Anonymous
Post 06/15/2017 20:51     Subject: Re:Tell us about Middlebury...

Hate to burst the love fest bubble on Mid but its truly not all that this stream suggests. The school while it does have positive academics in many areas, there are some that are lacking for sure. But that aside, the snootiness of the students (not all for sure) can be overwhelming. Our experience with DC was not that positive. Suggest you follow the advice of other posters and definitely visit the school once and do so in January.
Anonymous
Post 06/15/2017 20:09     Subject: Tell us about Middlebury...

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: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.


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.

Those students are hardly representative of who attends Middlebury. A few bad eggs everywhere.


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.
Anonymous
Post 06/15/2017 07:38     Subject: Re:Tell us about Middlebury...

Anonymous wrote:Midd was awesome for my DC. I wish I had gone there myself. It has all the positives of Dartmouth (where I went), and none of the negatives. Plus a ton of its own unique positives.

28% of the incoming class next year are students of color. Awesome.

The Feb program is great for those who want a half-gap year between high school and college. It's a strong cohort of students.

The professors CARE. At least four professors sent emails to my DC during junior year abroad to check in and see how DC was doing overseas. "I got an email from Prof. So-and-So today, Mom. He was just saying hi and wondering how I liked living in ________. He's teaching a class on ________ and is enjoying the research his students are doing this semester,,etc. . Says the leaves are turning and its gorgeous on campus, etc." These types of supportive emails.

One professor happened to be in DC's study abroad city for a short time and met DC for coffee at Starbucks. That professor ended up mentoring DC through a thesis, writing a letter of recommendation. At the time, it was a prof for an intro level class DC had taken freshmen year in a subject that DC had previously known nothing about.

It's difficult to get into Midd which is the only part I don't like because I encourage students from our town to apply and they don't get in--- and they are awesome applicants. I know of two students who would have loved it there and did not get in. I wish Midd would expand the size of the incoming classes to allow more students to attend. But that doesn't seem to be happening. It's about 650 or so per class each year, I think.





I graduated from Midd 20 years ago and my experience with professors was similar. You really get to know them as there are no TAs and most classes are very small.
I am amazed at how much the school has grown both in size and programs. In my day there were 450 students in a year, so it is hard to grasp that the school is larger by 800 students. But I think that's a good thing. The additional programs such as the Monterrey Inst. sound great, there are just so many more opportunities to study topics on and off campus than there were 20 years ago when it was basically a glorified boarding school. It no longer is.

As for the location, it isn't for everyone but you would be surprised by how Vermont gets into your blood when you are there. I have many classmates who have moved to area because they love it. Every time I have flown into Burlington for my reunions my eyes well up because I am so happy to be in such a beautiful and peaceful place. And I am a born and bred city girl. It's definitely a special place.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2017 23:29     Subject: Re:Tell us about Middlebury...

Midd was awesome for my DC. I wish I had gone there myself. It has all the positives of Dartmouth (where I went), and none of the negatives. Plus a ton of its own unique positives.

28% of the incoming class next year are students of color. Awesome.

The Feb program is great for those who want a half-gap year between high school and college. It's a strong cohort of students.

The professors CARE. At least four professors sent emails to my DC during junior year abroad to check in and see how DC was doing overseas. "I got an email from Prof. So-and-So today, Mom. He was just saying hi and wondering how I liked living in ________. He's teaching a class on ________ and is enjoying the research his students are doing this semester,,etc. . Says the leaves are turning and its gorgeous on campus, etc." These types of supportive emails.

One professor happened to be in DC's study abroad city for a short time and met DC for coffee at Starbucks. That professor ended up mentoring DC through a thesis, writing a letter of recommendation. At the time, it was a prof for an intro level class DC had taken freshmen year in a subject that DC had previously known nothing about.

It's difficult to get into Midd which is the only part I don't like because I encourage students from our town to apply and they don't get in--- and they are awesome applicants. I know of two students who would have loved it there and did not get in. I wish Midd would expand the size of the incoming classes to allow more students to attend. But that doesn't seem to be happening. It's about 650 or so per class each year, I think.



Anonymous
Post 06/14/2017 22:46     Subject: Tell us about Middlebury...

Beautiful. Fun. Great academics. Great campus and facilities. Less than an hour to Burlington. 2.5 hours to Montreal. Pleasant town but yes it does feel remote.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2017 22:27     Subject: Tell us about Middlebury...

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: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.


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.


Those students are hardly representative of who attends Middlebury. A few bad eggs everywhere.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2017 20:42     Subject: Tell us about Middlebury...

Anonymous wrote: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.


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.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2017 20:30     Subject: Tell us about Middlebury...

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: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.

Midd is a great school, for sure, but there's no "M" in "PAWS." (If there were, it would be "SWAMP," which would be even cooler, but, alas, there's not.)


Just when I think people can't come up with anything dumber than US News rankings, they surprise me!
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2017 17:23     Subject: Tell us about Middlebury...

Middlebury is a big feeder to the CIA.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2017 17:05     Subject: Tell us about Middlebury...

To 16:16, and who in the real world actually cares about acronyms made on message boards or bases their perceptions of colleges off of them?
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2017 16:16     Subject: Tell us about Middlebury...

Anonymous wrote: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.

Midd is a great school, for sure, but there's no "M" in "PAWS." (If there were, it would be "SWAMP," which would be even cooler, but, alas, there's not.)
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2017 15:57     Subject: Tell us about Middlebury...

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.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2017 09:38     Subject: Tell us about Middlebury...

I went there and loved it. But, I will say that it's not for everyone. It's small, cold and there's not much to do off campus but I loved all of that. Had great professors, made great friends and had a lot of fun.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2017 09:34     Subject: Tell us about Middlebury...

People I know who went there loved it. Not easy to get to and cold. Great school.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2017 09:23     Subject: Tell us about Middlebury...

What do you think? What was your kid's experience? How hard is it to get into these days?