<p>Hi! I just discovered middlebury- and got very excited until I I realized how immensely competitive it is. I'd just like to know if I have a shot or...not?</p>
<p>My GPA is a 3.5, SAT 2050, ACT 30. I've taken AP Government and Politics, English Honors for three years, Physics and Biology Honors, will be completing four years of German Language and four years of every 'recommended' subject; I am a rising senior and upon prompting from my guidance counselor, will be pursuing more AP's- English language and literature, Environmental Sciences, Art History and German. However, I am hispanic and fluent and spanish, work as a teaching assistant for a Spanish school, have done varsity cross country for four years (just got captain this year!) and work regularly for my church youth group program (aka, volunteering). I come from a suburban area and while attend a public high school, I'm not kidding when I say academics are intense. I'm also from New Jersey; few have heard of Middlebury vermont- although I've heard they don't take state residency into account? Let me know!</p>
<p>iessermunera:</p>
<p>Yes, Middlebury is a reach for most students; but we need more information from you. Class rank?, will you be running in college?, will you need financial aid? Have you visited Middlebury?</p>
<p>If you do need aid, are you eligible for the Posse Program (<a href=“http://www.possefoundation.org/our-university-partners/participating-schools/)?%5B/url%5D”>http://www.possefoundation.org/our-university-partners/participating-schools/)?</a></p>
<p>Good luck in your college search!</p>
<p>thanks lakesrunning! At my school we don’t go by class rank/percentile; however, if I had to guess I would say I’d be in the upper quarter at least. I would like to run in college although I’m not sure at what level- this would only be beneficiary to me if I were to run competitively, correct ? I wish I qualified for financial aid! I do not due to our housing mortgage, although according to a financial counselor I will need aid. Just another question- if you enroll, are they obliged to help you pay for tuition? I think that goes for most colleges, because on that I’m not sure. I’m planning to visit Middlebury before my upcoming school year.</p>
<p>Middlebury is need blind; that is, it will provide a combination of grants and loans above and beyond your parent’s E.F.C. (estimated financial contribution). see: [Financial</a> Aid | Middlebury](<a href=“Affordability | Middlebury College”>Affordability | Middlebury College)</p>
<p>Middlebury is very strong at the Div. 3 cross country level with several national championships in the past 10 yrs… If you are interested, you should contact the coach prior to your visit. Also check with your coach on NCAA recruiting rules.</p>
<p>NCAA Rules - as a rising senior, I’d say this is late to the dance, but still contacting coaches would be a good idea. Most Athletic pull however happens in ED round. </p>
<p>Don’t worry too much about class rank, as S’s HS doesn’t rank either, but your school should have a profile they will send with your transcripts that should better inform admissions about your rigor of class courses and the relevance to your GPA within that rigor, how many kids take APs (the average scores etc).</p>
<p>That was very helpful, thank you! I can’t guarantee I’m going to participate competitively, though, due to tendinitis in my knee- is that the only pull I have, do you think? I’m hoping to interview; might I ask if those are highly considered/recommended?</p>
<p>I recently visited Midd–loved it, it was fantastic. But to answer your question, they don’t offer interviews…apparently thats new just this year. It’s too bad really =/</p>
<p>Admission’s hasn’t had interviews for a few years now. However, unless it’s changed, they used to offer alumni interviews. But even then and living in the midwest where perhaps there are fewer Midd alumni, S didn’t have one. </p>
<p>You know… life is what it is at this point, and “pull” is a very relative thing. Not being URM, First generation college, athlete etc shouldn’t dissuade you from applying, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have passions to share. I really think that the best thing a person can do is put forth an application that is deeply true to who they are. Yes, there are a lot of perfect kids out there, but even they get rejected from the top schools while others (who on paper may seem less qualified) are roundly accepted. While it’s always going to be a little bit of a crap shoot, I honestly believe there was something - whether it was in their essays or their recommendations - that hint at what that person brings to the table. The bottom line, from only my perspective, is that for the many kids the interview is a good thing, there are just as many for whom it is not.</p>
<p>This is from the most recent Alumni Newsletter:</p>
<p>“As of this summer, we are no longer offering formal on-campus interviews to students when they are visiting Middlebury. That should by no means suggest that we are no longer interested in the personal qualities of our applicants. Nothing could be further from the truth. However, given that less than 10% of last year’s applicants received an on-campus interview, it was a benefit that only a few applicants enjoyed, and one that we could no longer justify in terms of the staff time involved.
We are still informally “meeting and greeting” as many of our visitors as possible when they visit campus. However, we would prefer to keep the playing field as level as possible by giving more of our applicants the opportunity to have an alumni interview.”</p>
<p>The vast majority of applicants do receive alumni interviews. They’re even considering performing interviews over Skype for those applicants in areas with fewer alums.</p>