Middlebury College Top Questions

There are many different activities. Guest lectures are very succesful, so is the theater. Nightlife is less exciting since students are restricted to on-campus parties and they get repetitive. It is easy to fall into a pettern of getting drunk, partying, and not really doing anything worth remembering, or being creative about having fun.

My improv comedy group is the best thing about Midd for me. We have a big following that comes to our shows all the time, and we have a lot of fun. I've never been to an athletic event, except to tailgate, eat subway and not watch the game. I think people go to theater, but that's my scene. 2 am on Tuesday? I would be watching a movie stoned and snuggling with my best friend. Off campus, I drive around the beautiful Vermont country in my Volvo, and eat things at my favorite places. People party a good amount, but not as much as they should. I know a good crew of kids who holds it down though. People are very generous with their weed, too.

a lot of speakers and performances sports plays a big role in a lot of students' lives social life is ok middlebury is pretty isolated and there's not that much to do off campus unless you have a car

Events, performances, and lectures are always happening on campus. There are so many, I can't attend all of the ones I would like to.

Sunday night group (environmental activists) and a cappella are way popular on campus. A saturday night has many options, but few involve not drinking.

Social life has deteriorated since I came here in 2004. Whether thats the fault of a changing American public or our own administration is a different story, but in my mind I think this deterioration has a little to do with both.

people work hard and play hard, and we're a pretty drunk campus come weekend. you can find fratty parties and hippie kickbacks. there's a big spectrum

I'm really into arts and music so I tend to roll with the art clique here. You might think you don't want cliques - but you do. My sister goes to Williams where there don't seem to be any distinct social communities and she hates it. It's cool to have a community of people who are into the same stuff you're into. I'm also in a social house called the Mill. It rules. It's for guys and girls.

Need more campus-wide parties. Very split up into different groups.

There are no frats, but "social houses." The drinking rules here are getting absurd--partying is getting harder now that parties must be registered, have permits, etc. Lots of beer-drinking. Lots of pot. Its easy to get disenchanted with the drinking scene very quickly. If you don't actively pursue cool ideas for your weekend nights, the social life can stagnate. Student bands. Some smaller hangouts for poetry readings, jam seshs, etc. Athletic events and theater events are well-attended--people are quite supportive of other students' endeavors. Most kids party on the weekends. Some party during the week too. Some not at all. Many students leave their doors open.