<p>@momtravels - Although I do not know your son, I am sure that he will grow to like UVM just finely. The people are so kind, Burlington is one of the best college towns, and there is so much room for exploration with regard to academics. I think he (and you) have made the right choice, and hopefully orientation (which will be a weekend in JUNE, not during move-in…a UVM thing) will show him the greater aspects of the University.</p>
<p>And like ghostbuster said, get a sweatshirt and a car decal, and embrace it. UVM has a great reputation for being a state school, and is considered one of the “Public Ivies”. I think you son’s enthusiasm will grow with time :)</p>
Boy, that sounds familiar. Two years ago, my son did pretty much the same thing. He is very happy with his choice (University of Maryland). He’s just not the enthusiastic type, usually. And he was a little fearful of going “off to college,” although he never would have admitted it at the time. Your son will be just fine at UVM and grow to love it, I’m sure!</p>
<p>My daughter is just finishing her junior year at UVM. She has been very happy there. She is majoring in elem ed/special ed and minoring in math. She has worked her butt off and will squeeze everything in in four years - with two summer classes. She loves the school. Loves her professors and was recently offered an internship by one of her math teachers. (Chose her above straight math majors and was very surprised she was majoring in elem ed.) I can’t say enough nice things about the school.</p>
<pre><code> It’s size (not too big, not too small) affords the students so many opportunities/choices. It’s location in a medium-sized city is also an asset. My daughter is currently working in two local preschools. Jobs she got on her own - and as a result is babysitting for several local families. She loves the community.
I would stress to your son that the world is at his feet! There are no limits at UVM. He will find his niche.
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<p>I suggest you go to the University of Vermont, get good grades in your freshman year, and try to transfer to another school next year. It’s the most sensible thing to do.</p>
<p>AARGGHHHH! Good new, bad news…Son got off the waitlist at Providence College where he really, really, really wanted to go, but it’s 11K more/year!</p>
<p>H and I don’t think it’s a better school than UVM but he wants it.</p>
<p>Haaaa…well wonders never cease. So you have a choice. I also have a theory…go where your heart is. </p>
<p>I know someone at PC who loves it and has done well and is not from the Northeast. Its a great school.</p>
<p>If the cost differential is only 11k, between a very expensive private and an OOS public, then you are lucky. Many face differentials of 20k or more. </p>
<p>He can take on more student loans if its the school he wants to attend. </p>
<p>Congratulations about getting off the waitlist at PC. Its a fine school with a great basketball heritage (though Vermont has done well recently as well!). </p>
<p>Check the programs and professor’s credentials online. Compare the schools. Make your best bet. But in the end, his happiness and success are what counts the most. At PC he will work very hard, I can assure you.</p>
<p>This is amazing…I think my son just got off another WL.</p>
<p>He got an email from Loyola Maryland asking him to call at his earliest convenience to “discuss his application”…can’t wait to find out if it’s what I think it is!</p>
<p>Back to the OP…I know a lot of kids that love UVM…kids who wanted to go places like Cornell and didn’t get in. I say give that one a chance (although I don’t know enough about you to know whether that kind of school is your thing, so I’m speaking strictly about the school itself). The town is amazing, the alumni network is supposed to be tops, and the kids seem…really happy. (No, my son is not going there and I have no ties at all to the school. But I do love the area and know some really committed alumni.)</p>
<p>You can always transfer. Not ideal, but I have a feeling you’re going to be happier than you think.</p>