Why not UVM?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Vermont
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<p>I am trying to find a good reason for my daughter not to go to UVM and I am having problems. Don't get me wrong, I would be happy if she attended and I think she would be happy but I want to go into the decision with eyes wide open. She has been accepted so it is a matter of saying yes.</p>

<p>There are so many plusses of UVM. It is big but not too big. There is definitely a college campus and collegetown atmosphere. There are a lot of meal plan and food options. The student center is great. Everything is walkable and there are shuttles. Even when you move off campus, you can walk to school and dowtown. They don't seem to have freshman housing issues like some schools have.</p>

<p>On the other side, it is cold, there is no D1 football and I have heard there are drug issues (not unique to UVM). Other rumors are if you are not geting into bars on the weekends there is not a lot to do. I am sure a lot has to do with what groups of friends you make.</p>

<p>What have others heard? Are there any big red flags?</p>

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<p>My daughter is a sophomore in the Honors College, but many of her good friends are not. Her academic program is rigorous, she is on a club team, and she has never lacked for things to do that don’t involve going to bars. </p>

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<p>DS, who is a freshman in the Honors College, is not hanging out at the bars and he seems to have plenty to do. He says they rarely go off-campus, and he’s never complained about being bored. He’s very pleased with the student experience at UVM, and we’ve been very pleased from the parental perspective as well.</p>

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<p>The daughter of my closest friend went their and she stayed even after graduation, My son looked at UVM and it was a frontrunner for a little while but he was undecided and it didn’t offer one program of interest to him. I liked the area and can’t think of any reason to discourage your daughter from going there.</p>