Middlebury. NESCAC in Grandma Moses country. Views of Adirondacks from Bicentennial Hall. Academically notable for economics, languages, environmental studies. Perhaps underrated for dance, theatre.

Hamilton. Legacy of having been two colleges of complementary characteristics and emphases manifests in enhanced academic, social, architectural and spatial dimensions and balance. Beautiful campus, access to suburban amenities, proximity to Adirondacks. Surrounding area of 10,000 residents experienced literally zero violent crime in a recent year. A writers’ college, for those who wish to enhance this skill.

The open curriculum at Hamilton is pretty unique. It allows students to form their own combinations of majors and minors and allows them to take classes they are interested in. It does lead to interesting and surprising results in that way. For some students it is a real draw- my own included

Anonymous wrote:Middlebury has the New England Review.

Thank you for an honest, thoughtful answer. That’s a great resource! I dislike when schools run off of reputation without actual heavy investment in the subject they’re known for.

Anonymous wrote:what is a defining feature of Midd's campus? The library?

What do you mean defining feature? Pretty buildings?

Middlebury has the New England Review.

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Anonymous wrote:Middlebury’s a bit bigger, Hamilton has open curriculum and mild Greek scene. Middlebury for languages, Hamilton for writing. Both have a lot of private school kids.

Midd has a fantastic English/creative writing program.

This seems like a word of mouth thing said rather than proof. The loaf school is far from campus, and their faculty is nothing special.

https://theadroitjournal.org/2019/04/18/best-creative-writing-colleges/amp/

https://www.collegemagazine.com/the-10-best-colleges-for-english-majors-2019/

https://www.collegevine.com/faq/122890/looking-for-colleges-with-creative-writing-programs

Both Hamilton and Midd on several lists:
https://www.collegexpress.com/lists/list/colleges-for-the-creative-writer/170/

https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-colleges-creative-writing?amp=1

https://www.collegevine.com/faq/153436/creative-writing-programs-at-liberal-arts-colleges

https://www.koppelmangroup.com/blog/2017/11/5/the-best-undergraduate-creative-writing-programs

I mean great, but none of these lists talk about resources or faculty. Kenyon has the Kenyon review and famous writing alum. That’s a unique offering and a clear outcome. Hamilton hasn’t had a trailblazing writing alum since Ezra pound, and it offers nothing interesting at all compared to peer writing institutions.

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Anonymous wrote:Middlebury wins for location, but there's not much difference otherwise.

Okay, but the location win is a LANDSLIDE.

Not sure I necessarily agree that location difference is a landslide. Downtown Clinton and the surrounding neighborhoods are absolutely lovely. Campus is walking distance to some really cool coffee shops, restaurants (both fine dining and casual), ice cream, cute shops, Hannaford and CVS. Both campuses are stunning. Our son was admitted to both Middlebury and Hamilton, but chose Hamilton for its economics program and pipeline to investment banking opportunities on Wall Street.

can you say more about H's pipeline to i banking? Where do you find info about this? I looked online and didn't see any indication of this.

I am an alum. Historically, Hamilton was known for its economics program. Many of my class mates went to work on Wall Street after graduation and still work there.

From what I have read here, Middle out has more of an inside track to IB. However it is bigger than Hamilton. Friends who have kids at Hamilton feel that the school could do a better job of solidifying connections on Wall Street because it is losing ground to other schools like Middlebury. That said many students have no interest in finance and want to pursue other fields. I have classmates who are geologists, doctors, lawyers, independent school administrators, authors, and many other careers. I sense that Hamilton has more of a diversity of career paths and is not as focused on investment banking. (This could be wrong.)

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Anonymous wrote:Middlebury wins for location, but there's not much difference otherwise.

Okay, but the location win is a LANDSLIDE.

