Middlebury Hurting Itself

doonerak
Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:56:16 +0000

Unfortunately our experience at Middlebury was worse. The school seems wonderful but the student led admissions sessions were definitely the weakest and least helpful of 10 schools visited. The two students were fixated on describing what they knew- primarily arts and the value of international study- and could provide no useful information about the social sciences or hard sciences that interest my daughter. When several audience members tried to ask redirecting questions, the students just could not fathom that we were interested in anything but their direct experiences. It was so bad that the audience members of the info sessions were shaking their heads in disbelief at such an inept performance. Fortunately a great tour guide plus the natural beauty of the campus saved the visit, and the school is now among her top choices.

The info sessions at Yale was student run and similarly disappointing. The best info sessions were at swat, Kenyon and William and Mary. These sessions featured both students and a savvy admission pro.