Anonymous wrote:We are DC transplants living in AZ for the past six years. I'm shocked that people would pay OOS for UofA or ASU. It's an academic wasteland out here.

Me! I did it for my daughter. She absolutely loves U of A and has had a very positive academic and social experience. Her criteria was sun and far from DC.

Anonymous wrote:I live in Maine. UMaine is actually decent for engineering, and for an instate kid it might make sense especially if they get good merit. But reputation-wise I do think it's probably on the bottom of the New England state system list. I'm not totally against my kid going and he actually already has is honors college offer for UMaine in his back pocket while we waits for the other app results, but its reputation is probably the least strong of the ones you mention and really not too valuable for an out of state kid who doesn't plan to stay in Maine. (that said, living in Maine IS pretty great so maybe they come and stay...)Good luck!

Is the weather not bleak?

All roughly the same.

I live in Maine. UMaine is actually decent for engineering, and for an instate kid it might make sense especially if they get good merit. But reputation-wise I do think it's probably on the bottom of the New England state system list. I'm not totally against my kid going and he actually already has is honors college offer for UMaine in his back pocket while we waits for the other app results, but its reputation is probably the least strong of the ones you mention and really not too valuable for an out of state kid who doesn't plan to stay in Maine. (that said, living in Maine IS pretty great so maybe they come and stay...)Good luck!

Not reputation. Decide based on fit if these are the options - and include weather in that discussion.

We are DC transplants living in AZ for the past six years. I'm shocked that people would pay OOS for UofA or ASU. It's an academic wasteland out here.

If New England then UVM. For the rest, I would pick Arizona.

Vermont or Arizona. Arizona is probably better for stem.

Probably want to consider location. If you want to wind up out west then pick Arizona. In Florida then pick UCF. New England is a toss up between Maine and Vermont. The rest of the country, probably Arizona.

They’re very different schools. What are you looking for?

Anonymous wrote:I have only looked at UVM and Maine but the former has a better reputation than the latter.

Maine is ranked much much lower, Arizona is ranked highest but easy to get into. UCF is much harder to get into than all three others. UVM seems better known? It's interesting.

UVM is the best overall but not amazing for STEM other than environmental majors.

I have only looked at UVM and Maine but the former has a better reputation than the latter.

Vermont is UVM

Do you see a huge difference between these schools in terms of reputation?