Middlebury vs Hamilton

citivas
Mon, 29 Aug 2016 13:29:41 +0000

For what it’s worth (which is not much) my S who was accepted to all of these your considering so far and attended various overnights, admitted student days, etc. at most of them, walked away with a strong “Bro” impression at Middlebury (i.e. jock culture). The people he overnighted with were cliche “Bro” (converted a dorm room into a permanent beer pong setup), with the exception that they also studied hard, and the people he met who weren’t said people generally define themselves as Bro or not. At Wesleyan he felt a strong politically activist culture, and all left strong left leaning (not unexpected). He was approached with people pushing petitions and people debated politics or social issues in casual conversation. He didn’t get a strong impression of Hamilton – for whatever reason the school just didn’t speak to him as much as the rest so he didn’t go to any of the admitted student events. For Bowdoin, he felt it was a bit more laid back than Wes or Midd. And more outdoorsy. Still serious, just not as “hardcore” about it. Though on paper they have as high a ratio of athletes as any of them.