Anonymous
Post 04/25/2026 09:06     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
I’m truly fascinated by the sheer number of people on this forum who hate on certain schools. Or maybe it’s just a handful who post over and over, pretending to be different people. Guess only the mods know.

Not sure what their agenda is or why they’re so hateful. Bad experience? Rejected? Trying to boost another school by putting this one down?
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2026 08:57     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Do we know why 117 students (1/7 of total enrollment) has a delayed Spring start? Is it because there's more space in Spring to fit them in because Juniors are away on study abroad?

USC is doing this exact same thing to make up some of their budged deficit so maybe that's what Middlebury is trying too?


Middlebury has had Feb starts for 50 years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAIGyrmXpdc


Why?


Because it's a weird a$$ school. My MIL went there. It's just different.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2026 01:09     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Colby<Middlebury. Always has been, always will be.


+1

My DS far preferred Amherst, Bowdoin, Colby, Wes to Middlebury.


And again…..nothing else to do on a Friday night?
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2026 01:09     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:Colby is very popular at our school. Very little interest in Middlebury.


Sock puppet strikes again.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2026 22:58     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Colby<Middlebury. Always has been, always will be.


+1

My DS far preferred Amherst, Bowdoin, Colby, Wes to Middlebury.

I believe you misinterpreted the inequality symbol.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2026 22:47     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:Colby<Middlebury. Always has been, always will be.


+1

My DS far preferred Amherst, Bowdoin, Colby, Wes to Middlebury.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2026 22:43     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:Colby is very popular at our school. Very little interest in Middlebury.


As has been said many times before. Why won’t Colby release its common data set? They’re playing games.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2026 21:44     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Colby is very popular at our school. Very little interest in Middlebury.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2026 20:33     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Colby<Middlebury. Always has been, always will be.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2026 20:10     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:For those interested in semi-historical information, Middlebury placed 51st nationally by standardized scoring at a time when standardized scoring was a more prominent aspect of college admission:

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-610-smartest-colleges-in-america-2015-9


Interesting. I looked it up and here's the full list of top 50 "smartest" student colleges. Note: it's from 2015, I guess Middlebury just fell outside the top 50, and is at 51.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/50-smartest-colleges-america-180900823.html





If you compare the most recent CDS, you'll see that Middlebury's standardized test scores are very similar to those of schools like Bowdoin.

2025-26 CDS
Bowdoin:
34.76% submitting SAT, 17.28% submitting ACT
SAT 25/50/75: 1470-1510-1540
ACT: 33-34-35

Middlebury:
33% submitting SAT, 16% submitting ACT
SAT 25/50/75: 1460-1500-1530
ACT: 33-34-35

Based on the most recently available IPEDS information, Middlebury's SAT profile isn't quite as robust as that of Colby, however.


They are virtually identical on the SAT side with Colby haveing a slightly higher higher nidpoint on the SAT. On the ACT Middlebury has higher scores at each level.

With SAT information available at a rate 44% greater at Colby than at Middlebury, a reliable inference can be made that Colby's underlying SAT profile is significantly higher than that of Middlebury.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2026 19:48     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:For those interested in semi-historical information, Middlebury placed 51st nationally by standardized scoring at a time when standardized scoring was a more prominent aspect of college admission:

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-610-smartest-colleges-in-america-2015-9


Interesting. I looked it up and here's the full list of top 50 "smartest" student colleges. Note: it's from 2015, I guess Middlebury just fell outside the top 50, and is at 51.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/50-smartest-colleges-america-180900823.html





If you compare the most recent CDS, you'll see that Middlebury's standardized test scores are very similar to those of schools like Bowdoin.

2025-26 CDS
Bowdoin:
34.76% submitting SAT, 17.28% submitting ACT
SAT 25/50/75: 1470-1510-1540
ACT: 33-34-35

Middlebury:
33% submitting SAT, 16% submitting ACT
SAT 25/50/75: 1460-1500-1530
ACT: 33-34-35

Based on the most recently available IPEDS information, Middlebury's SAT profile isn't quite as robust as that of Colby, however.


They are virtually identical on the SAT side with Colby haveing a slightly higher higher nidpoint on the SAT. On the ACT Middlebury has higher scores at each level.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2026 18:45     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:Very niche school.


In what world is any highly ranked Liberal Arts College a niche school?
A niche school is one that offers a super unique course of study that you couldn't find at a bunch of other place.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2026 18:27     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Very niche school.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2026 14:21     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:My kid got into both Middlebury and Colby, and decided "no" to both (and not for an "ivy" lol...) I think she liked the idea of these kinds of schools more than reality. Stuck in the middle of nowhere with a small group of kids who mostly came from similar backgrounds.


Thanks for stopping by to tell us that. You and your kid are sooooo cool!!
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2026 14:20     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:For those interested in semi-historical information, Middlebury placed 51st nationally by standardized scoring at a time when standardized scoring was a more prominent aspect of college admission:

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-610-smartest-colleges-in-america-2015-9


Interesting. I looked it up and here's the full list of top 50 "smartest" student colleges. Note: it's from 2015, I guess Middlebury just fell outside the top 50, and is at 51.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/50-smartest-colleges-america-180900823.html





If you compare the most recent CDS, you'll see that Middlebury's standardized test scores are very similar to those of schools like Bowdoin.

2025-26 CDS
Bowdoin:
34.76% submitting SAT, 17.28% submitting ACT
SAT 25/50/75: 1470-1510-1540
ACT: 33-34-35

Middlebury:
33% submitting SAT, 16% submitting ACT
SAT 25/50/75: 1460-1500-1530
ACT: 33-34-35

Based on the most recently available IPEDS information, Middlebury's SAT profile isn't quite as robust as that of Colby, however.


RELEASE THE CDS, COLBY!