<p>I know Middlebury is highly ranked nationally, but I wonder if it's as highly ranked for employers and the public at large. Usually, at least around here, many people have never heard of Middlebury. Is it the same for employers? I really like Middlebury but I'm worried that it'll be hard to find a job with a school so seemingly unknown and a smaller network compared to the universities I got accepted to.</p>
<p>Any input is appreciated :)</p>
<p>middlebury has many alumni in many key industries, so i would say it’s really well known. yet again, middlebury was generally a feeder school to investment banks, which are now almost extinct. for grad school though, midd has a very good reputation.</p>
<p>It can still be a feeder school (investment banks will come back), however it would be my hope that people who enter the industry will have a little more integrity or at least some more altruistic reason than those who chose that path in the past.</p>
<p>We can hope for integrity. It is however difficult to imagine anyone going into that profession for altruistic reasons.</p>
<p>No, employers generally have a little more awareness of the relative strengths and weaknesses of various colleges than the general public. The GP knows colleges and universities based primarily on how their football or basketball team is doing. Believe it or not, most employers dig a little deeper. That said, while Middlebury has an excellent name in New England and New York, it is less likely to hold much sway the farther out into middle America you go.</p>
<p>While I’d basically agree with what hudsonvalley said, I’d extend that reach at least as far down as Washington DC, perhaps as far as Atlanta, and as all the way to the west coast as long as you’re considering an urban hub like L.A. or San Francisco. </p>
<p>I’d also add that NO diploma equals a job, unless you’re talking about the Service Academies. The nice thing about a Middlebury Diploma is that it gives you the skills to hold a job once you earn it and it also gives you the skills to make you’re own job rather than depending on someone to give the job to you.</p>