<p>Hey all-</p>
<p>does anyone have any information about UVM? Like social life, classes, professors, sports-scene?</p>
<p>I just got a letter from their field hockey coach and am interested, so I wanna find out some more information before I apply.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Hey, I'm currently a freshman at UVM and my first semester there has been amazing! I loved my professors and have already made some great friends. The classes are challenging and professors expect a lot from you but if you put in the effort you will get the grade you deserve. </p>
<p>UVM has a reputation for being a party school and I agree and disagree with that after spending a semester there. Certainly there are some people that will go out any night of the week to party, but there arent that many because most students are very motivated. Everyone works hard to succeed in their classes for the most part.
Basically, it's up to you which social scene you want to be a part of. Fridays and Saturdays are when most students go out to party. </p>
<p>There are a few sports that are really big here. People go crazy over ice hockey tickets. Basketball is also really big. A lot of students do club sports though or stay active by going to the fitness center. Our campus is extremely active when it comes to staying in shape. </p>
<p>UVM is amazing and I love it here! If you have any more questions don't hesitate to ask!</p>
<p>Hi aef26,</p>
<p>Do you know anything about the crew club or the outing club?</p>
<p>Do you know anyone who is a nutrition major, and how they find that program?</p>
<p>How large are your classes?</p>
<p>Thanks for the info!</p>
<p>Hey Booker,</p>
<p>I actually know a few people that are part of the crew club and the outing club. Crew club I hear is a lot of fun but also is a bit of a time commitment. Generally crew practices Monday-Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. You don't need any experience to be a part of club crew but you do need to be dependable since practices are frequent. </p>
<p>The outing club is another way of staying active at UVM. From what I know the outing club does everything from rock climbing to ski trips. I hear it's a lot of fun for people who love the outdoors. You can basically come up with ideas for what you want your next event to be, for example, canoeing. </p>
<p>I know someone who is a nutrition major and they love it. The core curriculum is tough with chemistry etc. but they love all their classes and feel like they're getting a great education. The first classes you take as a nutrition major are mostly lecture classes with about 150 students, but as you progress with your major the classes get a lot smaller. </p>
<p>I'm in the school of arts & sciences at UVM and my classes range from 12 to 150. The classes that should be small generally are. My French class was only 12 students which is a great size to learn a language in. My intro. to anthropology class was about 140. My intro. to psych. class was 150. My math class was 30 students and my theatre class was only 18.</p>
<p>Hi aef, could you describe the diversity of UVM a little bit please.</p>
<p>Hey soulkiller2,</p>
<p>UVM is diverse in a few ways. There are people from all over the U.S. who attend UVM---as far as California and Oregon. Also the people at UVM are all different as far as style and opinions. There are definitely a lot of people who are concerned about the environment, while on the other hand one of my best friends couldn't careless and loves UVM for its beautiful campus. As far as race is concerned...I'm going to be honest....about 90% of the campus is white. However there are so many different religions represented on campus. I have definitely seen some minorities but the predominant color of the campus is white. The dean has been working to improve the diversity of UVM so in the next few years the number of minorities will increase greatly.
I hope that helped!</p>
<p>Any idea what the field hockey team is like? That was my main reason for really considering UVM - it's a great school where I'd probably be able to play DI hockey.</p>
<p>A few other questions --</p>
<p>What's the social life life? Housing? And how's Burlington? I've only heard positive things so far -- I'm just curious about the viewpoint of someone that goes there. =)</p>
<p>I really don't know anything about the field hockey team, sorry :(</p>
<p>So social life...let's just say the social life at UVM is different for everyone. There are a fair amount of students who came to UVM because they know people like to have a good time here. With that said there are also a lot of students who prefer a more laid-back social experience. It's easy to make friends here, the hard part is finding people who like to party/dont like to party as much as you do. There are crazy partiers here and there are students who party but just not every night. Social life is mixed so you can make the decision on how much or how little you want to party. There are a lot of parties of course but at the same time if you dont feel like going out one night it's not a big deal. </p>
<p>Adding on to social life here at UVM---Burlington is one of the top 20 college towns in the nation! And it's totally true. You can always find something fun going on in town like Ben & Jerry's :)Fortunately UVM is the kind of campus where there are things to do so it's not like "oh I'm bored I think I'll go out and drink again tonight." But dont get me wrong there are still people that do. lol. However there are so many other things you could do. The music scene is really big here. Higher ground is a place where amazing concerts take place so a lot of people take advantage of that. I absolutely love Burlington! I'm from New York (right outside new york city) where I feel like I have everything right next to me so I thought it'd be hard to adjust to Burlington but I love it so much here! It's really cute and much friendlier than nyc. </p>
<p>So housing.... UVM is a medium sized school with about 8,000 undergrads. Your junior year you can decide to live off campus but until then it's required that you live in the dorms on campus. However, housing is guaranteed all four years. I'll explain the set up of UVM first...I dunno if you've visited? What's great about UVM is that all the academic buildings are in the same area so it's fairly easy to make your way from one class to another. The problem? They didn't put all the dorms on that part of campus. I, luckily, was placed in a dorm on this part of campus so it takes me 5 minutes (not even) to get to class. The disadvantage? My dorm is considerably smaller than all the other dorms on campus. So basically the 3 dorm halls with the best location are very small. There's one dorm hall on this campus that has pretty nice sized rooms but usually freshmen dont get that dorm. The rest of the dorms are probably about an 8-10 minute walk or you could take a bus which doesnt take long. That's my only complaint about housing. The dorms that arent in the great location are large so I guess it makes up for it. After freshman year you can pretty much decide where you want to live which is nice. Any other questions about housing? I dont know if I answered a particular question you had but that pretty much sums up housing. Housing isnt bad I like a lot of the dorms.
I hope that was somewhat helpful! Let me know if you want me to explain anything or if you have another question.</p>
<p>Thank you SO much - I really, really, really appreciate it!! :) I sent in my app last night - so we'll see what happens! </p>
<p>I haven't visited UVM yet (or any school for that matter) because of field hockey and school timing conflicts, but I figure I'm going to visit places after I find out where I'm accepted.</p>
<p>Just a few questions here...</p>
<p>Is it necessary to have car if attending UVM? Like, is it a major inconvenience not to or is public transportation pretty good in the area?</p>
<p>Hows the temperature? Snow?</p>
<p>Oh... and as a Hispanic guy from Los Angeles... will I be reeaally out of place? I know Burlingtons a stretch from LA and I'd like to say I get along with many different types of people, but will I sort of stick out a bit?</p>
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<p>Cold. Snow...lots of snow. (I don't go to UVM but I live about 15 minutes away).</p>
<p>it's not necessary to have a car (since there are buses going everywhere, and it's only a 15-20 minute walk downtown anyways). and as a hispanic person from la, you'd certainly be in the minority, but i don't think anybody really 'sticks out' in the community. there are also all sorts of communities like ALANA, which work with helping kids get integrated and feel like part of a community. the bigger issue would be moving from a LA to burlington, which isn't particularly large (i personally love the size, but it's not LA), and yes, is quite cold during the winter.</p>