Middlebury vs. Vassar

merc81
Sat, 25 Mar 2017 14:13:33 +0000

Poughkeepsie, at about 7 degrees warmer than Middlebury, would be significantly warmer:

Average January Low (F)

Poughkeepsie: 16.6

Middlebury: 9.8

Vassar’s students tend to enter slightly more academically prepared to the extent this can measured by standardized scoring (34th nationally, compared to Middlebury’s 46th):

http://www.businessinsider.com/smartest-colleges-in-america-2015-9

As opinion, Vassar’s students tend to be intellectual, and their political science offerings seem to be excellent.