Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 19:39     Subject: ED Middlebury from MCPS? Anyone?
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Anonymous wrote:Someone posted links to all of the local high school's ED pages a few weeks back. I recall seeing a few Middlebury ED acceptances, although I don't recall from what schools. I think some were MCPS.


Einstein has one listed. No athletic commitment mentioned.


ED or RD?


Well, it's for the class of 2025, so probably not RD in January.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 19:38     Subject: ED Middlebury from MCPS? Anyone?
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Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.


That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.


Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??


Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).


46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.


46% is pretty low for a school that doesn’t give merit aid and is $90k. That means >50% parents can afford $90k a year, that’s very atypical.


Really? Seems about average for the NESCAC.

Amherst: 56%
Bates: 43%
Bowdoin: 50%
Colby: 45%
Conn College: 49%
Hamilton: 50%
Trinity: 40%
Tufts: 40%
Wesleyan: 42%
Williams: 52%


Conn College number is off. They give merit to every accepted student. But NESCAC is still a rarity, there’s a reason there’s so many prep school kids.


For need-based aid (apples-to-apples), Conn College is actually at 47%:
https://www.conncoll.edu/financial-aid/


Yes, but everyone gets aid. Look under financial aid: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Connecticut+college&s=all&id=128902#finaid

Families who pay 60k a year, but can technically pay 90k, are different than families who drop 90k a year on tuition without having their kids consider other options.

+1, Midd is looking for UMC, hopefully urm students. They know their recruitment process and average applicant are rich and willing to pay full freight. They pull in a tiny amount of students who are questbridge, posse (posse is all incomes, a millionaire child could get it), and they use the rest of the seats for the most competitive applicants.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 19:36     Subject: ED Middlebury from MCPS? Anyone?
Whitman had an ED admit.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 19:36     Subject: ED Middlebury from MCPS? Anyone?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.


That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.


Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??


Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).


46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.


46% is pretty low for a school that doesn’t give merit aid and is $90k. That means >50% parents can afford $90k a year, that’s very atypical.


Really? Seems about average for the NESCAC.

Amherst: 56%
Bates: 43%
Bowdoin: 50%
Colby: 45%
Conn College: 49%
Hamilton: 50%
Trinity: 40%
Tufts: 40%
Wesleyan: 42%
Williams: 52%

DP
Is there a comprehensive list somewhere, or did you look up each of this for this response? Just curious
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 19:33     Subject: ED Middlebury from MCPS? Anyone?
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Anonymous wrote:Looking at Naviance for WJ, it looks like everyone gets rejected ED, even with strong stats. Do other MCPS schools experience this? I don’t see this pattern for other colleges. Colby rejects or waitlists most but that’s explained by the lack of ED applications. Could Middlebury have a beef with WJ? Did someone breach their ED agreement years ago? Or just how it shook out and they haven’t liked the candidates? Or maybe lack of hooked applicants?


Are those definitely ED applications? I didn't think they differentiated between RD and ED on that Naviance.


They do differentiate in Naviance, at least at our MCPS high school.



+1 DC is at a magnet and not many kids apply to LACs ED. Most are focused on STEM at large national universities. So, small sample size, but looks like 3 have gotten into Midd ED in the last six years. Two normal high stats, and one very low stats (must have been recruited). Otherwise, normal high stats are mostly waitlisted and some tippy-top stats kids got in RD. But very few attend.


I wouldn’t put too much stock in Naviance stats. My kid's test scores look meh because they only included her psat. She took ACT (35) but mot SAT. ACT doesn't show.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 19:27     Subject: ED Middlebury from MCPS? Anyone?
BCC has an ED admit. An athlete.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 19:13     Subject: ED Middlebury from MCPS? Anyone?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.


That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.


Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??


Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).


46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.


46% is pretty low for a school that doesn’t give merit aid and is $90k. That means >50% parents can afford $90k a year, that’s very atypical.


Really? Seems about average for the NESCAC.

Amherst: 56%
Bates: 43%
Bowdoin: 50%
Colby: 45%
Conn College: 49%
Hamilton: 50%
Trinity: 40%
Tufts: 40%
Wesleyan: 42%
Williams: 52%


Conn College number is off. They give merit to every accepted student. But NESCAC is still a rarity, there’s a reason there’s so many prep school kids.


For need-based aid (apples-to-apples), Conn College is actually at 47%:
https://www.conncoll.edu/financial-aid/


Yes, but everyone gets aid. Look under financial aid: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Connecticut+college&s=all&id=128902#finaid

Families who pay 60k a year, but can technically pay 90k, are different than families who drop 90k a year on tuition without having their kids consider other options.


