is middlebury more prestigious than vassar?

ames0587
Wed, 07 Dec 2005 17:08:13 +0000

Okay, here’s my opinion on prestige:

I do think prestige matters. I do believe it can make some difference. However, I think it only matters up to a point. If two schools are in the same ballpark prestige-wise, who cares if one is slightly more prestigious than the other? You’ve asked which is more prestigious, but prestige can be subjective. This is evidenced by the varied answers you’ve recieved. Did you honestly expect an absolute answer? People will argue over prestige for years to come. And furthermore, people measure prestige differently. So, the bottom line is, they’re so close, you’ll never get an exact answer. Vassar and Middlebury are so close prestige-wise, that now you must make the decision based on which is the better fit.

My opinion is that if you care this much about prestige, then neither is a fit for you. I’d say look into Harvard, or maybe Yale, but first you might want to debate over which is the more prestigious. You don’t want to end up at a school that when people hear the name think “Oh, that’s a good school, but (insert school here) is more prestigious.” Or worse, think “Where’s that? Never heard of it…”