University of Vermont Top Questions

The worst thing about my school is the percentage of diversity. The school is trying to become more diverse, but it's percentage is still extremely low.

I honestly don't think I've ever uttered the words; "the worst thing about UVM is..." but if I had to choose something I would say the long cold winters. I know that a lot of students come here based on the fact that we live in the Green Mountains and the skiing and snowboarding is the best on the East coast but I wish we lived on the beach. Sometimes the weather is too cold and walking to class seems un-bearable. If I could pick UVM up and move it to Hawaii I would.

the lack of communication between the administration and the students.

it can get really cold, not enough parking

The worst part about my school is on-campus jobs. Almost all the jobs are only available to students who are work-study students. Since I am not eligible for work study, I am unable to make money and stay on campus. I am not comfortable looking for a job in downtown Burlington because I do not have a car, and do not know the area very well. I wish there was a way for me to make money while staying on campus as a non-work-study student.

The worst thing about UVM is that in terms of ethnic/racial diversity, we are lacking.

The eviromentalism of the students can get a little dogmatic at times. Furthermore it does not sync up well with the goal of the current administration. The hippies at this college are hypocrites. They drive SUVs, pretend to be a spirtiual Vermonter (I am from Vermont and the only people spiritual here are from out of state), and rely on their parents to fund their "spiritual explorations" i.e. life.

It gets really cold in the winter.

Loudness! Whilethere are loads of nice, quiet places to study around campus (our library is very nice) I think the worst part of living on campus is the RA's relaxed policy on noise violations. It's 2:00 in the morning, PLEASE turn down your music!

Homogeneity