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University of Vermont (UVM)

University of Vermont, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, 194 South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401, U.S.A., United States
4.29 / 5 based on 72 reviews.
Description:
Uvm was chartered in 1791 (the same year that Vermont became the 14th state in the union). It was the first college or university in the country to declare in its charter that the "rules, regulations, and by-laws shall not tend to give preference to any religious sect or denomination whatsoever" -- a clear assertion of UVM's commitment to equality and enlightenment.
The primary purpose of The University of Vermont is to create and share knowledge. UVM prepares its students to live productive, responsible, and creative lives through a high quality, liberal education. As a research university, UVM endorses the intrinsic value of the creation of new knowledge and promotes the application of relevant knowledge to benefit a multi-dimensional and global society.


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91% of students recommend
72 reviews
Housing
4.1/5
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Student life
4.7/5
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Academic
4.2/5
 4 stars (18)
Languages
4.8/5
 3 stars (6)
Expenses
3.5/5
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Overall
4.7/5
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“UVM is located by Canadian border, so the Canadian visa could be hepful for those willing to attend UVM.” Read Review
Olga27, Belarus

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HOUSING    
by Olga, Belarussian State University, Minsk, Belarus
International Relations, OSI grant
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? the cost is the same as in dorms, but there's more privacy and space, and ocation is perfect
Personal comments:
Accomodation provided for international students is okay, we have all the neccessary facilities including laundry and free parking in the area. However for American students University provides accomodation only for the freshmen and softmores, all the others are to look for the housing themselves.
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STUDENT LIFE    
by fuze, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, University Agreement
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Student life dominates the city
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Coming from a big European City Burlington bars might be a little disappointing, there are a couple, but most of them look the same. No clubs or places to "dance", no good places for music/concerts (exception: Metronome on Main St. and Higher Ground in Winooski).Don´t get me wrong, you definitely can go out at night, but do not expect a great variety. As of what I have heard pretty good for American standards though, there are definitely many more much more boring places than Burlington!
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ACADEMIC    
by Olga, Belarussian State University, Minsk, Belarus
International Relations, OSI grant
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
For international students it is much easier to get enrolled into any course than for Americans. However UVM beurocracy makes it a little more difficult, because there are so many persons you need to talk about taking anyclass, so that when you are about signing in, it is already full.



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
smaller size of classes, probably. There are too many students in foreign language classes, so we don't really work personally.

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by Olga, Belarussian State University, Minsk, Belarus
International Relations, OSI grant
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Personal comments:
In the beginning it was more difficult, because I was not used to speciefic lexics (like linguistic, judicial), but in a couple of months I made a big improvement, and now I don't have any problems with English at all.
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EXPENSES    
by Virgil, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, University Agreement
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
WU scholarship
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits:
Ate more, called all over the world and all over the US, Housing was just a lot more expensive, and i did a lot of travelling, including rental cars etc.
Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
A semester in the US just is expensive, remember the students there spend a multiple of what you will be spending.
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OVERALL    
by fuze, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, University Agreement
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
The temperature! We had an amazingly cold winter there (worst since 78 or something). Normally I do not care about that, but the cold weather really limited people in going out of there apartment, nobody wanted to go somewhere. This made thins a little boring.
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
It is a small(er) town in every respect.



FINAL COMMENTS

You can definitely have fun at UVM! Interact with other students, and you will enjoy it. The countryside is very beautiful, and it is very easy (because it is close) to go to Canada. Especially Montreal is worth a trip, if you feel trapped in Burlington, go there, it is only two hours away. (They speak French there, but it is no problems getting around with English, many American kids go up there to drink anyway.)
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