Needless to say, it's been a term of significant transitions for the Olympic athlete.
"I was actually pretty bored after the Olympics because I had shoulder surgery and could only sit at home not being able to do anything," he said. "To be able to get back to school and have something to do is pretty nice."
Before the Olympics, winning a medal seemed almost out of the question to the 24-year-old Lake Placid native.
"Through the whole experience, I was in disbelief that [winning the bronze] could happen, and I just assumed that it wouldn't," he said.
Despite his qualms about his abilities in Vancouver, Weibrecht skied what many newspapers called "the race of his life" to capture the bronze. Since then, he has been on the cover of Sports Illustrated and was featured prominently in The New York Times.
Weibrecht even led a parade in his honor atop a fire truck in his hometown, where he is now considered some-what of a hometown hero. Although there have been several other Olympic athletes from Lake Placid, Weibrecht was one of the first to have actually won a medal.
"I keep my medal next to my bed [at home]," he said. "I just kept staring at it and thinking, That's mine!'"
While most of his fellow skiers chose to forgo a college degree in order to focus on training, Weibrecht is now in his fifth year at Dartmouth, set to graduate in 2014 with a degree in earth sciences. For the past five years, Weibrecht has spent the Summer, Fall and Winter training and competing for ski competitions. He has spent his Spring terms attending classes at the College.
"There are certain times where I don't know how many more years I really want to go through the same school cycle," he said. "But I really enjoy going to school."
Weibrecht said that although he focuses most of his attention on academics while at school, he wishes he were able to participate in more of Dartmouth's traditions. For example, he was unable to participate in a DOC trip because he was still doing summer training up until the beginning of school his freshman year.
Likewise, he said that because he is on campus for so little time, it is hard to maintain consistent extracurricular activities. Still, while at Dartmouth, he enjoys camping and is a brother at Chi Heorot fraternity.
One of his favorite aspects of returning to Dartmouth, according to Weibrecht, was how easy it is to reconnect with people.
"As a general rule, people are pretty friendly here," he said. "It's pretty easy to work your way back in Dartmouth's not as cliquey as a lot of places."
Another big change for Weibrecht has been rehabilitating a shoulder injury, which prevents him from working out. He said it has been very different to not have to adhere to a strict fitness and diet regimen every day.
"I cook a lot at [my house]," he said. "Lots of Annie's Mac."
Weibrecht also said that he tries to incorporate his hobbies like fishing and biking into his traditional training schedule in order to diversify his routine. Looking ahead, Weibrecht plans on spending the summer in Utah and Chile to train. His next competition will be in November at the World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada, followed by the World Championships in February. Weibrecht said he is cautiously optimistic about his chances.
"There are so many variables," he said. "Any given day, anything can happen, so as a general rule, I just try to go and do the best that I can and that's really all I can ask."
Weibrecht also said that he has every intention of returning to compete in the 2014 and 2018 Olympics, barring any injury.
For now, though, he said he just wants to focus on his classes and enjoying life at Dartmouth.
"I enjoy the whole college experience in general," he said. "I spend so much time on athletics that it's nice to have a different focus."
