<p>Can anyone compare the 2 schools? I’ve heard that Middlebury has more sports but Amherst is slightly more prestigious. I have a hard time deciding. I plan to major in economics. I visited both campus but I can’t still decide…</p>
<p>D was accepted at both last year, visited both and is at Amherst and LOVES it! She doesn't regret her decision one iota. Do the FA packages compare? Amherst was more generous. And you realize that the prof voted best econ prof in US is at Amherst? Something to think about.</p>
<p>evitajr, are you talking about Barbezat? If you are, then I agree. If you come here and take econ classes with Barb, you'll be set for the 'real world' man, he makes you think like no other. I have a class with him this semester and it's been the most challenging yet most thought provoking and interesting class I've ever taken</p>
<p>Middlebury has David Colander, the author "Principles of Economics," which is the definitive economics textbook used in most college econ classes.</p>
<p>Generally speaking, Amherst is way way better than Middlebury. only thing going for Middlebury is its journalism.</p>
<p>I don't think that Amherst is that much better than Midd. like you seem to describe. Middlebury has much more to offer than journalism/languages. Amherst is higher ranked in general but seems less international than Midd.</p>
<p>ummm, Middlebury doesn't even have journalism...</p>
<p>N. Gregory Mankiw wrote "principles of economics" and he teaches at harvard</p>
<p>Midd's website says:
David Colander is the Christian A. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Economics at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. He has authored, co-authored, or edited 30 books and over 100 articles on a wide range of topics. These include Principles of Economics (McGraw-Hill), History of Economic Thought (with Harry Landreth) (Houghton Mifflin), Macroeconomics (with Ed Gamber) (Prentice Hall), Why Aren't Economists as Important as Garbagemen? (Sharpe), and MAP: A Market Anti-Inflation Plan (with Abba Lerner) (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich). His books have been, or are being, translated into a number of different languages, including Bulgarian, Polish, Italian, Spanish, and Chinese.</p>
<p>On Amazon, it appears as though his books are simply titled "Economics" and "Microeconomics."</p>
<p>Picked Middlebury over Amherst today. Liked the campus.</p>
<p>Could as well have started this thread. I was faced with the same problem. Sambouc, are you sure that Midd is better than Amherst? I'm going with Amherst just because of the prestige. Didn't the privilege of visiting both campuses.</p>
<p>From where I stand Amherst has the advantage of a wide range of courses when you think of its five college consortium. Midd's major advantage is its international flavour. That is definitely something that I will probably miss in Amherst.</p>
<p>The two are very comparable when you forget the rankings. The best thing is to be content with your choice.</p>
<p>Hmm, Midd has a stronger international flavour than Amherst? How so? Macalester maybe, but Midd doesn't seem alot more committed to internationals than Amherst...?</p>
<p>Middlebury has a significantly higher percentage of international students than Amherst, is need blind for internationals, has a highly regarded international studies program (and great language programs to back it up), is home of the Rohatyn Center for International Affairs (<a href="http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/rohatyn/%5B/url%5D">www.middlebury.edu/academics/rohatyn/</a>), has 21 study abroad programs in 10 countries, and, most recently, took over the administration of the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California (<a href="http://www.miis.edu%5B/url%5D">www.miis.edu</a>). If you want to study international affairs, Midd is leaps and bounds above Amherst.</p>
<p>Also, check this out: <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8987172/site/newsweek/page/5/%5B/url%5D">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8987172/site/newsweek/page/5/</a></p>
<p>I was only thinking of its higher percentage of intels when I said that Midd had a greater intel flavour than Amherst. But thanks for all the other points arcadia!</p>
<p>Woebegone, I don't know what exactly draws intels to Midd, but I'm sure that there are more intels there than there are at Amherst. That said, I still love Amherst for all its other perks!</p>
<p>hmm okay thanks for the info. but frankly speaking I am not sure how much diff the 'need-blindness' actually makes. For one, we don't know if Midd is really need-blind as they claimed, and besides, looking at the way Amherst admits intel students who contribute a mere 1000 bucks or so and award them with aid topping 48000 or 49000 bucks... is Amherst really less committed to internationals?</p>
<p>I got to visit both campuses last October and went WAY more for Amhert's. Maybe because I grew up with close proximity to Denver and Vail, but I thought Midd's campus was strange. I mean, it was nice (like... WAY nice) but I felt like I was walking through Vail. No ****. I was kind of creeped out. Amhert's campus was way nice but I still felt at home and really welcomed there... not at all creeped out by the traditional New England style buildings.</p>
<p>Plus Amherst is so close to the other colleges, plus like 90 mins from Boston and not too far from NYC--Midd is like 4 hours from Boston and kinda in the middle of nowhere. That really seemed like a drawback for me.</p>