Traveling from coast to coast: Students from Western states choose Vermont

Roughly half of UVM’s class of 2028 students come from outside New England. The incoming class represents approximately 47 states and 28 countries.Different U.S. regions have perceptions of New England and Vermont culture; four students who moved to Burlington from Western states explored how their perceptions of Vermont and New England were affirmed and challenged by attending UVM. Lillie Brennan First year Lillie Brennan grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. When Brennan was looking at colleges, she was primarily applying to schools anywhere outside of Utah, she said. When she moved to Burlington, she appreciated Vermont’s natural beauty and the political and cultural environment of UVM, Brennan said. “I grew up in Salt Lake around accessible nature, and I need nature to be sane,” Brennan said.

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