Choosing Middlebury over Williams

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As an aspect to consider, Middlebury reported 0 first majors in classics in a recent year based on IPEDS information:

College Navigator - Middlebury College https://share.google/SV2dOpyc5pFzkGlcg

Middlebury has 5 tenure track faculty in the classics department, 5 affiliated faculty.

Williams has 5 tenure track facility, 2 visiting professors, and 3 affiliated faculty.

Number of majors seems to say nothing about actual resources.

[Anonymous]

There’s hardly a difference between the two.

[Anonymous]

50 years ago, Williams was superior. Williams is still wealthier, but today the quality of students, faculty, and the academic rigor are the same.

The Princeton-Dartmouth analogy is on target.

[Anonymous]

Oh Williams- never change!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would someone be crazy to choose Middlebury over Williams?

Context: interested in classics and economics. Possible legacy at Williams (grandfather, uncle, and cousins). That wing of the family thinks my son is nuts for leaning towards Midd. My sense is the schools are closer than they were a generation ago.

you can try to ED1 to Midd and if you don't get in do ED2 to Williams since you have legacy. Williams is phenomenal for econ.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Would someone be crazy to choose Middlebury over Williams?

Context: interested in classics and economics. Possible legacy at Williams (grandfather, uncle, and cousins). That wing of the family thinks my son is nuts for leaning towards Midd. My sense is the schools are closer than they were a generation ago.

you can try to ED1 to Midd and if you don't get in do ED2 to Williams since you have legacy. Williams is phenomenal for econ.

Williams does not offer ED2 option.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As an aspect to consider, Middlebury reported 0 first majors in classics in a recent year based on IPEDS information:

College Navigator - Middlebury College https://share.google/SV2dOpyc5pFzkGlcg

Middlebury has 5 tenure track faculty in the classics department, 5 affiliated faculty.

Williams has 5 tenure track facility, 2 visiting professors, and 3 affiliated faculty.

Number of majors seems to say nothing about actual resources.

However, the size of the student philosophy community can influence the educational environment for a classics major.

[Anonymous]

DC chose another LAC (non-WASP) over Williams, didn't regret it.

Some thought she was making a mistake. But notably her Williams dad didn’t, and still doesn’t.

[Anonymous]

WTF difference does it make? None.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As an aspect to consider, Middlebury reported 0 first majors in classics in a recent year based on IPEDS information:

College Navigator - Middlebury College https://share.google/SV2dOpyc5pFzkGlcg

Middlebury has 5 tenure track faculty in the classics department, 5 affiliated faculty.

Williams has 5 tenure track facility, 2 visiting professors, and 3 affiliated faculty.

Number of majors seems to say nothing about actual resources.

However, the size of the student philosophy community can influence the educational environment for a classics major.

I mean there’s gonna be very few classics students no matter where you go. If you want a massive classics community, look at St. John’s.

[Anonymous]

As long as their reasons are good (and "it feels right" is good), choose the one where they are happier. Not a huge difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would someone be crazy to choose Middlebury over Williams?

Context: interested in classics and economics. Possible legacy at Williams (grandfather, uncle, and cousins). That wing of the family thinks my son is nuts for leaning towards Midd. My sense is the schools are closer than they were a generation ago.

The opposite is the case. But that doesn’t really matter: they are both good schools. If you want to go to Midd, apply ED. If these legacies are big donors, that’s one thing. Otherwise, this indirect legacy won’t help much.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As an aspect to consider, Middlebury reported 0 first majors in classics in a recent year based on IPEDS information:

College Navigator - Middlebury College https://share.google/SV2dOpyc5pFzkGlcg

Middlebury has 5 tenure track faculty in the classics department, 5 affiliated faculty.

Williams has 5 tenure track facility, 2 visiting professors, and 3 affiliated faculty.

Number of majors seems to say nothing about actual resources.

However, the size of the student philosophy community can influence the educational environment for a classics major.

I mean there’s gonna be very few classics students no matter where you go. If you want a massive classics community, look at St. John’s.

Or Holy Cross…

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As an aspect to consider, Middlebury reported 0 first majors in classics in a recent year based on IPEDS information:

College Navigator - Middlebury College https://share.google/SV2dOpyc5pFzkGlcg

Middlebury has 5 tenure track faculty in the classics department, 5 affiliated faculty.

Williams has 5 tenure track facility, 2 visiting professors, and 3 affiliated faculty.

Number of majors seems to say nothing about actual resources.

However, the size of the student philosophy community can influence the educational environment for a classics major.

I mean there’s gonna be very few classics students no matter where you go. If you want a massive classics community, look at St. John’s.

Colleges with a decent number of classics majors include Oberlin, Holy Cross, Reed, Hamilton and Haverford.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As an aspect to consider, Middlebury reported 0 first majors in classics in a recent year based on IPEDS information:

College Navigator - Middlebury College https://share.google/SV2dOpyc5pFzkGlcg

Middlebury has 5 tenure track faculty in the classics department, 5 affiliated faculty.

Williams has 5 tenure track facility, 2 visiting professors, and 3 affiliated faculty.

Number of majors seems to say nothing about actual resources.

However, the size of the student philosophy community can influence the educational environment for a classics major.

I mean there’s gonna be very few classics students no matter where you go. If you want a massive classics community, look at St. John’s.

Colleges with a decent number of classics majors include Oberlin, Holy Cross, Reed, Hamilton and Haverford.

OP is too prestige-conscious to even consider them (even though Midd, Haverford, and Hamilton or on exactly the same level these days).