Conn College must give merit aid to compete with its NESCAC peers.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 19:06     Subject: ED Middlebury from MCPS? Anyone?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.


That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.


Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??


Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).


46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.


46% is pretty low for a school that doesn’t give merit aid and is $90k. That means >50% parents can afford $90k a year, that’s very atypical.


Really? Seems about average for the NESCAC.

Amherst: 56%
Bates: 43%
Bowdoin: 50%
Colby: 45%
Conn College: 49%
Hamilton: 50%
Trinity: 40%
Tufts: 40%
Wesleyan: 42%
Williams: 52%


Conn College number is off. They give merit to every accepted student. But NESCAC is still a rarity, there’s a reason there’s so many prep school kids.


For need-based aid (apples-to-apples), Conn College is actually at 47%:
https://www.conncoll.edu/financial-aid/


Yes, but everyone gets aid. Look under financial aid: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Connecticut+college&s=all&id=128902#finaid

Families who pay 60k a year, but can technically pay 90k, are different than families who drop 90k a year on tuition without having their kids consider other options.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 18:56     Subject: ED Middlebury from MCPS? Anyone?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.


That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.


Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??


Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).


46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.


46% is pretty low for a school that doesn’t give merit aid and is $90k. That means >50% parents can afford $90k a year, that’s very atypical.


Really? Seems about average for the NESCAC.

Amherst: 56%
Bates: 43%
Bowdoin: 50%
Colby: 45%
Conn College: 49%
Hamilton: 50%
Trinity: 40%
Tufts: 40%
Wesleyan: 42%
Williams: 52%


Conn College number is off. They give merit to every accepted student. But NESCAC is still a rarity, there’s a reason there’s so many prep school kids.


For need-based aid (apples-to-apples), Conn College is actually at 47%:
https://www.conncoll.edu/financial-aid/
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 18:50     Subject: ED Middlebury from MCPS? Anyone?
My 2 cents: the economic diversity at schools like Midd are NOT from middle class families like you. That's not who they are targeting if they need to give aid to someone. With a school that small, they have a picture of who it will go to.

Also, see what the social divide is like on campus. The vibe is distinct.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 18:46     Subject: ED Middlebury from MCPS? Anyone?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.


That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.


Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??


Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).


46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.


look at their admissions page - HUGE outreach to URM and FG.....its how they get their economic diversity.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 18:44     Subject: ED Middlebury from MCPS? Anyone?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.


That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.


Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??


Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).


46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.


46% is pretty low for a school that doesn’t give merit aid and is $90k. That means >50% parents can afford $90k a year, that’s very atypical.


Really? Seems about average for the NESCAC.

Amherst: 56%
Bates: 43%
Bowdoin: 50%
Colby: 45%
Conn College: 49%
Hamilton: 50%
Trinity: 40%
Tufts: 40%
Wesleyan: 42%
Williams: 52%


Conn College number is off. They give merit to every accepted student. But NESCAC is still a rarity, there’s a reason there’s so many prep school kids.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 18:35     Subject: ED Middlebury from MCPS? Anyone?
Do the numbers only include grant recipients? Or do they include everyone who filed the FAFSA and took out or loan or got work-study?
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 18:32     Subject: ED Middlebury from MCPS? Anyone?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Midd likes private school kids.


That’s one way to stay “need-blind,” coupled with filling your class with ED applicants.


Is the school need blind or need-aware?
Given financial issues, aware??


Still need blind.

And as PP said, in name only. The school is white as bread and filled with trust fund ski bros (and “bras”).


46% of students receive financial aid, and the average grant is $60,202 (according to their website): https://www.middlebury.edu/college/admissions/affordability

So while there are a lot of very rich kids there, there are also many who are not.


46% is pretty low for a school that doesn’t give merit aid and is $90k. That means >50% parents can afford $90k a year, that’s very atypical.


Really? Seems about average for the NESCAC.

Amherst: 56%
Bates: 43%
Bowdoin: 50%
Colby: 45%
Conn College: 49%
Hamilton: 50%
Trinity: 40%
Tufts: 40%
Wesleyan: 42%
Williams: 52%


I will add that these numbers fluxuate every year. For instance, last year, 51% of Middlebury students received financial aid.

https://www.middleburycampus.com/article/2023/01/as-tuition-rises-we-need-to-rethink-affordability
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2025 18:30     Subject: ED Middlebury from MCPS? Anyone?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Someone posted links to all of the local high school's ED pages a few weeks back. I recall seeing a few Middlebury ED acceptances, although I don't recall from what schools. I think some were MCPS.


Einstein has one listed. No athletic commitment mentioned.


ED or RD?