Why would you pay full freight to send your kid to Middlebury?

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Anonymous wrote:This was my DSs top choice but the rep at tonight’s private school fair was horrible. Couldn’t carry on a conversation. DS plans not to ED anymore. Too bad, he was high stats and full pay. Before the trolls come out; this is a true story.

You do realize how idiotic it is to make a decision on college based on an interaction with one person.....right?

Years ago I felt terrible about a mt holyoke interview because the interviewer was rude and disinterested. Five minutes later she got all happy in the waiting room when she saw a girl whose parents she knew from Martha's vineyard where they all summered together. She used summer as a verb. Elitist snob. All you need to know about the school

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The US has over 5000 colleges. Can we spend 8 pages debating each one of them? That way everyone on the forum has a chance to dredge up irrelevant past anecdotes and make up their own stories.

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Anonymous wrote:The retired english teacher is back, making comments that are irrelevant to the question. Is that good writing?

It’s just that you seem so stupid and poorly educated. Makes your Middlebury criticisms that much better. Sorry, please continue. It’s entertaining.

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Hey dummy, where did you go to college?

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Anonymous wrote:The US has over 5000 colleges. Can we spend 8 pages debating each one of them? That way everyone on the forum has a chance to dredge up irrelevant past anecdotes and make up their own stories.

There really are not too many LACs like Middlebury - maybe a few (Bates, Haverford, Colby, and a couple of others) so I don't think your point is all that persuasive.

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Totally agree to look at the school, not the rep. My junior dd is fixated on one school that she thinks is a great fit. I’m not as convinced. The rep recognized her at a local college fair - said you’re Larla from Blah Blah Blah High School, right and dd ate it up. Whereas another rep wasn’t as friendly but dd meshed more with other applicants at an open house (dd is quirky so social fit is very important) and dd isn’t as hot on that school. She’ll interview at both so she’ll get a second look but I’m trying to remind her that the reps are paid salespeople. As are the students who work for admissions.

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Anonymous wrote:The US has over 5000 colleges. Can we spend 8 pages debating each one of them? That way everyone on the forum has a chance to dredge up irrelevant past anecdotes and make up their own stories.

There really are not too many LACs like Middlebury - maybe a few (Bates, Haverford, Colby, and a couple of others) so I don't think your point is all that persuasive.

There are many, stupid. Educate yourself.

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Anonymous wrote:The US has over 5000 colleges. Can we spend 8 pages debating each one of them? That way everyone on the forum has a chance to dredge up irrelevant past anecdotes and make up their own stories.

There really are not too many LACs like Middlebury - maybe a few (Bates, Haverford, Colby, and a couple of others) so I don't think your point is all that persuasive.

There are many, stupid. Educate yourself.

? well name them then, and please stop the name calling. Middlebury is in the top 10 according to USNWR, so by definition there can't be too many others like it.

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Anonymous wrote:The US has over 5000 colleges. Can we spend 8 pages debating each one of them? That way everyone on the forum has a chance to dredge up irrelevant past anecdotes and make up their own stories.

There really are not too many LACs like Middlebury - maybe a few (Bates, Haverford, Colby, and a couple of others) so I don't think your point is all that persuasive.

There are many, stupid. Educate yourself.

There are 5,000 colleges in the U.S but it is apples and oranges to compare these schools to an elite LAC.

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Anonymous wrote:I love how everyone is like

"It is a great school!"

But the median salary 12 years after college is $62K a year.

Um, no. You don't pay full pay for a college like that. How is this even a question.

Because not everyone is so concerned with ROI, but rather the quality of education the kid receives. Some get this, some don't.

You mean privileged white people?

Yeah I’m a privileged white person. My kids will inherit millions. I don’t care what kind of job they get as life big as they get one and find it fulfilling and meaningful.

Im not sorry we have a larger cushion than you.

Yuck. If you are any indication of the type of families that apply to this school, I will make sure my kids aren't interested in it. And I don't think you need to apologize to the PP. You just proved her point.

They ARE the type of families that apply, as well as the “dummy and stupid” retort lady.

This thread is hilarious. I am sure it is a good college and it is obvious it has a niche of people who love it.

Only on DCUM do people actually defend spending $300K, to then claim the salaries are so low because the kids are working non-profits and saving the world. Oh the irony and ignorance of rich people.

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Anonymous wrote:The US has over 5000 colleges. Can we spend 8 pages debating each one of them? That way everyone on the forum has a chance to dredge up irrelevant past anecdotes and make up their own stories.

There really are not too many LACs like Middlebury - maybe a few (Bates, Haverford, Colby, and a couple of others) so I don't think your point is all that persuasive.

There are many, stupid. Educate yourself.

There are 5,000 colleges in the U.S but it is apples and oranges to compare these schools to an elite LAC.

Do you honestly think their Physics or English course is elite, compared to another college’s same courses? You think the syllabus is more elite? The professor more elite?

No, they aren’t. The kids being from wealthy families is the only thing that makes it elite compared to other colleges. Maybe their PR department is elite too

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Anonymous wrote:The US has over 5000 colleges. Can we spend 8 pages debating each one of them? That way everyone on the forum has a chance to dredge up irrelevant past anecdotes and make up their own stories.

There really are not too many LACs like Middlebury - maybe a few (Bates, Haverford, Colby, and a couple of others) so I don't think your point is all that persuasive.

There are many, stupid. Educate yourself.

There are 5,000 colleges in the U.S but it is apples and oranges to compare these schools to an elite LAC.

Do you honestly think their Physics or English course is elite, compared to another college’s same courses? You think the syllabus is more elite? The professor more elite?

No, they aren’t. The kids being from wealthy families is the only thing that makes it elite compared to other colleges. Maybe their PR department is elite too

I don't think you're the one who said "there are many, stupid." So I'm waiting for the names of colleges like Middlebury. Cost, acceptance rate, SAT/ACT range etc.

But to answer your question it's ranked #5 LAC in the U.S. so I guess that's fairly elite, unless you have a different definition of that word.
I guess you'd agree Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford and Columbia are elite?

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Anonymous wrote:The US has over 5000 colleges. Can we spend 8 pages debating each one of them? That way everyone on the forum has a chance to dredge up irrelevant past anecdotes and make up their own stories.

There really are not too many LACs like Middlebury - maybe a few (Bates, Haverford, Colby, and a couple of others) so I don't think your point is all that persuasive.

There are many, stupid. Educate yourself.

? well name them then, and please stop the name calling. Middlebury is in the top 10 according to USNWR, so by definition there can't be too many others like it.

But you maxed at five. My god you’re an idiot.

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Anonymous wrote:The US has over 5000 colleges. Can we spend 8 pages debating each one of them? That way everyone on the forum has a chance to dredge up irrelevant past anecdotes and make up their own stories.

Once I was visiting Harvard, and was really considering going there, but someone farted. So I chose Norfolk State instead. No farters there!

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Anonymous wrote:The US has over 5000 colleges. Can we spend 8 pages debating each one of them? That way everyone on the forum has a chance to dredge up irrelevant past anecdotes and make up their own stories.

There really are not too many LACs like Middlebury - maybe a few (Bates, Haverford, Colby, and a couple of others) so I don't think your point is all that persuasive.

There are many, stupid. Educate yourself.

There are 5,000 colleges in the U.S but it is apples and oranges to compare these schools to an elite LAC.

Do you honestly think their Physics or English course is elite, compared to another college’s same courses? You think the syllabus is more elite? The professor more elite?

No, they aren’t. The kids being from wealthy families is the only thing that makes it elite compared to other colleges. Maybe their PR department is elite too

Written like a fifth grader. Where did you go to college?