<p>Here is the reply I just posted at UNH:</p>
<p>Both are wonderful schools and they have a lot in common, but they also have different personalities. UVM is in a small, vibrant city, but it is a long ways from anywhere. UNH is in a beautiful college town, but it is only 20 minutes from Boston and an hour from Boston. Both have good academics. UNH has football and better fall weekends. Since UVM joined Hockey East, their hockey rivalry has been growing. Both have gorgeous campuses.</p>
<p>You raise some additional points. On UNH’s website I did see that the most popular program is “undecided liberal arts.” Although both schools have a fairly large outdoorsy crowd, I think UVM does have more “hippies,” probably due to the fact that it is in Burlington and does not have football. In the end, I think it comes down to personal preference.</p>