<p>Midd is beyond stellar for undergrad! As a LAC (liberal arts college) it’s undergrad oriented which means, unlike large universities, the professors are here to teach you and help you rather than to gain funding for their own research.
What a lot of school pamphlets won’t tell you is that some universities (the UCs are pretty infamous for this for example) have professors that couldn’t care less about their undergrad students. They’re just there to gain money and access to the university facilities, or to teach grad and PhD students. Middlebury, as with most LACs don’t have this problem.</p>
<p>Midd has one of the strongest Environ Sci programs in the nation. Even the college itself is ranked the most environmentally friendly campus in the America. Plus it’s in such a beautiful idyllic place, with all the facilities you could dream of even using just once.</p>
<p>Midd is one of the top feeder schools, so getting into “excellent” grad schools really won’t be a problem at all. It boils down to what type of student you are, and what grades you get, but the fact that you would’ve graduated Midd can only help you SIGNIFICANTLY.</p>
<p>No offense to your other colleges (and congrats on getting into all of them) but Midd is in a different league to them. Midd is a college where cross admits from Harvard would consider attending, and in many cases (not saying it’s the majority, but a substantial number) students choose Midd over attending Harvard. Ultimately it’s a matter of preference, but you can’t go wrong with Midd (:</p>