BC or Middlebury

jwriter90
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:35:24 +0000

I myself applied to both schools, so possibly I could shed some light on the situation. While arcadia is definately right about the prestige of Middlebury, BC is a name that is more well known because of its size and athletics. While Middlebury most likely provides a better overall education, BC is only a slight step below it, and is consistently improving in the ranks. Middlebury itself is generally rated in the Top 5 liberal arts colleges in the country. BC however is “only”, and I use that word loosely, ranked in the top 30 for universities. So yes, I would agree with arcadia that Middlebury is a better education, but her statement that people will have better connections at Middlebury than at BC is simply untrue by the sheer fact that BC has a larger alum network and is based near one of the largest cities in all of America. Just as a side fact, I did get waitlisted at Middlebury and accepted into Honors Program at BC, which is where I’ll most likely be going, just in case any of you were wondering if I had any biases or such.