<p>If you’re really worried about prestige at the graduate level, why don’t you worry about prestige at the undergraduate level? There’s nothing wrong with Middlebury, but I’d say people tend to respect the Ivy Leagues more than top LAC. I’d say education-wise LACs do a very fine job, but I think the Ivy Leagues tend to open up more doors for jobs/internships/grad schools, considering that you do equally well. If you’re considering between harvard and middlebury, then I’d say go to Harvard if you think that it’s an environment in which you can do well academically. If not, then go to Middlebury. Do well at Midd and you’ll probably get into a top grad program. Harvard has a higher placement rate into the top grad programs is probably because it’s students strive to go to those top grad programs and that on average, Harvard tend to have a much higher caliber of students.</p>