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As pure athletes, maybe not. But if Midd students are considered as scholar-athletes – facing high academic expectations and ineligible for athletic scholarships – then maybe they do qualify as “great”. Only a handful of other schools (the Ivies, Williams, and Amherst come to mind) are similarly noted for scholar-athletes. Is this a bad reputation to have ?</p>
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No doubt every Middlebury applicant, whether athletic or not, would claim to have discipline, self-confidence, desire to win, etc. etc. But an applicant with a proven record of athletic success can make that claim more plausibly than most others.</p>