What can you tell me about the University of Vermont?
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Anonymous
| I know tons of UVM law alumni - it's one of the top environmental law programs in the U.S. That said, I don't know many who went there for undergrad. (I'm in the environmental field.) |
Anonymous
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The kids at UVM are good solid students, but not the best. At least when I taught there, there were a number of kids from the bottom of their prep school class. There was a lot of pot.
On the other hand, I had some very sharp students, lots of students with serious outdoor skills who were very interesting. I enjoyed my colleagues. UVM is a research university but they take their teaching responsibilities seriously and do a good job. |
Anonymous
Vermont Law, located in South royalton, VT, is not part of UVM. And yes, it has a great environmental law program. |
Anonymous
| My DD toured this past year and liked it a lot. Burlington is a great small city--plenty to do downtown and the lake and mountains so close. To me, it seemed like a place where the students worked plenty during the week and spend weekends either skiing, hiking or partying...i.e., not a joke but not super-rigorous, either. |
Anonymous
and extremely non-diverse, if that's what you're looking for |
Anonymous
UVM doesn’t have a law school. |
Anonymous
But UVM has a 3+2 program with Vermont Law School, and a close relationship. And VLS does have a good environmental law program https://www.uvm.edu/admissions/undergraduate/university_vermont_vermont_law_school_32_program |
Anonymous
| I went there for undergrad... for two weeks. Then I cried my eyes out and asked my dad to pick me up. Best decision I ever made because it wasn’t a good fit for me at all. |
Anonymous
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I went there for elementary education.
I had a lot of fun. College of Education is very weak. UVM is stronger in environmental science and nursing/PT. Students are cra cra liberal - Bernie Bros Not much diversity in terms of political thought as it is run by liberals who tend to have a hard time dealing with oppositional thoughts. Burlington is a great little city but homeless kids tend to run wild in the Church Street area. Burlington is COLD in winter and surprisingly doesn't get much snow. The campus has seen a lot of upgrades in the last 10 or so years. It could be a good match if your child likes the ski or hike, learn outdoor skills.... \Lots of rich preppy kids from NY, NJ, CT, MA. Lots of lower middle c lass kids who may have never been on an airplane from VT. |
Anonymous
Burlington has 'welcomed' lot of African refugees and unskilled immigrants from eastern Europe. Kind of a liberal experiment going bad for the community, though. |
Anonymous
No, it's called a public ivy for this reason: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Ivy |
Anonymous
That's a great link, thank you (not OP) |
Anonymous
Ok. UVM doesn't have a law school. |
Anonymous
Two weeks barely gives you time to get to know the campus, much less anything else. Pathetic. |
Anonymous
Interesting. I would have put UVM on the runners-up list. It places way lower in most rankings than the rest of the public ivies on that list. |