Anonymous
Post 04/26/2026 12:09     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My preference is to look first at SLACs with relatively easy access to a city and/or clustered together: Wesleyan and Wellesley; the Five (now four) College Consortium; Claremont Colleges; the Main Line schools.




Ok and not all have the same preference. some really like being in a quaint village in a beautiful setting near nature for 4 years. when are they going to get that experience again?


Exactly. Middlebury is a phenomenal school and will continue to rank higher than Colby. It’s not in the same league at all. That said, I believe Colby is a very good school. Everyone finds their place.
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2026 12:01     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:My preference is to look first at SLACs with relatively easy access to a city and/or clustered together: Wesleyan and Wellesley; the Five (now four) College Consortium; Claremont Colleges; the Main Line schools.




Ok and not all have the same preference. some really like being in a quaint village in a beautiful setting near nature for 4 years. when are they going to get that experience again?
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2026 11:25     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No one has interest in Trinity. Wellesley is obviously all girls. Haverford and Holy Criss are only 2 in North East.


No one dreams of going to school in Worcester, MA.


Test optional engineers do...
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2026 11:18     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Haverford
Bryn Mawr

A decent sized notch down and further out but Drew as well.
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2026 11:16     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Davidson is closer to a city than most of these, but all of you northern snobs don't count Charlotte.

Rhodes is also highly underrated and in Memphis, which admittedly isn't the most exciting place but it has pro sports, concerts, restaurants and a major airport.
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2026 11:10     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
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




Those interested can view the underlying source, which extended to 687 schools:

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-610-smartest-colleges-in-america-2015-9
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2026 19:04     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:No one has interest in Trinity. Wellesley is obviously all girls. Haverford and Holy Criss are only 2 in North East.


No one dreams of going to school in Worcester, MA.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2026 14:51     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
No one has interest in Trinity. Wellesley is obviously all girls. Haverford and Holy Criss are only 2 in North East.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2026 10:51     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
URichmond. Holy Cross in Worcester and 50 minutes to Boston.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2026 10:33     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My preference is to look first at SLACs with relatively easy access to a city and/or clustered together: Wesleyan and Wellesley; the Five (now four) College Consortium; Claremont Colleges; the Main Line schools.




No, some of the LACs that are actually close to a city are:
Barnard (in NYC)
Swarthmore (30 minutes to Philly)
Wellesley (30 minutes to Boston)
Reed (30 minutes from Portland)
Macalester (in St. Paul/Minn)
Oxy (in LA, not an 1hr+ like Claremont gang)
Oberlin (30 minutes from Cleveland)

Wes is a few hours away from NYC or Boston ... not close to a city IMO.


Pretty sure that Hartford is a city.

If Hartford is of interest, there's Trinity.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2026 10:29     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My preference is to look first at SLACs with relatively easy access to a city and/or clustered together: Wesleyan and Wellesley; the Five (now four) College Consortium; Claremont Colleges; the Main Line schools.




No, some of the LACs that are actually close to a city are:
Barnard (in NYC)
Swarthmore (30 minutes to Philly)
Wellesley (30 minutes to Boston)
Reed (30 minutes from Portland)
Macalester (in St. Paul/Minn)
Oxy (in LA, not an 1hr+ like Claremont gang)
Oberlin (30 minutes from Cleveland)

Wes is a few hours away from NYC or Boston ... not close to a city IMO.


Pretty sure that Hartford is a city.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2026 10:24     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:My preference is to look first at SLACs with relatively easy access to a city and/or clustered together: Wesleyan and Wellesley; the Five (now four) College Consortium; Claremont Colleges; the Main Line schools.



Wesleyan?
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2026 10:17     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:My preference is to look first at SLACs with relatively easy access to a city and/or clustered together: Wesleyan and Wellesley; the Five (now four) College Consortium; Claremont Colleges; the Main Line schools.




No, some of the LACs that are actually close to a city are:
Barnard (in NYC)
Swarthmore (30 minutes to Philly)
Wellesley (30 minutes to Boston)
Reed (30 minutes from Portland)
Macalester (in St. Paul/Minn)
Oxy (in LA, not an 1hr+ like Claremont gang)
Oberlin (30 minutes from Cleveland)

Wes is a few hours away from NYC or Boston ... not close to a city IMO.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2026 09:38     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
My preference is to look first at SLACs with relatively easy access to a city and/or clustered together: Wesleyan and Wellesley; the Five (now four) College Consortium; Claremont Colleges; the Main Line schools.


Anonymous
Post 04/25/2026 09:31     Subject: Middlebury releases Class of 2030 admissions info
Anonymous wrote:
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!


What are they afraid of? I say this as a Colby alum myself.