<p>Hi, i got admitted into Middlebury's class of 2016! I have been reading the threads and must say that it has been really engaging and informative! I have already made up my mind to attend Midd as judging from all I've read and heard (personally from current Midd students), it seems to be a really special school and somehow, although I did not manage to visit, I can see myself there. </p>
<p>Just one concern I have at the moment, is that I am not sure what I want to major in. And I am having second thoughts as to whether it is risky and perhaps even foolish of me to go to Midd expecting to find/narrow down on my interests, or is that itself a very valid reason to go as Midd is a school that (from what I've heard and read) will certainly be able to present me with great exposure to many fields of study and the resources to develop my eventual interest. I already decided to take this gamble but am just having slight doubts at the moment because after all, my parents will be funding me fully, it isn't cheap, and without knowing or having at least a few specified interests it is difficult to predict where my Middlebury education will lead me. I'm not sure if this would count as me going into "blindly" into something.. People I spoke to seem to think its rather reckless, although i really would like to believe that college is precisely about learning, growing and exploring.. What do you all think? Especially parents out there, will you be ok with your kid really just going out to explore? </p>
<p>Just to add some background info, I'm an international student and can really see myself with a couple of majors (econ, english, history, political science )</p>
<p>Liberal arts colleges are perfect for students who aren’t sure where their lives will take them. You’ll be exposed to many areas of study, and can follow whatever course interests you. You’ve made the right decision.</p>
<p>I would be terribly concerned if I thought my 18 year old child had his/her life already figured out. How can you know what the next 60 years will bring at this point in your life? That, to me, is the point of going to college - to discover what interests you and to throw yourself into the experience of learning. Reckless is deciding at 18 how you’ll spend the rest of your life.</p>
<p>Also, consider the alternative: going “blindly” into a something that doesn’t allow any margin for error. In most parts of the world if you change your mind about your career trajectory, it means starting all over again at the baccalaureate level and probably at a different institution from the one you started. Which do you think is more expensive, four years at one liberal arts college, or six, seven - even eight years - at several pre-professional degree-granting institutions?</p>
<p>Thank you all for your replies! It was reassuring. I believe that too. Just gets hard especially when everyone around you seems to know what they want. I just hope it works out for me at Midd as it is a very high fee to pay. The alternative for me would be to complete my undergrad studies at my local uni. That would be very much cheaper. I guess i really can’t justify the difference in cost because I would be able to explore my interests at my local college too, albeit most probably to a lesser degree. But my gut feel is that Midd is just the place to be… And so that’s where I choose to go ;)</p>
<p>Good decision. If you’re motivated, you’ll thrive!</p>
<p>Johnwesley- gd point, I didn’t think about it that way. That would not only be expensive but mentally and emotionally draining…</p>
<p>Thanks Arcadia 
really glad and thankful that one of Midd’s greatest strengths are its professors’ accessibility and willingness to share their expertise. Think that can really take one’s college experience to the next level!</p>