Hello!
I am looking to apply for the Middlebury Monterey Language Academy study abroad program.Does anyone know how selective they are? What do they look for in an applicant and how do they choose who is accepted? I would love to apply, I’m just not sure if there is even a chance that I would get in. Thank you for your input!
If you are talking about their high school summer programs, they are not particularly selective and are very expensive. For the most part, like many summer programs, they are pay-to-play, and they choose whom to select, in part, based upon who can pay. If you are interested in one of the less common languages, specifically Arabic, Mandarin, Turkish, Russian, Hindi, Korean or Tajiki, the State Department runs a highly prestigious, free study abroad program called NSLI-Y:
I can’t comment about the Middlebury-Monterey study abroad programs for college students, but I don’t think that’s what you are asking about.