Not sure I necessarily agree that location difference is a landslide. Downtown Clinton and the surrounding neighborhoods are absolutely lovely. Campus is walking distance to some really cool coffee shops, restaurants (both fine dining and casual), ice cream, cute shops, Hannaford and CVS. Both campuses are stunning. Our son was admitted to both Middlebury and Hamilton, but chose Hamilton for its economics program and pipeline to investment banking opportunities on Wall Street.

can you say more about H's pipeline to i banking? Where do you find info about this? I looked online and didn't see any indication of this.

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Anonymous wrote:Middlebury’s a bit bigger, Hamilton has open curriculum and mild Greek scene. Middlebury for languages, Hamilton for writing. Both have a lot of private school kids.

Midd has a fantastic English/creative writing program.

This seems like a word of mouth thing said rather than proof. The loaf school is far from campus, and their faculty is nothing special.

https://theadroitjournal.org/2019/04/18/best-creative-writing-colleges/amp/

https://www.collegemagazine.com/the-10-best-colleges-for-english-majors-2019/

https://www.collegevine.com/faq/122890/looking-for-colleges-with-creative-writing-programs

Both Hamilton and Midd on several lists:
https://www.collegexpress.com/lists/list/colleges-for-the-creative-writer/170/

https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-colleges-creative-writing?amp=1

https://www.collegevine.com/faq/153436/creative-writing-programs-at-liberal-arts-colleges

https://www.koppelmangroup.com/blog/2017/11/5/the-best-undergraduate-creative-writing-programs

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Anonymous wrote:Middlebury wins for location, but there's not much difference otherwise.

Okay, but the location win is a LANDSLIDE.

Not sure I necessarily agree that location difference is a landslide. Downtown Clinton and the surrounding neighborhoods are absolutely lovely. Campus is walking distance to some really cool coffee shops, restaurants (both fine dining and casual), ice cream, cute shops, Hannaford and CVS. Both campuses are stunning. Our son was admitted to both Middlebury and Hamilton, but chose Hamilton for its economics program and pipeline to investment banking opportunities on Wall Street.

? That’s a bad choice. Middlebury places way better than hamilton on Wall Street.

Yes, according to actual data and recent analysis, Middlebury ranks with Williams, CMC, and Amherst as the top SLACs for careers in finance. Look for Peak Frameworks analysis.

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Anonymous wrote:Middlebury wins for location, but there's not much difference otherwise.

Okay, but the location win is a LANDSLIDE.

Not sure I necessarily agree that location difference is a landslide. Downtown Clinton and the surrounding neighborhoods are absolutely lovely. Campus is walking distance to some really cool coffee shops, restaurants (both fine dining and casual), ice cream, cute shops, Hannaford and CVS. Both campuses are stunning. Our son was admitted to both Middlebury and Hamilton, but chose Hamilton for its economics program and pipeline to investment banking opportunities on Wall Street.

? That’s a bad choice. Middlebury places way better than hamilton on Wall Street.

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Anonymous wrote:Middlebury’s a bit bigger, Hamilton has open curriculum and mild Greek scene. Middlebury for languages, Hamilton for writing. Both have a lot of private school kids.

Midd has a fantastic English/creative writing program.

This seems like a word of mouth thing said rather than proof. The loaf school is far from campus, and their faculty is nothing special.

Personal preference. Should visit each school prior to applying ED.

I prefer Middlebury's location. Fewer gloomy,overcast days.

what is a defining feature of Midd's campus? The library?

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Anonymous wrote:Middlebury wins for location, but there's not much difference otherwise.

Okay, but the location win is a LANDSLIDE.

Not sure I necessarily agree that location difference is a landslide. Downtown Clinton and the surrounding neighborhoods are absolutely lovely. Campus is walking distance to some really cool coffee shops, restaurants (both fine dining and casual), ice cream, cute shops, Hannaford and CVS. Both campuses are stunning. Our son was admitted to both Middlebury and Hamilton, but chose Hamilton for its economics program and pipeline to investment banking opportunities on Wall Street.