Anonymous wrote:Based on our visit to UMass Amherst (their flagship), it’s nice but hard to imagine what would make someone select it over closer options. It’s kind of in the middle of nowhere. The campus is not particularly beautiful. Altogether, outside the business school maybe, it was a bit forgettable. It felt like it was lacking a personality or a specific draw like you might see at UVM or other schools.

I'd agree with that. UConn has a pretty nice campus, but is also out in nowhere--which is kind of hard to do in the second smallest state!

I would say that I don't understand the draw of U of VT since as a school it's not even as good as UMass and UConn.

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Anonymous wrote:The weather is atrocious.

https://youtu.be/H4zr0bvfWns?si=DKM6nI3CgaVXxyd8

Yeah, and I live in New England and I like the weather for the most part but because it is mixed with bucolic history, the hinterlands are brutal

The setting of a public school just doesn’t go well with life up here where you need the settings of a private school to cozy-maxxx

Did you even watch the clip? It's talking about Maine's fractal coastline (which we also have here in the Mid-Atlantic), Boston being built on a sand bar, Mt Washington (nobody lives on it), etc. Nothing to do with the weather and schools.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the local state flagships are very strong (UMD and UVA, as well as other VA universities and then Penn State and Pitt as well) and other southern schools are physically closer as well.

University of Maine is a haul...further than UGA as an example...and remote. It's not really known for anything and of course freezing.

UConn actually has seen some traction at my kid's school, though again, it pales vs. the local state schools and the PA large state schools.

U VT has always tried to attract OOS kids because they don't have enough in state.

UConn and Penn State are comparable schools, it doesn't pale vs it. No idea what state you're in so couldn't say about the other statement.

Some kids also don't get into their state U of wherever. Or want a change of pace.

I meant pales in popularity vs. Penn State and Pitt in our DMV school.

Oh, that makes sense. It's also closer which is probably appealing to people.

Based on our visit to UMass Amherst (their flagship), it’s nice but hard to imagine what would make someone select it over closer options. It’s kind of in the middle of nowhere. The campus is not particularly beautiful. Altogether, outside the business school maybe, it was a bit forgettable. It felt like it was lacking a personality or a specific draw like you might see at UVM or other schools.

Anonymous wrote:The weather is atrocious.

https://youtu.be/H4zr0bvfWns?si=DKM6nI3CgaVXxyd8

Yeah, and I live in New England and I like the weather for the most part but because it is mixed with bucolic history, the hinterlands are brutal

The setting of a public school just doesn’t go well with life up here where you need the settings of a private school to cozy-maxxx

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Anonymous wrote:I think the local state flagships are very strong (UMD and UVA, as well as other VA universities and then Penn State and Pitt as well) and other southern schools are physically closer as well.

University of Maine is a haul...further than UGA as an example...and remote. It's not really known for anything and of course freezing.

UConn actually has seen some traction at my kid's school, though again, it pales vs. the local state schools and the PA large state schools.

U VT has always tried to attract OOS kids because they don't have enough in state.

UConn and Penn State are comparable schools, it doesn't pale vs it. No idea what state you're in so couldn't say about the other statement.

Some kids also don't get into their state U of wherever. Or want a change of pace.

I meant pales in popularity vs. Penn State and Pitt in our DMV school.

UNH has a relatively high OOS tuition of $60K, which few are willing to pay for a meh school that is underfunded due in part b/c the state does not have an income tax.

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Anonymous wrote:Weather. Why go to extremes when you have amazing options nearby that are close for those wanting to be close and slightly further for those wanting that

But if your child attends a school somewhere with better weather, there could be MAGAs there.

Hard pass.

I went to UGA and loathed the weather there, FWIW. But I did go pre-MAGA era so that part was fine. I went to New England for grad school. (not one of the ones mentioned in this list)

Anonymous wrote:I think the local state flagships are very strong (UMD and UVA, as well as other VA universities and then Penn State and Pitt as well) and other southern schools are physically closer as well.

University of Maine is a haul...further than UGA as an example...and remote. It's not really known for anything and of course freezing.

UConn actually has seen some traction at my kid's school, though again, it pales vs. the local state schools and the PA large state schools.

U VT has always tried to attract OOS kids because they don't have enough in state.

UConn and Penn State are comparable schools, it doesn't pale vs it. No idea what state you're in so couldn't say about the other statement.

Some kids also don't get into their state U of wherever. Or want a change of pace.

Anonymous wrote:Weather. Why go to extremes when you have amazing options nearby that are close for those wanting to be close and slightly further for those wanting that

But if your child attends a school somewhere with better weather, there could be MAGAs there.

Hard pass.

Anonymous wrote:The weather is atrocious.

Genius response. Bet you'd suck it up for an Ivy. Not to mention that it's pretty subjective, and Vermont is the same as the rest on the list.

Weather. Why go to extremes when you have amazing options nearby that are close for those wanting to be close and slightly further for those wanting that

I think the local state flagships are very strong (UMD and UVA, as well as other VA universities and then Penn State and Pitt as well) and other southern schools are physically closer as well.

University of Maine is a haul...further than UGA as an example...and remote. It's not really known for anything and of course freezing.

UConn actually has seen some traction at my kid's school, though again, it pales vs. the local state schools and the PA large state schools.

U VT has always tried to attract OOS kids because they don't have enough in state.

The weather is atrocious.

I see U of VT mentioned here all the time, but rarely every University of Maine or University of New Hampshire. Sometimes UConn or UMass, but not that too often either.

Why is that? Do students from here not consider them for some reason, and if so, why?