who used to go there and still live in the area: UltimoDragon, Pakman, Scar

 

[TheKiest]

OUGA at Ohio University:
http://www.originalupholdersofthegamingarts.com/

 

[Pakman]

Drexel U in Philly

Home of Cactuar, Myself, Beat, GOTM, and more.
People who used to go there and still live in the area: UltimoDragon, Pakman, Scar

Yeah the only issue with Philly though is that the players are good but there are like 2 tournaments a year.

 

[The Cunning Weasel]

is there a smash community at George Mason University? it's a huge university

 

[Corammong]

Don't make a college decision based on smash :|

 

[ChivalRuse]

University of Maryland, College Park (which I attend) has a great smash scene. Wife, Voodoo, Chred2AKrisp, Aero, Tin, Shuka, GustavWind, Wenbolicious, Rebel581, Slikvik and myself to mention a few.

 

[The Cunning Weasel]

Don't make a college decision based on smash :|

lol no I was already set on going to Mason. I was just curious if anyone on smashboards attends Mason

 

[SpongeBathBill]

I heard the Bay Area has a pretty lively scene. SJSU, SFU, etc.

Er...San Francisco University I'm guessing? Uh well when I said "SFU," I meant Simon Fraser University, in Vancouver. Just to be clear

While we're on the subject, UBC is just ok.

 

[Smash G 0 D]

George Mason Is right down the street from my highschool.

 

[M@v]

Penn State Main Campus has a good scene. Penn State Altoona has like 3 people, but its within 30 minutes of the main campus, so they drive up occasionally and join the rest of us.

PSU Altoona is Brawl. PSU Main is Brawl and Melee.

 

[S.G.]

Idk about your grades
But Berkeley and all of the UC/Good Cali schools have a pretty active player base

 

[Bladewing]

Rutgers in New Jersey has a decent smash scene.

 

[~rh]

Stay here, go to UMD College Park. You can travel to bmores easily, and are only 20 min away from Hoodbridge and Falls Church.

 

[Naota21t]

Practically all the UCs in Cali have a good scene. With Berkeley, Irvine and Davis being probably the top 3.

SFSU is good too and has biweeklies.

CCSF is ridiculous stacked with SS, Lunin, Tang, AznDanny, and more. But thats like community college soooo.

 

[The_Guide]

Thanks for the replies, everyone.

Also, lol at College Park. I have a cousin who just graduated who went there, and he said the scene was awful. Granted, he transferred to another school during his first year, but still... lmao. I live about 15 minutes away from the place, so I should give it a shot!

 

[EPsilon933]

What about Virginia tech or Radford, by the way?

 

[_umbra_]

Penn State has a pretty good scene for melee and brawl, but it's in the middle of nowhere. Still, we always have smashfests and we're probably going to start having monthly tournaments for both games. If you end up going to Pennsylvania, I would recommend PSU or Drexel.

 

[Illos]

I'll be in Pittsburgh next fall and I hear CMU/Pitt are in a good melee area.

 

[ChivalRuse]

Thanks for the replies, everyone.

Also, lol at College Park. I have a cousin who just graduated who went there, and he said the scene was awful. Granted, he transferred to another school during his first year, but still... lmao. I live about 15 minutes away from the place, so I should give it a shot!

He probably didn't put much effort into finding people. There are rising juniors and sophomores this year (whom your cousin wouldn't have known in his first year) who are exceptional at Melee and Brawl.

 

[M@v]

I'll be in Pittsburgh next fall and I hear CMU/Pitt are in a good melee area.

ehh moreso butler PA. its close to pittsburgh.

 

[rhan]

You shouldn't choose a college because of a videogame.....

 

[rehab]

I'm not thinking about making this my priority in picking a college, I'm just curious.

I'm not thinking about making this my priority in picking a college, I'm just curious.

I'm not thinking about making this my priority in picking a college, I'm just curious.

I'm not thinking about making this my priority in picking a college, I'm just curious.

I'm not thinking about making this my priority in picking a college, I'm just curious.

Read the OP, Read The OP, Read the Mother**** OP

 

[Leacero]

Hofstra in NY has a good scene, and Stony Brook not so much (like 6 people who play regularly... Melee plz. A few here for Brawl too, but really I don't care for that scene so I'm not informed) but decent.

 

[112]

Practically all the UCs in Cali have a good scene. With Berkeley, Irvine and Davis being probably the top 3.

Really, UCI? Although a lot of people play smash over there, but IIR, there was hardly any tournaments, let alone smashfests [unless it's like in dorms] on campus. So, everyone goes off-campus for good smash or maybe I'm left out on all the fun

 

[Fatmanonice]

Definately not Southeast Missouri State... *cries himself to sleep*

 

[The Sauce Boss]

Really with the population of people all at 'gamer' age I would expect you can find people to play with at almost any school. Anyways, I know in ann arbor (University of Michigan) they are having a couple huge tournaments soon'ish, which I am stoked about because I am heading there.

 

[ShinoBee]

Any college in California. :] I'm gonna be a senior also, and I'm settled in going to college in California (since I'm such a lazy butt to go outta state).

 

[HoChiMinhTrail]

Michigan State University has a decent sized melee scene. About 10 new comers as welll as Dope and myself.

 

[Levitas]

U of Michigan also has a decent number of melee players, though we don't have dope.

We have some brawl though... for whatever that's worth

melee is much more fun though

 

[joeplicate]

if you're thinking of CA

SFSU and UC Irvine are really great
UC santa cruz is pretty good

basically if it's not in between salinas-santa barbara in california, you're good

 

[earthadept]

university of michigan is where it's at

 

[Roager]

SoCal is a pretty active area, from what I know. I'm in Idaho, so I can't be sure, but it might be worth a look-see.

 

[clowsui]

UCincinnati has some of the best players in MW:E (aside from Michigan, I mean)
Columbus' smash scene is weird, but OSU has Quivo + AZ
Northeast OH has M2K (LOL), Vidjo and....uhh who else is good in NEOH...Shugo
Ohio U has an active Smash scene but Pops is their only person who places high consistently iirc

 

[Strong Badam]

We have some brawl though... for whatever that's worth

melee is much more fun though

it's worth nothing
i agree with the black


so yea guyz anyone go to Missouri S&T in Rolla, MO?

 

[QUIVO]

Who's good from UC besides Kel and Sliq?