What is the best public university in New England?

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Anonymous wrote:if really a strong student and really likes the cold, add U Mich

OP did not want an Ivy.

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Anonymous wrote:Easily U. Penn.

U penn is an Ivy

Public Ivy.

You're just messing with me now, right?

Are people here that dumb that they think Penn (Ivy league) is interchangeable with Penn State (big public school)?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easily U. Penn.

U penn is an Ivy

Public Ivy.

You're just messing with me now, right?

Are people here that dumb that they think Penn (Ivy league) is interchangeable with Penn State (big public school)?

I heard there are pedophiles at Penn, so I don't want my kid applying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Easily U. Penn.

U penn is an Ivy

Public Ivy.

You're just messing with me now, right?

Are people here that dumb that they think Penn (Ivy league) is interchangeable with Penn State (big public school)?

Whoosh.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I live in New England. Kids in Mass think UVM and UConn are better than UMASS and vice-versa. Honestly, UMASS has come a long way since it’s ZOOMASS reputation. Even Maine and UNH have improved a lot. But for the best, I think it’s a tie between UMASS and UVM with UCONN right there. It simply suffers from a crappy location.

Curious which one you'd most recommend a high school kid with strong grades apply to, who is totally undecided on major (maybe humanities. some days says bio. lol)
Just based on your opinion.
-OP

Hi OP . Sorry for the delay in responding. Anyway, my DC and his friends all applied to the NE state schools, with the exception of URI. For some reason, that school doesn't appear to be worth the OOS cost. Maine is probably not ranked any higher but it offers tuition at the in-state rate for kids from Mass, so it's basically another in state flagship that they can apply to. I see the college results of his class on IG and find that there are many attending UMASS, UVM, Maine, and UNH. I haven't seen a URI yet. Obviously, there are also quite a few attending the directional or smaller state schools (UMass Dartmouth, Framingham State, etc). However, the higher ranked kids of all stripes are mainly looking at UMASS and UVM.

[Anonymous]

Michigan is in New England now.

What a world.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:University of New Hampshire
St Anslems
Keene State College
University of Maine

St. Anselm’s is private.

Yes but worth the mention - great school, good financial aid if that’s an issue

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I live in New England. Kids in Mass think UVM and UConn are better than UMASS and vice-versa. Honestly, UMASS has come a long way since it’s ZOOMASS reputation. Even Maine and UNH have improved a lot. But for the best, I think it’s a tie between UMASS and UVM with UCONN right there. It simply suffers from a crappy location.

Curious which one you'd most recommend a high school kid with strong grades apply to, who is totally undecided on major (maybe humanities. some days says bio. lol)
Just based on your opinion.
-OP

Hi OP . Sorry for the delay in responding. Anyway, my DC and his friends all applied to the NE state schools, with the exception of URI. For some reason, that school doesn't appear to be worth the OOS cost. Maine is probably not ranked any higher but it offers tuition at the in-state rate for kids from Mass, so it's basically another in state flagship that they can apply to. I see the college results of his class on IG and find that there are many attending UMASS, UVM, Maine, and UNH. I haven't seen a URI yet. Obviously, there are also quite a few attending the directional or smaller state schools (UMass Dartmouth, Framingham State, etc). However, the higher ranked kids of all stripes are mainly looking at UMASS and UVM.

Thank you for responding! No UConn? I had the impression it was pretty decent; maybe I have heard more about it because I am from NYS. Thanks again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've always thought of UNH as the worst of the bunch, but maybe that's just because I'm from NH? UMaine seems high ranked overall and as a party school than I would have expected.

OP, I think it would be worth expanding to some of the SUNYs and maybe Rutgers. SUNY Oswego is smaller, not a party school from what I hear, and has a strong honors program.

Interesting perception PP. UNH is highly sought after by students from both in state and out of state (despite the costs) for having a wide range of programs- agriculture, excellent business school, even the connected law school. It has come a long way to shed the party image of the 90s/early 00s. If I were to pick a party school in NH as the worst it would be Plymouth State. Most public universities can be called party schools to be honest- it’s such a small part of the culture that OPs dc could easily avoid it and find other interests- radio station, student clubs, etc.

[Anonymous]

If you live in New York, for certain majors Cornell University can be considered a state school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Easily U. Penn.

U penn is an Ivy

Public Ivy.

You're just messing with me now, right?

Are people here that dumb that they think Penn (Ivy league) is interchangeable with Penn State (big public school)?

Ivy is just a football designation. Penn is Penn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live in New England. Kids in Mass think UVM and UConn are better than UMASS and vice-versa. Honestly, UMASS has come a long way since it’s ZOOMASS reputation. Even Maine and UNH have improved a lot. But for the best, I think it’s a tie between UMASS and UVM with UCONN right there. It simply suffers from a crappy location.

Curious which one you'd most recommend a high school kid with strong grades apply to, who is totally undecided on major (maybe humanities. some days says bio. lol)
Just based on your opinion.
-OP

Hi OP . Sorry for the delay in responding. Anyway, my DC and his friends all applied to the NE state schools, with the exception of URI. For some reason, that school doesn't appear to be worth the OOS cost. Maine is probably not ranked any higher but it offers tuition at the in-state rate for kids from Mass, so it's basically another in state flagship that they can apply to. I see the college results of his class on IG and find that there are many attending UMASS, UVM, Maine, and UNH. I haven't seen a URI yet. Obviously, there are also quite a few attending the directional or smaller state schools (UMass Dartmouth, Framingham State, etc). However, the higher ranked kids of all stripes are mainly looking at UMASS and UVM.

Me again. I see one girl going to UConn. The other higher ranked kids have chosen UMASS, Maine and UNH. There are also quite a few going to state flagships in the south, but that wasn’t your question. 😊

Thank you for responding! No UConn? I had the impression it was pretty decent; maybe I have heard more about it because I am from NYS. Thanks again.

[Anonymous]

I thought DCUM had smart posters...

...until I read this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought DCUM had smart posters...

...until I read this thread.

Do you mean because people are naming colleges outside of New England?

First, all the time on dcum answer post questions with off point information that they still think may be helpful, so that has nothing to do with not know what states comprise New England (go look at the thread asking for PA college recs where people are naming colleges in Ohio and other non-PA states).

Also, I grew up in CT and don’t find it surprising or a sign of lack of intelligence that some people link upstate New York with New England - it is adjacent to Vt and MA, shares similar climate and topography, kids often look at colleges in all of those areas, and so on. I am sure I have made similar geographic faux paux when responding to questions about the Rockies, southern areas, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Easily U. Penn.

U penn is an Ivy

Public Ivy.

You're just messing with me now, right?

Are people here that dumb that they think Penn (Ivy league) is interchangeable with Penn State (big public school)?

Ivy is just a football designation. Penn is Penn.

“Penn” is a private school in Philadelphia and a member of the Ivy League. “ Penn State” is a public school in rural Pennsylvania. Please don’t call Penn State “Penn” you look like an idiot.