Middlebury vs. Vassar

TheGreyKing
Sat, 25 Mar 2017 11:51:27 +0000

They are both wonderful schools. Pick whichever you like more.

At that level, the minute differences in rank do not really make a difference in terms of the quality of the teaching or the student body. My husband went to Vassar and I went to Williams. Williams may have been a little harder to get into both then and now, but so what? Our experiences were very similar and equally wonderful. We had great, accessible professors and fabulous discussions with peers in class and in the dorms/ dining halls. Our college friends are equally brilliant, accomplished, and, more importantly, intellectually oriented/ curious and really friendly and nice!

It sounds like you are leaning towards Vassar except for the US News ranking issue (they are ranked right next to each other on the Forbes ranking list with Vassar actually one spot higher). If that is true, pick Vassar. Otherwise, maybe you should visit both Vassar and Middlebury again and see which “feels” better to you. I would be equally happy for my child to attend either one (or another similar college) someday.

Middlebury has the best language programs if your interest in political science is in international relations. Otherwise, they are both strong in your fields of interest.