<p>I want to go on that boat too!!! Please send pic...</p>
<p>What is the name of that boat???</p>
<p>I dont remember what the name was...but it had a Chinese name which (as my friend's dad kept reminding us was chosen because of its good feng shui!)
And how do I send you a pic...via e-mail?
Btw...the girl (her english name is Dawn...her chinese name is too long for me to remember, but it means "blooming flower") might come to Midd next year...she's just becoming a senior in her hk high school. Her grades arent great, but maybe she could donate a yacht to Middlebury. Then we could all go on a cruise...a CC'ers special 10 day deluxe cruise!</p>
<p>lol!!! yea cruise party for CC'ers :P</p>
<p>Ok...sounds great! So...who's bringing the champagne???</p>
<p>Hey guys, anyone knows about Film and Media culture?If im interested in advertising, i mean to produce advertisement, shall i take the course? if not,wat shall i take?</p>
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<p>Foreign studies is strong at Midd, though it's worth noting the Spanish will probably be more popular, since high school kids take predominantly Spanish and French. Other than that, I can't really add much. I'm a Chinese language student myself. ;^)</p>
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<blockquote> <p>2) How is the weather/surrounding area like at Middlebury? I'm a California girl, and I've never been to Vermont... though I assume it's cold there. Is it suburban? Is there easy access to shops/airport... a mall around?</p> </blockquote>
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<p>I'm from Tennessee, so I'm not exactly used to Vermont winters either... It's very rural, pretty warm in the late summer, beautifully green, but it cools down pretty fast. As someone said, it sometimes smells like cows, which becomes endearing. The winter does get pretty cold, 'FREEZING' as someone said, and while some people have a problem with it, I loved it my first year. For me, it was never to the point where I couldn't take it. You just have to be prepared with warm clothes. Because of the snow, it doesn't feel so bad to me; don't forget skiing. The snow comes about in december, sticks in january, and stays till about april or may. It has been known to snow one last time in april, but we had a warm period this past year, so everyone sat outside and sunbathed or played games (frisbee, wiffleball, soccer, football, etc. you couldn't keep them indoors). I got pretty burnt reading one day.</p>
<p>3) Is it mostly Caucasian? Is it very cliquey there?</p>
<p>I would say most students are caucasian, though I have a lot of friends of different ethnicity. There's a good number of international students, too. You have to also consider that regardless of race, there are students from all over America and the world, and there's a good deal of culture shock to be had just with that. At times, I felt a bit like an international student just being from the south. In my experience, it is not cliquey at all. Sure, people have their groups of friends, some folks will have opinions of other folks cause of which dorm they live in, but at Midd I feel like you can generally become a friend of anyone.</p>
<p>4) Is it hard to get in?</p>
<p>People've addressed this well enough.</p>
<p>hey cotton... thanks for your input!!! wow i can't believe the snow is there until april!!! and it's so cool you are a chinese language student!</p>
<p>I'm a California girl and I'll be a sophomore this fall.
One of Middlebury's strengths is languages, so the Spanish program is excellent (so say my friends; I'm a French student), as is it's study-abroad program.
Middlebury is very rural; there are shops a very short walk away in town, but no large chain shops or malls. In my opinion, it's nice because the town isn't much of a distraction and it has just what students need: a movie theater, a dime store that sells dorm essentials, a bookstore, a coffeeshop and bakery, restaurants, a bank and post office, grocery stores, clothing stores, etc. Burlington is a 45 minute drive away; during vacations, taxi services run to and from the airport, relatively cheaply. If you have warm clothes--I recommend fleece and flannel-lined jeans from L. L. Bean, a long down coat, gloves, scarves and hats--you're fine. It does get cold, but the snow is always beautiful.
Middlebury is mostly Caucasian, but we do have a large international student population. That being said, it's not very cliquey at all, although students are divided up into commons (you might want to research our commons system if you haven't already)
Middlebury is fairly difficult to get into; you'd need high test scores (but not perfect ones), good grades, APs are good, good essays and good recommendations. Hope that helps!</p>
<p>thanks lindyhopper!!</p>
<p>2) How is the weather/surrounding area like at Middlebury?</p>
<p>I think its pretty normal...but I've lived in Midd my whole life. The coldest I've experienced was two winters ago, I think, when it stayed below zero the majority of january- it seems cold at first, but you get used to it (and that was unusual) Fall is wonderful, the temperature is perfect and Midd is a beautiful town- downtown traffic can be annoying, though. As for the cow smell- not in town. Once you move out, yeah, but its not too bad.</p>
<p>Is there a big required core curriculum, or do the students get more freedom when choosing classes?</p>
<p>cotton, ni hao ma?</p>
<p>blythe, in the first year you getta choose seminars and classes and stuff. thats the core of the liberal arts education anyway (:</p>
<p>Well, this is the way Midd works:
You have eight areas: Math, history, literature, natural sciences, social sciences, philosophy, languge and art. You have to take at least one class in seven of those eight areas over your four years. Your first-year seminar is a writing-intensive class and your professor in that class is your adviser until you declare. By the end of sophomore year you have to take a second writing-intensive class known as a College Writing class, but you have lots of options for that. You also need at least one class in each of these for areas: America, Europe, Africa Asia or South America, and a comparative cultures class and the 4-area requirement and the 8-area requirment can overlap---in other words, one class can take care of one requirement in each area. There are always requirements within your major as well.</p>