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    Oct 14, 2015, 07:32 PM
    I am considering moving for college. Maybe Vermont?
    I currently live in Florida, and I plan to move somewhere else. I've researched some places, and Vermont seems to be moving up on my list.


    My plans for the future aren't super finalized, but I am planning to go to college and pursuing a medical field. I want to lean towards working in a hospital setting or maybe behind a desk. I'm still in high school, so this isn't very specific yet.


    I don't mind the cold or quiet and dark places--I actually prefer an isolated foresty or mountainous outdoors and a lot of wintertime. Summer isn't preferable.


    I'm not big on social surroundings, so Vermont was easily an attractive choice because I heard that walking or riding your bike is a pretty great way to get around verses a car or the subway. And also, this cancels out big cities and heavy urban influenced areas.


    So is Vermont a good option, or not? And if maybe, can you suggest other states within the U.S that I could consider?
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    Oct 14, 2015, 07:53 PM
    Good luck finding a job there at all much less one that pays anything near what it takes to live on right out of high school.

    I have relatives there...
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    Oct 14, 2015, 07:59 PM
    I vote for New York State, the Finger Lakes. Cornell? Or maybe one of the state universities. Check out the Catskills and the SUNYs. (I'm from near Brockport, NY.)
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    Oct 15, 2015, 02:33 AM
    1. Almost all universities are large social settings, not rural areas, so a university will not be the postcard area.
    2. Almost all universities use bikes to get around for students, (at least most of the ones I know. If you ever tried to ride a bike on a rural country road, it is like putting your life in deaths hands, since drivers in the rural areas drive fast and there is seldom bike lanes. Actually many cities have the bike lanes and better traffic control for those using bikes.
    3. Also you are only going to be at there for university, not your entire life. You need to forget social settings, biking and look for a university even if in the middle of a large city, if it offers you the best education in the field you want.
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    Oct 15, 2015, 07:55 AM
    Dartmouth College Medical School, affiliated with the VA Medical Center in White River Junction, Vermont, meets all your requirements, and then some.
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    Oct 15, 2015, 11:17 AM
    Both Dartmouth and Cornell are very good schools, and thus are not easy to get into. You need to be a top student.
    When you say 'medical field or behind a desk,' it doesn't sound like a big yearning to be a doctor. It sounds very vague, which is to be expected while you are in HS. But by early senior year, you should have talked about all this with your parent(s) and guidance counselor, and be more clear, because actually the 2 biggest factors will be ability to pay and ability to get in.
    UVM has a good medical school, but Burlington is actually a big city.
    I hope you know from experience that you like cold! It's COLD up here. And lots of luck bicycling in the snow and ice and wind and sleet....
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    Oct 15, 2015, 05:39 PM
    "Burlington is actually a big city". Relative to Rutland? Certainly not a big city to here, Atlanta. Burlington International Airport" Yes, they fly to Canada, 2 gates. Last time there, 2 yrs., I asked about a lift to the car rental. "Just walk out the door, your car is right there." Quaint, picturesque, Subaru's everywhere-which should tell you about the winter, Socialist Bernie Sanders and open carry gun laws, maybe like the "Old West"-Denmark that is, one of his favorite spot.

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