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Anonymous wrote:Very expensive, and very far away, and full of hippies and druggies. Have you visited? It's beautiful, but not impressive academically

Hippies and druggies. It's a college. But why do you say not impressive academically? That's a pretty broad statement.

They offer everything, but on an average level. They aren't particularly great at anything.

it's in vermont

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have any insight into which departments/majors are considered particularly strong at UVM?

Environmental sciences and natural resources are fairly strong.

I don't know the school well, but Burlington is a wonderful little city. If you haven't visited, it's worth the trip.

"Hippies" are all grown up now. "Druggies" are everywhere.

Does anyone have any insight into which departments/majors are considered particularly strong at UVM?

UVM is a public (actually land grant) school but remember that Vermont is a very small state with a population of 500k or so. The university doesn't have a very large in-state base to draw from. On the one-hand that's what makes it more expensive but it is also why they are more generous with aid than many similar schools.

UVM will likely not be cheap but certainly it won't come in at full sticker price either.

I think the trick with UVM is related to the strength of the intended department and the likelihood of a change in major during the process.

If DC is interested in a particular strength of UVM but likely second and third choices are weak, that could be a deal breaker unless the intended major is locked in.

If the intended major is average and that is okay in terms of the entire college search process, then a change wouldn't be a big deal.

Anonymous wrote:Very expensive, and very far away, and full of hippies and druggies. Have you visited? It's beautiful, but not impressive academically

Hippies and druggies. It's a college. But why do you say not impressive academically? That's a pretty broad statement.

Very expensive, and very far away, and full of hippies and druggies. Have you visited? It's beautiful, but not impressive academically

Anonymous wrote:$20k in merit is not uncommon for a strong student from the DC area.

My kid got a merit package of about $17k/year from Vermont, and it was still more expensive than any other public university where she was accepted, including other public ivies. She passed.

Seriously? I don't think you have any idea of the genesis of the term public ivy. It's also very generous with merit aid which most state public's are not. $20k in merit is not uncommon for a strong student from the DC area.

We visited and DC liked it. It's smaller than most state flagships which is something he was looking for and Burlington had a great vibe. It's also very strong in his proposed major. I wouldn't pay full freight (that's true of a lot of places), but I'd have no issue of the financial end worked out.

Good to hear about the merit aid. I love the size and location, and I think it would potentially be a good fit for my laid back kid if he ends up going OOS. He would need close to a maximum merit award for it to be doable. (Waiting for those first SAT scores to show up tomorrow!)

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Anonymous wrote:It has been ranked as a "public ivy" and is in a beautiful location. My DC really wants to go to school in New England and is starting the process this year. UVM seems like a good option.

Most expensive public school in US. That is why it is called public ivy

I guess that's why UVa and W&M, which are more expensive out of state, are considered public Ivy's as well...

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/22/the-10-most-expensive-public-universities.html

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It has been ranked as a "public ivy" and is in a beautiful location. My DC really wants to go to school in New England and is starting the process this year. UVM seems like a good option.

Most expensive public school in US. That is why it is called public ivy

Seriously? I don't think you have any idea of the genesis of the term public ivy. It's also very generous with merit aid which most state public's are not. $20k in merit is not uncommon for a strong student from the DC area.

We visited and DC liked it. It's smaller than most state flagships which is something he was looking for and Burlington had a great vibe. It's also very strong in his proposed major. I wouldn't pay full freight (that's true of a lot of places), but I'd have no issue of the financial end worked out.

Anonymous wrote:It has been ranked as a "public ivy" and is in a beautiful location. My DC really wants to go to school in New England and is starting the process this year. UVM seems like a good option.

Most expensive public school in US. That is why it is called public ivy

It has been ranked as a "public ivy" and is in a beautiful location. My DC really wants to go to school in New England and is starting the process this year. UVM seems like a good option.