Moving from big city to Middlebury?

arcadia
Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:27:18 +0000

I went to Midd after having grown up in the city. The way I saw it, Midd was an opportunity to experience a completely different environment. I knew I would live in urban areas after college, so I fully embraced the uniqueness of a rural college experience removed from the distractions of the big city. Most Midd students study abroad for all or part of their junior year, so it ends up being two years at Midd, then a year-long break (probably in a city somewhere in the world), then one last year. When you factor in the breaks every 2-3 months during the academic year and the summers, you won’t ever need to go more than a few months without getting back to the city for a “break.” If you live in a city after graduation, i promise that you’ll look back fondly on your days in the mountains (as you sit in gridlock breathing polluted air and wishing you saw more grass than concrete and steel).