Moving from big city to Middlebury?

GvaMom
Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:45:29 +0000

@nina22 to be very truthful, I think that the differences between the two student bodies are night and day, especially depending on majors. As we went through the selection process for my S2, we spoke with a recent alum from JHU and she strongly advised against JHU. From what I took away, this is at least true about premed students. But it is also very competitive in any of the majors. I find that Middlebury to be much more of a collaborative student body. So the decision here isn’t just rural vs. city, but competitive vs. collaboration. Both will challenge, but it also depends on the underlying ‘feel’ throughout his time there. As Arcadia said last year, if he wants to experience big cities, he could either do the time abroad or even more likely, get internships in large cities during his summer breaks. I think that Middlebury and all that it offers inside and outside the classroom will definitely be stimulating.