| While most Rhodes Scholars do come out of the same schools year after year, that does not necessarily mean that other colleges and universities do not offer quality education. FYI, 2007 U.S. Rhodes Scholars came from:
* Harvard University – 6
* Yale University – 4
* Stanford University – 3
* Washington University in St. Louis – 2 (1 from WUSL School of Medicine)
* Brown University – 1
* Case Western Reserve University – 1
* Cornell University – 1
* Duke University – 1
* Emory University – 1
* Georgetown University – 1
* Montana State University (Bozeman) – 1
* New York University (NYU) – 1
* Princeton University – 1
* University of Minnesota – 1
* University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – 1
* University of Oregon – 1
* University of Pittsburgh – 1
* Wake Forest University – 1
As well as from each of the 3 U.S. Military Service Academies:
* U.S. Naval Academy – 1
* U.S. Military Academy – 1
* U.S. Air Force Academy – 1
Bethie, no doubt about it Middlebury is highly selective and falls into the "most competitive" category so of course competition for admission is tough. It would be unrealistic to think otherwise. With about 2,350 undergraduate students Midd is famous for language instruction and international studies and, I may add, its strict honor code. There is a 9:1 student-faculty ratio and most classes are small with about 16 students. Since it is a small LAC, another point that many students (and parents) prize is that all courses are taught by faculty members rather than graduate assistants. Just because the admit rate is about 20% is no reason to fuel the fire of admission anxiety. |