Chemistry
Be really good at one thing or lots of things, I know some amazing students who were turned away. Don't waste your silver bullet on ed, they defer lots of great kids
English
do well in your classes in high school and write a good essay
Math
History/Histories (art history/etc.)
You need to have very good grades to get into Midd, obviously. They also place a strong emphasis on writing. If you're interested in Languages, that has been Middlebury's trademark for a long time (although now that list of trademarks has significantly extended) and it may help you. A Midd requirement (and in many majors) is that you be proficient/fluent in at least 1 foreign language. Even if you don't want to study or major in language, I can't imagine it would hurt you.
Midd also highly stresses personal character- they really know every student, remember your essay and letters of recommendation. Make sure that your essay is well written and original, and make sure to get stellar letters of rec.
Midd also wants really involved students. If you have impressive extracurrics, that will help you, and if you have stellar extracurrics, that may land you a spot in the Feb class. A lot of my friends are Febs and they all seemed to have that part going for them.
History/Histories (art history/etc.)
Not sure what the key is here. I had a coaches initials on my application and went early decision. Defnitely helpful to distinguish my "average" 3.5 high school GPA and 1470 SATs (old scoring system)
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Don't just follow the formulas. Show the admissions office who YOU are, what you're passionate about, and how all that makes you the absolute perfect match for Midd.
Sociology
A high GPA and SAT scores are essential.
Undecided
Visit the campus! If you're interested in playing a sport, talk to the coach and meet the team. Also, look into being a Feb--it's a great opportunity a lot of people overlook!
Other
If they want to attend they must have good grade and be a well rounded student.
Economics
not very difficult to get in. get better than 1300 on SAT and have decent GPA(3.5 up), write a good essay and you're set. Most people i know got around 1300~1400 on SATS. Of course there are the occasional smarter and dummer.
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