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Anonymous wrote:Have people been on campus outside of the fall? For the most part it is drab, homogenous gray architecture and definitely doesn't give a country club vibe. I wouldn't pin it as gorgeous in the way that peers like Williams, Pomona, or Swarthmore is. For anyone who is interested but hasn't been on campus:

Here are some additional videos not shot on a dreary March day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfTbWPCr528

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EnDAeK2sM0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4ILRjR3tPM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N9cK4hya4k

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Anonymous wrote:The video of Middlebury College in March was depressing. The NE US is not a good place to be in Feb or March--especially if affected by SAD.

Geez it’s not upstate NY or Ohio. New England isn’t that bad. I went to college in New Hampshire and always thought it was so pretty.

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Anonymous wrote:I've heard they're going through serious fiscal trouble at Middlebury.

Not sure about “serious.” They have a $14M budget deficit this year, of which $9M is from the Middlebury Institute in California. They also have a $1.4B endowment and sub 14% acceptance rate. I’m sure they’ll be just fine.

They have had huge budget deficits for 5 years running; it is not just Monterey but declining enrollment in all Midd schools abroad. They raised enrollment by over 10% due to budget issues. They increased the proportion of ED students dramatically two years ago. Because of budget issues. Duh.

More nonsense. They are raising enrollment by about 50-75 kids overall because they built a new dorm with…wait for it….50 more beds. Everything else you are spouting is nonsense except for MIIS having a nagging budget deficit.

They increased enrollment by 300 in 2021 to 2800, said every year they were going back down to 2500 — and that the enrollment increase was temporary — and then (after applications were in this year; info sessions for the class of 2029 said enrollment would return to 2500) only recently announced that the increase is permanent.

Here is the cite from institutional research itself:
https://www.middlebury.edu/assessment-institutional-research/institutional-data/middlebury-college

Anonymous wrote:Middlebury’s okay, but there are much better LACs with more rigorous academics and student diversity.

Anonymous wrote:Have people been on campus outside of the fall? For the most part it is drab, homogenous gray architecture and definitely doesn't give a country club vibe. I wouldn't pin it as gorgeous in the way that peers like Williams, Pomona, or Swarthmore is. For anyone who is interested but hasn't been on campus:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've heard they're going through serious fiscal trouble at Middlebury.

Not sure about “serious.” They have a $14M budget deficit this year, of which $9M is from the Middlebury Institute in California. They also have a $1.4B endowment and sub 14% acceptance rate. I’m sure they’ll be just fine.

They have had huge budget deficits for 5 years running; it is not just Monterey but declining enrollment in all Midd schools abroad. They raised enrollment by over 10% due to budget issues. They increased the proportion of ED students dramatically two years ago. Because of budget issues. Duh.

More nonsense. They are raising enrollment by about 50-75 kids overall because they built a new dorm with…wait for it….50 more beds. Everything else you are spouting is nonsense except for MIIS having a nagging budget deficit.

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Anonymous wrote:Middlebury’s okay, but there are much better LACs with more rigorous academics and student diversity.

And.....Vermont.

No thanks.

Vermont is amazing. I’m a Midd alum and I know so many other alumni who have settled in Vermont, including several who grew up in Southern CA. Vermont gets into your heart.

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Anonymous wrote:Middlebury’s okay, but there are much better LACs with more rigorous academics and student diversity.

And.....Vermont.

No thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:I've heard they're going through serious fiscal trouble at Middlebury.

Not sure about “serious.” They have a $14M budget deficit this year, of which $9M is from the Middlebury Institute in California. They also have a $1.4B endowment and sub 14% acceptance rate. I’m sure they’ll be just fine.

They have had huge budget deficits for 5 years running; it is not just Monterey but declining enrollment in all Midd schools abroad. They raised enrollment by over 10% due to budget issues. They increased the proportion of ED students dramatically two years ago. Because of budget issues. Duh.

Anonymous wrote:A classmate of my kid’s who was genuinely a terrible student who struggled with any form of rigor or expectations was admitted thanks to a rec from a dean who was a friend of her parents. Makes a bad impression.

Anonymous wrote:The video of Middlebury College in March was depressing. The NE US is not a good place to be in Feb or March--especially if affected by SAD.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've heard they're going through serious fiscal trouble at Middlebury.

Not sure about “serious.” They have a $14M budget deficit this year, of which $9M is from the Middlebury Institute in California. They also have a $1.4B endowment and sub 14% acceptance rate. I’m sure they’ll be just fine.