<p>Looking for pros and cons on this school. Does anyone know when UNH is expected to send out acceptance info this year? Any telltale signs if student is accepted based on any info on myUNH-noticed that she can now log onto more tabs/links?? Thanks for info!</p>
<p>Biggest con: This is a public school that charges tuition like a private school, especially for OOS students.</p>
<p>Yes, true that UNH OOS tuition is a high; but that makes me wonder…what is the big attraction? Why are so many kids applying there? Heard it is approx 18,000 students applying this year??
Anyone have an idea when acceptance letters go out from this school?</p>
<p>My D applied in October and was accepted in late November. Not a top choice but still a great option.</p>
<p>A lot of kids from D’s public HS (in Massachusetts) go to UNH and D will definitely consider it-- Durham is a nice college town, easy access to Boston, and UNH is a nice size, has a good feel and some particular programs (theater is one) stand out. I’d love to know more about it too. Jilliebean, what is your D thinking of majoring in? Some people see it as a ‘party’ school, which D does NOT want-- have you heard this as well?</p>
<p>Regarding cost, for particular departments and majors, Massachusetts residents get a tution break from UNH, at least that was the case with some sort of compact among the New England public universities. A relative of mine who was a citizen of Massachusetts considered applying to UNH for the Zoology major, which no UMass campus offers.</p>
<p>When I looked into the NE public U compact, it appeared that a student could only benefit from it if their desired major was not offered at their own state U, as in the case of LakeWashington’s relative.</p>
<p>For most students, it isn’t going to provide any benefit, unfortunately.</p>
<p>please…tell me…does the acceptance letter come in a regular size envelope? large envelope? want to have a heads up for when it arrives
Thanks!</p>
<p>My D’s acceptance came in a regular, business sized envelope. D’s major is Theater Design and she just told me UNH has moved up on her list.</p>
<p>Housing shortage is always a problem there! Forced triples etc.</p>
<p>NH is the Live Free or Die state and overall tax rates are low which means that support for the UNH system is subpar. A lot of states are moving in the direction of less support for public higher education though. The tuition break applies if you major in something that your in-state university system doesn’t offer. It also applies if the out-of-state university is closer than your in-state university for a given major.</p>
<p>My S (OOS/Virginia) is still waiting to hear as he was deferred to regular decision. Can the 3.0 kid, 25 ACT and a few EC’s get in?</p>
<p>Quote: "Biggest con: This is a public school that charges tuition like a private school, especially for OOS students. "</p>
<p>UNH is not alone. UVM just announced that the cost for OOS students will be over $45,000 ! :eek:
They are proposing a 6% increase.</p>
<p>I think UNH may still be a better deal for OOS students ?</p>
<p>Momrules, I would think UNH would want more OOS kids for more revenue!
That seems to be the opinion lately with the way the economy is!
More OOS students = More $$$ coming in.</p>
<p>NH is a low cost-of-living state (relative to the rest of New England) so incidental costs may be lower. It used to be an in-state high-school safety but the limited number of slots (due to housing) and the larger demand from in-state students means that high-schoolers can’t just assume that they will get in because they are in-state.</p>
<p>I work with people that send their kids to UNH and haven’t heard of complaints about the school. I also work with a graduate and he’s incredibly hard-working, smart and wealthy. I think that he would have wound up that way going to any school though. He got an engineering degree there while working full-time.</p>
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<p>Absolutely. UMass is the same way. They are playing on the feeling that the grass is greener in the other state.</p>
<p>Thanks…S would be very pleased if he got in. Just wish we’d hear already! Our FAFSA shows a high EFC so maybe that will sway them as well! Thanks!!</p>
<p>UNH has traditionally been very popular with OOS students - particularly those from Mass.
Back in the day - it was quite difficult to be accepted if you were from Mass, while NH kids could get in easily. Not so easy anymore for NH kids though from what I hear. </p>
<p>The appeal - Durham is a lovely college town. The location is attractive - close to the ocean and mountains. It is a big state school but not overwhelming in size. They offer a lot of majors as well and do a good job in many departments. It is a land-grant research university.</p>
<p>Housing - on campus housing is limited. However, lots of kids commute from Dover, Newmarket and Portsmouth as rent in Durham tends to be pretty high. There is public transportation to and from those communities.</p>
<p>Athletics - Hockey - need I say more? 
Greek scene - tradtionally “lively”.</p>
<p>Yes, waiting to hear …any idea when accpetances are scheduled to be mailed? Not sure if this is indicative of much …but a student at local high school received a denied letter about 2 weeks ago…Which leads me to think UNH sends out info in waves…though I thought adm. did not indicate this was their process…
Anyone have any update on this??
Thanks!</p>
<p>Thanks, justamomof4, good to know. They have early action but they say “early April” for regular decision. I checked our (OOS) school’s Naviance and yes, some 3.0 kids got in in years past…good luck to all!</p>