<p>Just to let you know that my son & I looked at Middlebury for him…he is now a h.s. senior. He is also into Languages and travel so we thought Middlebury would be a great match for him. We visited and the camous is lovely. However, I see you are Jewish & so are we. That made a big difference for us. We met the rabbi at Middlebury and ultimately decided that there were too few Jewish kids on campus for him. Also, the student body is small in general. He applied ED to Tufts, was accepted, and is very, very excited! Many of the schools he looked at have large jewish populations except Middlebury. You have to decide for yourself how important that is to you. Social activities, dating, etc.
PS: Essays are the most important component of the application these days as long as you meet the academic requirements too.</p>