What colleges or universities would you recommend in New Hampshire? (good, avoid)
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Is your student only looking in NH? If you’re wanting a picturesque campus in a fantastic college town, there’s also University of Vermont (UVM) in Burlington. Personally, I think it’s the prettiest of all the New England state universities (all of which I’ve visited through the years).
This is a completely different topic, but I think liberal arts degrees can lead to well-paying jobs so long as you get a masters degree and/or partake in internships and participate in on-the-job training while still in college. I know plenty of people who make great money and majored in things like communications and poly sci.
Doesn’t university status coincide with the school offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees versus colleges offering undergraduate degrees only?
This is a completely different topic, but I think liberal arts degrees can lead to well-paying jobs so long as you get a masters degree and/or partake in internships and participate in on-the-job training while still in college. I know plenty of people who make great money and majored in things like communications and poly sci.
Doesn’t university status coincide with the school offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees versus colleges offering undergraduate degrees only?
Liberal Arts goes back millennia. It centered on teaching:
grammar
logic
rhethoric
arithmetic
astronomy
music
geometry.
Those were all things needed for a well rounded individual. It's the same today although there are many that say "liberal" with a sneer. In reality, a liberal arts degree provides a basis for many graduate degrees including law, medicine, engineering, etc.
This is a completely different topic, but I think liberal arts degrees can lead to well-paying jobs so long as you get a masters degree and/or partake in internships and participate in on-the-job training while still in college. I know plenty of people who make great money and majored in things like communications and poly sci.
Doesn’t university status coincide with the school offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees versus colleges offering undergraduate degrees only?
Liberal arts doesn't mean only social sciences and humanities. Plenty of liberal arts colleges also grant degrees in math, biology, geology, chemistry, physics and other sciences.
And yes, university generally means the school has grad programs and some commitment to research.
Budgeting for tuition $30-35k max a year, will be a kid from out of state, from CT, psychology major. Liberal arts interests, artistic/theatre minor might be on the cards, likes picturesque campuses, nearly straight A student about to start senior year high school. Parents both degreed/employed, federal financial aid probably not possible. Scholarships might be possible.
Going to tour University of New Hampshire on Friday. Where else should we look? Thanks.
Not interested in private colleges that charge as much as Yale and Princeton ($60k/year tuition)...large public research universities might be ok though.
With those interests, please look at Clark University in Massachusetts. Beautiful campus, but urban surroundings. The urban atmosphere affords many opportunities for internships and volunteer work.
My daughter received almost a free ride - 98% of tuition. Clark is unique liberal arts research university. I attended for three years (my mother became terminally ill) - and I learned and grew so much there.
Incidentally, my original majors were Theatre and Psych and I took many art courses.
We were in the same position financially. They were most generous with her.
A wonderful and unique aspect of Clark is its graduate school. Students who maintain a 3.5 average for four years are offered a masters in their major, tuition free.
Budgeting for tuition $30-35k max a year, will be a kid from out of state, from CT, psychology major. Liberal arts interests, artistic/theatre minor might be on the cards, likes picturesque campuses, nearly straight A student about to start senior year high school. Parents both degreed/employed, federal financial aid probably not possible. Scholarships might be possible.
Going to tour University of New Hampshire on Friday. Where else should we look? Thanks.
Not interested in private colleges that charge as much as Yale and Princeton ($60k/year tuition)...large public research universities might be ok though.
What is your career path? With what you have written, I suggest not rushing into college. Four years goes by fast, and for what you want to study (psychology, liberal arts, theatre), IMO it's not worth the college costs. Take a few years to get more focused on what you want to do in life. And don't follow your passion, save that as one of many hobbies to have.
Dartmouth College average cost after financial aid is within that budget. Assuming they can get admitted, that’s easily the best college in the state and it certainly wins the picturesque campus contest. Nobody pays retail for college. Dartmouth would be $350k for an undergrad degree. They have a huge endowment fund.
What is your career path? With what you have written, I suggest not rushing into college. Four years goes by fast, and for what you want to study (psychology, liberal arts, theatre), IMO it's not worth the college costs. Take a few years to get more focused on what you want to do in life. And don't follow your passion, save that as one of many hobbies to have.
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