Wheaton vs Endicott vs Stonehill vs UNH

CTCape
Sun, 31 Dec 2023 14:46:17 +0000

You mentioned that she also likes to have places to go and things to do, and UVM/Burlington fills that requirement for sure. My son is graduating in May and could not have been happier with his experience. They are decently generous with merit for out of state students, and the aid my son receives brought tuition very close to our state flagship’s cost. At approx 11k students, it’s big but not massive. Here is info about their CSD program:

https://www.uvm.edu/cnhs/csd/communication_sciences_and_disorders_bs

When we were looking at schools for him, we visited Wheaton and Endicott. Of the 2, Wheaton definitely felt more remote. He wanted a vibrant downtown or neighborhood within walking distance, and Norton was not it. Downtown Beverly is accessible by bus at Endicott and has a little more going on than Norton or Easton (Stonehill). It’s also quite lovely by the beach on the north shore.

Re: Stonehill, I have friends and family who attended and liked it a lot, but all are Catholic so I have no sense of what it’s like for those who aren’t. I know a lot of non-Catholic folks find Jesuit schools comfortable for a variety of reasons, but I’m not sure that same vibe is present at Stonehill.

I have a friend whose son is at UNH and he couldn’t be happier, and I hear Durham has a great little town.

Lastly, I went to CU Boulder after graduation from a small private HS fewer than 100 students in my class. I agree with other posters who have said that even at big schools, the smaller communities students become a part of in dorms, classes, clubs, etc. become their smaller worlds anyways, provided they are willing to engage.