Military, do I have a chance in Midd?

Broly3k8
Mon, 16 Dec 2013 12:50:30 +0000

Good Morning/Evening all,

I just had a ‘few’ questions about the Middlebury experience and acceptance.


I have spent the last 6 years in the military, and because of marriages (yes that’s plural), deployments, and just general ill timing for schooling, my grades and few classes I have taken, have been quite poor.
a. Will acceptance into a Language program (specifically Russian, and I am willing to do the pledge thing) be hard? If so what are some things I can do to improve my chances in the last year I have with the military?
b. I have a GED, will this impact my chances? I have to assume it will.
c. Do other prior service fair well here, in the school in general, and in the language programs?
If I do get accepted, what can I expect from the Mid Life? Language pledge and all?
a. I have done a small portion of the Rosetta Stone: Russian while I was in Afghan last, should I just toss it?
b. For the language pledge, are beginners beaten with a stick, or is there some lienency on the pledge thing?
c. How is general life on and off campus? Crime? Do I need to brush up on my MACP? Are people generally kind?
d. I’m short (5’4"), am I gonna catch hell 24/7 because of it? (This is a joke, because I know I am going too, and I am used to it already anyway :).)
I have a small family (daughter, wife, and son on the way), should I plan on being on a technical deployment with few contacts, and family living far; or will I be able to remain in touch?


More to follow, my train of thought has just crashed and burned; mainly because it is now lunch time and there is food in front of me.

Thanks for answering what you can!