<p>I'm completely undecided! I loved both schools when I visited. I threw together a quick pro/con list... any advice you have would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>UVM
pro-
I got into the Honors College
Burlington
Athletic Training (intended major)
con-
I want to play softball, but I'm pretty sure I couldn't play D1. Also, UVM doesn't have club softball.
Expensive out-of-state tuition</p>
<p>SLU
pro-
D3 softball
merit aid
con-
no Athletic Training</p>
<p>Any opinions? Thanks!</p>
<p>Dear Turn, I had to make that choice many years ago. In the end I chose St. Lawrence and never regretted it. But the critical piece seems to be your intended major and if SLU doesn't have it then why go there? SLU provided me with a top notch liberal arts education but Athletic Training would not be part of that. You really should look at Ithaca (too late now, most likely).</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply. I actually was accepted to Ithaca but I just didn't like the school all that much. I should have been clearer in my initial post, Athletic Training is just a possible major. I'm interested in AT but it's not definitely what I want to study. I'm sure I could find something at St. Lawrence that interests me as well.</p>
<p>I am a current St. Lawrence senior (graduating in like 20 days - ahhh!) and I have never regretted my decision. If I was in your position again today, knowing everything I know now, I would chose St. Lawrence again in a heatbeat. <em>looks around</em> I'm also a tour guide here, so if you have any specific questions I could probably address them. PM me.</p>
<p>One thing that you may not have considered is the whole sense of community. UVM is a really big school right in Burlington, and what I've heard is that there is less of a campus community. St. Lawrence has a really tight-knit community due to our location, so that's just something to consider.</p>
<p>But yeah, St. Lawrence has been absolutely great to me and I'm actually kind of jealous of all the incoming students!</p>
<p>With the exception of climate, it seems the schools are different. I am guessing that there might be more on your pro and con list than you realize. Perhaps, big vs small; rural vs urban.</p>
<p>Athletic training is pretty specific. I do recall many years ago, SLU had assistant student trainers for the Athletic teams, it might be something to look into. A bit different, but they do have student training for EMT's, if the medical side is of interest</p>
<p>That's another thing I should mention. SLU does have a few student trainers that help out with the hockey team (and I believe the football team). Students can also apply to be Student EMTs as early as their sophomore year. A lot of my premed friends have gone that route, so as jelomom said, that might be something to look into.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information!</p>