<p>How is Middlebury for undergrad?? I've applied for Environmental Studies / Social Sciences, but I'm possibly looking at Business or maybe Law in addition to those two.
Just wondering how the place is, how the people are, how good the internships are and if the students go onto excellent grad schools (Harvard, Stanford, etc.) ?
I've also got into like NYU (but this is the core liberal arts program), Mills college, Smith college, Emory and a few others</p>
<p>Midd is beyond stellar for undergrad! As a LAC (liberal arts college) it’s undergrad oriented which means, unlike large universities, the professors are here to teach you and help you rather than to gain funding for their own research.
What a lot of school pamphlets won’t tell you is that some universities (the UCs are pretty infamous for this for example) have professors that couldn’t care less about their undergrad students. They’re just there to gain money and access to the university facilities, or to teach grad and PhD students. Middlebury, as with most LACs don’t have this problem.</p>
<p>Midd has one of the strongest Environ Sci programs in the nation. Even the college itself is ranked the most environmentally friendly campus in the America. Plus it’s in such a beautiful idyllic place, with all the facilities you could dream of even using just once.</p>
<p>Midd is one of the top feeder schools, so getting into “excellent” grad schools really won’t be a problem at all. It boils down to what type of student you are, and what grades you get, but the fact that you would’ve graduated Midd can only help you SIGNIFICANTLY.</p>
<p>No offense to your other colleges (and congrats on getting into all of them) but Midd is in a different league to them. Midd is a college where cross admits from Harvard would consider attending, and in many cases (not saying it’s the majority, but a substantial number) students choose Midd over attending Harvard. Ultimately it’s a matter of preference, but you can’t go wrong with Midd (:</p>
<p>I believe that Midd also just got a land donation not quite adjacent to campus, but near, that actually exceeded the size of campus that they plan to use for environmental studies programs. In addition, Midd already has an arboretum, and the fact that they are situated between two mountain ranges only adds to their academic resources. And, of course, great faculty and a huge focus on the environmental studies program really pushes it over the edge. If you want to study environmental science, Midd is definitely a great place to do it.</p>
<p>Seriously? You applied already and you’re now asking this question? You may want to reverse the order of the horse and cart.</p>
<p>Go to NYU. Someone else will be happy to take your spot…</p>
<p>People have rejected ungrad at Harvard for Middlebury?.. I find that hard to believe</p>
<p>Middlover:
Middlebury is a fine school but not the unblemished paradise you suggest. In fact, there are certainly better feeder schools for graduate school (particularly medical and law school) and, as a practical mattter, very few folks find thenselves simultaneously attracted to an urban school like Harvard and a rural school like Middlebury, quite apart from the merits of attending one or the other. As for your suggestion that professors at larger schools “couldn’t care less about their undergrad students [and are] just there to gain money and access to the university facilities, or to teach grad and PhD students,” it is inflamatory and ill-informed, as anyone who has attended one of the better such schools will attest, notwithstanding the TAs.</p>
<p>Midd lover may have been a bit overly enthusiastic in his characterization of the school, but give him a break - his name says it all. </p>
<p>Pixie, it’s not so hard to believe that People do occasionally reject the big H for Middlebury. I know of at least two students who transferred from Princeton to Midd. I assume you’ll grant me that Harvard and Princeton are comparable. Remember, every year there are hundreds of students who reject Harvard for someplace else.</p>
<p>Unscientific, but worth a look…</p>
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<p>Completely unscientific, but I would ABSOLUTELY pick Harvard over Middlebury, and I’m enrolling in Middlebury for the fall lol</p>
<p>That being said, I couldn’t be happier about going to Middlebury. Much like you, the rest of the schools I was accepted to (NYU,USC,BC,UT,Tufts) are simply in a different league than Middlebury. </p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that as long as you have no problem living in the Northeast, there are great opportunities for internships, jobs, and grad school.</p>
<p>I rejected Harvard for Middlebury. After a certain point, follow your heart.</p>
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<p>Huh? In December 2010 you claimed you were accepted ED at Midd. You couldn’t have been accepted EA at Harvard because EA wasn’t reinstated until 2011</p>
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<p>^^^I’ve seen this said many times in relation to early decision. I think what he’s trying to say is that he ‘rejected’ Harvard by applying to Midd under binding ED (thereby forfeiting the opportunity to attend Harvard). I agree that you can’t make that statement unless you actually have an offer on the table from both schools.</p>
<p>^^</p>
<p>I’ve known students who claim they were accepted to Midd or similar colleges who weren’t, but I’ve never known students who viewed an ED acceptance as “rejecting” other institutions. Thanks for the clarification.
Dawoo, I apologize for the confusion.</p>
<p>CrewDad-</p>
<p>My uncle is the head of admissions at Harvard. I received several private tours and felt immense pressure from my family to go there. </p>
<p>I ultimately decided to go ED to Midd because I loved it (and because I enjoy fights with my parents…).</p>
<p>Dawoo, the Director of Admissions at Harvard is named Marlyn E. McGrath. That’s an unusual name for an “uncle”.</p>
<p>my fault, “Dean”
William Fitzsimmons</p>
<p>Ok, now let’s stop the urinating match…</p>
<p>I’m currently attending a four year american school living in Lugano Switzerland and I love it there but life over seas is getting to be to expensive. I’m looking to transfer to Middlebury’s vermont campus to finish my undergrad major in French but I don’t know exactly where to start. Can anyone help?</p>
<p>Transfers are limited - there aren’t that many. But I suggest you start at the beginning and check out the requirements…</p>
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