@hopeful64 if Amhesrt and Williams and Tufts (the first two being legacies) are high matches then Middlebury is also a high match. The only way Berkeley will be more difficult than the NESCACs is if the applicant is from outside of Calfornia. Even then, it’s probably comparable. There’s no way you can put NYU, W&M, and Middlebury in the same admission boat.