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Middlebury College

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Middlebury at a Glance

Emma Willard House

Emma Willard House Serves as the administration building for campus
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Location:
Middlebury, VT
Setting:
Rural
Control:
Private Non-Profit
In-State Tuition:
$49,210
Out-of-State Tuition:
$49,210
Room & Board:
$0
Full-Time Undergrads:
2,430
Part-Time Undergrads:
25
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School Website:
www.middlebury.edu
Admissions Website:
www.middlebury.edu/admissions
Financial Aid Website:
www.middlebury.edu/admissions/finaid
Application Deadline:
January 1
Acceptance Rate:
17 %
Admission Difficulty:
Very Hard
Average SAT Scores:
1940–2230
Average ACT Scores:
30–33

Best Things

  • Athletic facilities
  • Bicentennial Hall observatory and laboratory facilities
  • Dining hall food
  • Motivated and energetic student body
  • More best things . . .

Worst Things

Most Popular Majors

  • Languages and Literature
  • Social Sciences & Liberal Arts
  • Romance Languages
  • English
  • More majors . . .
Tags: Traditional Colleges and Universities, Tuition: $40K+, Student Body: 1000-5000, Vermont, Rural, Bachelor's (4-year), Master's, Doctoral

Overall ExperienceWhat's This?

Most people you talk to who are still in school at Middlebury are more than satisfied with their college experience or else they wouldn’t be doling out the high tuition to come here. The academics are outstanding, though you may wonder where your classes will take you later. Students often wish they toiled less at the books and more at the booze, but the pristine facilities tend to distract from scholastic misery. Professors are brilliant, witty, and sympathetic, although there are some haughty bumps in the road. The on-campus social scene is lively and shot through with school spirit. The athletics puts Middlebury at the top of its division, and the area is quaint (“quaint,” unfortunately, being the opposite of any adjective suggestive of “nightlife”).

Middlebury provides an incredibly varied experience—an opportunity to stick your paintbrush in all shades of colors, so to speak. Students can leave Middlebury with seven different areas of study, visits to 10 foreign countries, and/or stories of rock climbing in New Zealand under their belts. Sure, you’ll inevitably take a class or two that ends up as the bane of your existence for a semester, and you will cringe at the titanic tuition bill every month, but the people you’ll meet and the places you’ll go will set your experience apart from those of other students in your high school’s graduating class. The daunting ambitions of others around you will provide a constant challenge to your own motivations, actions, and thoughts.

Middlebury Student Reviews

Overall Experience at Middlebury College

nberkins

Psychology '11

3.5
B

It Has Its Ups and Downs

I enjoyed my time at Middlebury and I wouldn't have chosen another school, but at times the town of Middlebury is too small especially if you grew up in a bigger city and the lack of transportation highlights that even more. In addition, the diversity on campus is lacking and the winters last far too long.

Otherwise I have met some of my closest friends here and I know that we will keep in contact and stay close for a very long time. The small class sizes and the professors that I had also made Middlebury a great institution to learn at. I also started waterpolo here and I think if I went anywhere else I would have never taken that risk and I am soo glad I did.

It has its ups and downs, but overall I throughly enjoyed my time at Middlebury.

Jul 04, 2011

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Overall Experience at Middlebury College

TheBury

Economics '11

5.0
A+

Middlebury Is Heaven

If you want to be in a city or a warm place, don't come. Other than that, it's great. You and your friends shape your experiences at Club Midd (and it is a club). The parties are good, the people are attractive and nice, there's actually a ton to do if you'll try things, and the food is among the best at any college. What more can you ask for? It's a college kid paradise.

Jul 03, 2011

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Overall Experience at Middlebury College

Anonymous

Middlebury College Student

Honestly, I can’t see myself being...

Honestly, I can’t see myself being happy anywhere else. It took some time to adjust to the intensity of Middlebury; the academics are certainly nothing to sneeze at. But looking at my experience from the tail end, I see how well everything has worked out. I have found a really great and diverse friend group and have managed to balance my schoolwork and social life so as not to drive myself crazy with work. I think finding that balance is the key to enjoying life at Middlebury.

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