<p>Nice article:
Outside</a> University: The Top 25 Colleges for Outside Readers: University of Vermont | Adventure Travel Guide | OutsideOnline.com</p>
<p>Any UVM students or alumni that can comment on the outdoor activities?</p>
<p>My daughter, who will be a sophomore, will certainly say that she experienced a lot more outdoor activities than her friends at other schools. Especially in the Rubenstein school, where all the freshman take an intro course where the weekly labs take them all over Vermont. She only did a couple Outing club trips, but she and her friends were always headed down to the lake, over to Centennial woods next to campus, hiking the nearby mountains, etc. The Greenhouse dorm also sponsored a few trips. I might add she did all this with no car on campus. She also did one of the Trek programs before classes started - highly recommended.</p>
<p>My son loves being in Burlington. The campus is very nice … he also biked, ran, hiked, and spent time at the waterfront. Burlington is an amazing place.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>UVM seems pretty do able without a car</p>
<p>Actually access to a car is quite useful - skiing, hiking, camping, beaches all much more accessible by car. Buses on campus and downtown work fine but not so much for getting away. (D got up early to ski one weekend and got crowded out of the bus line and could not get on). There is a car share program (a la zipcar) which even 18 yr olds can use - not sure how well it works.</p>
<p>Thanks
Do most kids have cars after freshman year?</p>
<p>S1 will be a senior. He hasn’t had a car at school, and really hasn’t missed it. So many of his friends have cars that he can always get a ride when he needs one… Even skiing (gets the season pass and goes frequently)!</p>
<p>That being said, S2 will be a freshman this year and is already lobbying to bring a car sophomore year. I guess it depends on the kid. Certainly not necessary in Burlington even when the kids move off campus.</p>
<p>Thanks! Good info</p>