Middlebury vs Tufts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which would you recommend for a DS interested in English and Chemistry major, really wants to work in a museum in college, wants to write on the student newspaper, enjoys smaller classes but likes diversity, and has Ivy-level stats?

Does your DC prefer an urban/suburban environment (Tufts is 30 mins from downtown Boston on T line) or a more rural environment with cool features like it's own ski hill on campus (Middlebury)?

Otherwise, I slightly prefer the Breadloaf school (English) at Middlebury for the kid you describe.

The snow bowl is not on campus. It’s about 25 minutes away.
Bread Loaf is for masters programs.

[Anonymous]

I would pick tufts for Boston experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Middlebury is NOT a serious school. 90% of students get honors at graduation, half get the highest honors, they have a cheating crisis, and they’ve severely reduced the amount of classes needed to graduate. There’s 0 standards.

They reduced the number of classes needed to graduate from 36 to 34. Hardly "severe." And they did this to give students more flexibility for internships during J-term. And many schools are dealing with an increase in cheating--particularly those with an honor code--mostly due to the use of AI and stresses and autonomy brought about during Covid.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/cheating-has-become-normal

[Anonymous]

I think Middlebury offers the better undergraduate experience, especially for an English major.

[Anonymous]

Is your kid a recruited athlete? If not I would stay away from Midd. Athletes are too cliquey and too big a percentage of overall population. Especially for boys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is your kid a recruited athlete? If not I would stay away from Midd. Athletes are too cliquey and too big a percentage of overall population. Especially for boys.

28% of students at Middlebury participate in intercollegiate athletics. That’s a smaller percentage than most peers. Stop with the misinformation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:tufts > middlebury

always was always will be

Someone is high

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Middlebury is NOT a serious school. 90% of students get honors at graduation, half get the highest honors, they have a cheating crisis, and they’ve severely reduced the amount of classes needed to graduate. There’s 0 standards.

Was your kid rejected? Or, were you rejected?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Middlebury is NOT a serious school. 90% of students get honors at graduation, half get the highest honors, they have a cheating crisis, and they’ve severely reduced the amount of classes needed to graduate. There’s 0 standards.

They reduced the number of classes needed to graduate from 36 to 34. Hardly "severe." And they did this to give students more flexibility for internships during J-term. And many schools are dealing with an increase in cheating--particularly those with an honor code--mostly due to the use of AI and stresses and autonomy brought about during Covid.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/cheating-has-become-normal

They have increased enrollment “unofficially” — and permanently — by well over 10% the past few years to deal with huge financial losses in study abroad programs and Monterey — all at the expense of the undergrad campus. Their increase in % of class admitted ED (where higher proportion of kids are full pay) has to be seen in this light.

[Anonymous]

At Tufts chances are your kid will have friends at other Boston schools. That opens up so many social opportunities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Middlebury is NOT a serious school. 90% of students get honors at graduation, half get the highest honors, they have a cheating crisis, and they’ve severely reduced the amount of classes needed to graduate. There’s 0 standards.

Sure, at Tufts you get a choice between a statue dedicated to a fried elephant and a plaque dedicated to someone who died in a hot dog eating contest (which is legitimately tragic). The campus felt like it was full of dismal boring hacks, not a smile in the entire place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Middlebury is NOT a serious school. 90% of students get honors at graduation, half get the highest honors, they have a cheating crisis, and they’ve severely reduced the amount of classes needed to graduate. There’s 0 standards.

Was your kid rejected? Or, were you rejected?

Nothing they said was wrong.
It is kinda shocking how almost every student gets honors: https://www.middleburycampus.com/article/2024/11/faculty-vote-to-reduce-credits-needed-to-graduate-will-debate-restricting-latin-honors . That cannot be a rigorous environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Middlebury is NOT a serious school. 90% of students get honors at graduation, half get the highest honors, they have a cheating crisis, and they’ve severely reduced the amount of classes needed to graduate. There’s 0 standards.

Was your kid rejected? Or, were you rejected?

Nothing they said was wrong.
It is kinda shocking how almost every student gets honors: https://www.middleburycampus.com/article/2024/11/faculty-vote-to-reduce-credits-needed-to-graduate-will-debate-restricting-latin-honors . That cannot be a rigorous environment.

+1, the inflation is insane and it’s been known for years that Middlebury has this issue https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-graduated-cum-laude-so-did-everyone-else-1530523801

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Middlebury is NOT a serious school. 90% of students get honors at graduation, half get the highest honors, they have a cheating crisis, and they’ve severely reduced the amount of classes needed to graduate. There’s 0 standards.

Was your kid rejected? Or, were you rejected?

Nothing they said was wrong.
It is kinda shocking how almost every student gets honors: https://www.middleburycampus.com/article/2024/11/faculty-vote-to-reduce-credits-needed-to-graduate-will-debate-restricting-latin-honors . That cannot be a rigorous environment.

Harvard was 60%.....Tufts was over 55%

How do you say you are are unserious without saying that you are an unserious....you listen to that poster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Middlebury is NOT a serious school. 90% of students get honors at graduation, half get the highest honors, they have a cheating crisis, and they’ve severely reduced the amount of classes needed to graduate. There’s 0 standards.

Was your kid rejected? Or, were you rejected?

Nothing they said was wrong.
It is kinda shocking how almost every student gets honors: https://www.middleburycampus.com/article/2024/11/faculty-vote-to-reduce-credits-needed-to-graduate-will-debate-restricting-latin-honors . That cannot be a rigorous environment.

Harvard was 60%.....Tufts was over 55%

How do you say you are are unserious without saying that you are an unserious....you listen to that poster.

…both numbers quite a bit lower than 90%.