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Aug 19

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Advice for incoming Middlebury freshmen

We have been soliciting advice for freshmen (or first-years if you want to be politically correct) on Twitter. Have a look. Feel free to agree, disagree, or otherwise add to the advice in the comments or tweet us a few of your own lines of advice.

A debate.

Academic advice.

“Take your time deciding what you want to study, but avoid getting carried away exploring. Some depts have steep degree requirements.” via @b_fung

Social Life advice.

 

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Apr 26

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Class of 2015: getting spammed on Facebook

So you probably saw the rounds of Facebook spam over the last few days: “Who has viewed your profile?” While that explosion has ensnared many good people, there are other traps that are much less obvious. The Class of 2015 is caught in one such Facebook scheme right now. Just check out the Middlebury College Class of 2015 Facebook Group. This is a place where many prospective students will debate their future at Middlebury. The top post right now is, “I’m definitely having a hard time deciding…PLEASE HELP ME REMEMBER why I should be a Middkid :) [I'd really appreciate the help :D ]” Many others in that group are getting to know one another having already committed to Midd. “Who is our unicyclist?!?,” asks one new Midd student. Over 400 students are actively using the group. And that number will grow as these admitted students grow closer to matriculation in the Fall.

But do you see something amiss? The page was not started by a prospective student nor a current student nor the College. It was started by Roomsurf.com, a college roommate matching program. Of course Middlebury freshmen don’t choose their own roommates, but that doesn’t stop the company from starting Class of 2015 groups for tons of colleges around the country as a way to promote their own website. In fact, this has happened before (see fake 2014, real 2014), and Roomsurf.com has already been pestered enough by complaints to include the disclaimer in the information that it is the official page.

Even with a good hearty disclaimer, why has 2015 flocked to this group? Read more

Mar 26

Welcome Middlebury Class of 2015!

This morning you waited anxiously, for that moment when you would discover whether or not you could swing your nalgene low, go green on the side, roll your jeans up high, with your Teva strap tight and your flannel so fly. That moment when you would discover whether or not you were a MiddKid. And then the time finally came and it said:

ACCEPTED.

Woohoo! Congratulations class of 2015 and 2015.5! MiddBlog would like to be among the first to wish you a warm welcome into the Middlebury community. We know that you will have tough decisions to make in the next couple weeks, so good luck! Obviously we would love to have you, but we know there are a ton of fantastic schools out there.

In the next couple days, we’ll try to keep this post updated with the latest information on acceptance, including more details about the 2015 class, as well as links to Facebook groups that will help you meet some of your future classmates. In the meantime, look at some snazzy admissions videos of our beautiful school or start to get yourself acclimated to Midd with MiddBlog’s Unofficial Orientation. Congrats again!

Also, Middlebury will be hosting Preview Days for all admitted students April 13th-15th. Come stay with a student and see the school in action! (A note to current students: the school needs as many students to host as possible! If you are interested, check out go/hosting.)

EDIT 3/29: The Welcome Site.

Aug 26

Meet Mira, Class of 2015

From USAToday:

I decided to do a gap year shortly after I committed to Middlebury College. Since last summer, which I spent in Nicaragua, I had been contemplating taking time off. On top of that, Middlebury is significantly more expensive than a state school ($52,120 vs. $24,167), I promised my parents I would graduate in 3.5 years in order to lighten the financial load.

With my parent’s support I asked my admissions counselor if I could join the class of 2015 (instead of 2014). Surprisingly, I only signed a paper, agreeing to call if I chose to attend another college in the interim and wah-la! All of the colleges I applied to, including large universities and state schools, had a similar process and they encouraged my idea, guaranteeing that all financial and merit aid would be held for me.

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