<p>hey! right now, im trying to choose a college, and i was wondering, relating to UVM, what are the positives and negatives of the school? I havent visited, and i obviously want to know this before i send my deposit in lol, so could any current or accepted students tell me pleaseee? </p>
<p>thank youuu =)</p>
<p>I’d be curious too. Im considering Quinnipiac, RWU, Winec, Trinity, Northeastern, and UCONN in addition to UVM and its the only school I haven’t got to visit!</p>
<p>I’m also an accepted student considering uvm, and i’ve done a good deal of research on the school. here’s what i’ve picked up:</p>
<p>-size: about 10,000 undergrads, another 1,000 graduate students</p>
<p>-weather: very cold and long winters, with lots of snow. spring and fall are supposed to be really nice, maybe a little cool.</p>
<p>-surrounding area: Burlington is a nice town with about 40,000 residents, lots of shops and restaurants. The rest of Vermont is very rural, with lots of mountains that students often ski at. closest major city is montreal, ca, about 2 hours north. </p>
<p>-academics: UVM is seen as having good academics, and is strongest in science fields. I believe the school was ranked 89th in national universities by US News. Their medical school is one of the best in the country.</p>
<p>-housing: the dorm room i saw was very small, however the honors college dorms and living learning communities look really nice. </p>
<p>-Student body stereotypes (some may be true, some may not be): friendly, laid-back, hippies, lots of pot smokers, many social activists, very accepting community.</p>
<p>-expenses: about $40,000 for out of state students for tuition, fees, room, and board. Unfortunately this makes UVM one of the most expensive public schools in the U.S.</p>
<p>I’ve heard some great things about it, as well as some negative aspects. Visiting the school should give you a good idea of whether you’d want to go there.</p>
<p>Here is a post from a thread on the parents forum from someone whose son will graduate from UVM this spring: </p>
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<p>I’ll be graduating from UVM in just a few short weeks after spending my entire undergraduate career here. For starters, the winters are not as bad as people make them seem. We really don’t get that much snow, particular in comparison with the rest of Vermont. It is very cold during the winter though, and everyone jokes about how Vermont only has three seasons: winter, more winter, and mud. So, the winters are long, to be sure. Also, there are not that many hippies here. Perhaps we have more than the average school, but with close to 10,000 undergrads, we have quite a range of students. Social justice is a big are of interest at UVM, so there are a lot of panels and talks about issues of social justice and activism more generally. The campus is very liberal and accepting of liberal modes of thought and belief and the students are generally friendly. My experience with faculty and staff has been amazing. The small class sizes really make faculty accessible and you really get to know your professors. I feel like my professors have often gone beyond the call of duty to help me on various projects and I wouldn’t be the successful student that I am today without that kind of assistance. For me, the faculty/staff has really been the best part of my experience. Although, the Burlington area is really nice and there is a lot to do without everything being really urban, so there is something to be said for that as well.</p>