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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Middlebury is BEAUTIFUL. The most beautiful campus I've ever seen.

It's one of the least diverse LACs among the top 10- sizable cohort of New England prep board types, more from the top 1% than its peers. Generally ranks in the top 10 for D3 athletic programs, which isn't surprising given how incredible their athletic facilities are. However, students tend to be inclusive, friendly, and outdoorsy. It's almost like a little Dartmouth without all of the hazing scandals, and nearly as elite.

Middlebury is pretty hard to get into. Admit rate slightly under 20%. About a fourth are admitted as "Feb admits" and enroll for the next semester, but they tend to be Middlebury's strongest students. Middlebury isn't as test conscious as its peers Amherst, Swarthmore, Williams, or Pomona, and seems to be keen on just bringing kind, smart students.

The school is well known for its creative writing and language programs among LACs, but it is pretty strong in everything it offers. It's on the larger end for a top LAC, which means more courses to take and more people to interact with. One of the academic highlights is winter term, in which students do internships, experiential learning, or additional courses during the winter.

Everyone I know who went to Middlebury loved it. The surrounding area is pretty rural however, but there is a great quality of life in the campus itself and Middlebury has its own ski lodge.[/quote]

Bringing in "kind" students? Ha! You mean, as displayed in the manner that they treated guest speaker Charles Murray? Right. Very "inclusive," as you point out.[/quote]
Those students are hardly representative of who attends Middlebury. A few bad eggs everywhere.[/quote]

While I agree with the this sentiment, I question the factual premise.  I don't think things usually get so out of hand unless the perpetrators expect that they will have wide support on campus and expect minimal risk of reprisals from administration.  Sadly common on many campuses today. [/quote]

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