Middlebury College
Hallmarks and Quirks
Things I'm Good At:
- Languages. Parlo italiano. Hablo español. Ani medaber ivrit. I eak-spay ig-pay atin-lay.
- Ice hockey. I dominate.
- Sustainability. My motto? "Think Blue. Act Green."
- Broomball.
My Top 5 Must-Haves:
- Skis.
- A North Face jacket. It gets kind of cold here…
- My passport. I love to study abroad, and people come from more than seventy countries to hang with me.
- A journal. (This is the Breadloaf in me.)
- My camera. It's pretty around here every single season.
Why You Might Have Heard of Me:
- I have my own golf course and ski area. No big deal.
- My summer language schools are world-renowned.
- I was the first to bring Quidditch to college campuses.
On a regular Saturday night, you can find me...
I'm probably on campus, for sure. Sometimes I'm at The Grille getting a Dr. Feel Good (grilled cheese with chicken tenders yummm) or watching one of the zillion performances going on, but usually I'm just hanging with my friends in someone's dorm.
Favorite Hangouts:
- The Grille (in the student center)
- Battell Beach…yeah, I know, when it's covered in snow, it's not quite a beach, but whatever.
- Anywhere with a heater
Quirks:
- Instead of two semesters, I have three: a fall and spring semester with a one-month mini-semester in January. I call it the J-Term, and it's a great chance for people to focus on one class and one class only. Sometimes that's a class on Lord of the Rings, and sometimes it's organic chemistry. Depends on how you roll.
- A group of about 100 students enrolls mid-year starting at Midd in February instead of September. I call 'em Febs, and they've usually spent their gap semesters doing insanely cool things.
- Room and board is included in my tuition. This makes me look more expensive than the rest of my peers, but it's just broken up differently—I swear.
Famous Alumni:
- Jason Mantzoukas, funny guy and television actor
- Amanda Plummer, Tony Award-winning actress
- Dana Reeve, actress, philanthropist, and wife of the original Superman
- James Cromwell (That'll do, Jim.)
- Angus Sutherland, half-baby brother of Kiefer.