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SirAidandRinglocks t1_iu6cx0a wrote

Will they accept those students?

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deadowl t1_iu6g8jm wrote

Can you even afford to have a family in Vermont at under $60k/yr anymore?

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8Dyl8 t1_iu6oue0 wrote

That answer is no. Sadly.

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justreadthearticle t1_iu710dl wrote

They accept lower quality students from Vermont than they do from out of state.

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Fien16 t1_iu8a6rf wrote

No they don't, they can charge out of state more. They have to accept a certain amount of Vermont students but believe me they're accepting the fewest they can.

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vtjohnhurt t1_iud87kd wrote

I don't know if this is actually true, but it makes sense to preferentially accept and educate some students that have family ties to the state even if out-of-staters have better scores. Students from Vermont are more likely to stay in the state after college. It is in the state's interest to have a better educated workforce living here even if they're not the best and brightest in the nation.

On the other hand, there are benefits to admitting some highly qualified students from out of state, so a balance needs to be struck. A rising tide lifts all boats.

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Loosh_03062 t1_iu6h710 wrote

Considering the admission requirements on the web site are lower than most high schools' graduation requirements, probably. The only thing stopping a rising high school senior from being eligible is the fourth year of English (which some creative and/or motivated kids can get through doubling up on English courses if the high school will let it fly).

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RandolphCarter15 OP t1_iu6hhhr wrote

There's been a big shift towards wealthier out of state students in recent years

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Hagardy t1_iu9ry7h wrote

Vermont has the lowest dollar and per capita support for higher ed in the country, state contribution is something like 5% of the budget, where in other states it’s 20-40%.

This forces a reliance on tuition dollars to stay afloat, leading to heavy out of state recruitment.

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_iu77nz5 wrote

Back about 30 years ago UVM was caught accepting out of state students over in state students in order to get the higher tuition from them. UVM also say if you move to VT to attend UVM, even if you rent or buy a house, you are charged out of state tuition.

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justreadthearticle t1_iu716q7 wrote

In state students are more likely to get accepted. They just get way, way more out of state applicants than in state applicants.

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