<p>Midd hosted over 20 schools this saturday for the Quidditch World Cup. Middlebury won! Son reported that it was crazy and a lot of fun (albeit weird to see so many people eating lunch in capes). I watched for few minutes on the live feed from the Quidditch website. It looked to be quite the event, tons of people and a good town/gown activity if you ask me (since it looked like a lot of little kids were there as well). Plus… it also looked like a pretty physical game - think Rugby mixed with a little dodgeball with a game of tag/capture the flag (snitch) thrown in. </p>
<p>And… although my son thought it slightly odd when he first decided to attend Midd, he and some friends have since participated in a pick up game on Sunday afternoons. Go figure.</p>
<p>interesting piece, thanks for sharing. the writer makes a good point. but my take is a little different when thinking of Hogwarts and college – there seem many valid parallels.</p>
<p>every day is a challenge, sometimes daunting, sometimes fun. if it’s boring, you’re in the wrong place. you’ll find things/people you hate or love, and they may/most likely will change as time goes on. you’ll leave a different person than you entered.</p>
<p>Yes, I did see that, glad you found it as well. I was grateful that student was obviously applying to Midd, Williams, and . . . I think it was Swat. </p>
<p>It’s nice to see that we (among other LAC’s and top Uni’s) are seen as the ideal of what College can/should be.</p>
<p>Also nice to see such a well written article from a high school student. That’s encouraging.</p>