Music at Midd??

CollegeMom08
Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:53:12 +0000

My D was accepted to Middlebury last year and is very interested in English and music. She is a top notch musician, even conservatory level (vocalist and instrumentalist). One of the main reasons she decided to go elsewhere was because of the music department, more specifically, the lack of ensembles there. While she really enjoyed the faculty she met in the department, they were very forthright about the size of the department and their offerings.

Of course, the “fit” at Midd depends on what you are looking for and, in some ways, where you came from. In my D’s case, she came from a top 100 high school music department and enrolling at Midd and persuing music, even as a non-major, would have been several steps backwards compared to what she had in high school.

Between the small/intimate music department and the isolation, that sealed the deal for her.

On the plus side, I do believe her outstanding music credentials made her a desirable candidate to Midd.