My son spent a day and a half at Hillsdale and loved the place. He stayed with a student in their dorm, ate the food, and attended 5 classes, history, poly sci, law, etc. The campus is charming, the facilities up to date, the professors very approachable, and the atmosphere was very positive. He will be applying this fall and we will see what happens. 25% of incoming freshmen have an ACT of 30 or above. They accept no federal money, but their endowment of 250 plus million allows them to be competitive in offering financial aid. We will see what happens, but I would love my son to attend there. I saw a recent quote from a sudent which really struck me. They said that “most kids comes to Hillsdale as Republicans and leave as conservatives”. Those are the things I like to hear about the school.
I also like the fact that they told the feds to stick it and so they run things they way they want to --- no interference. A bigger plus is that there are no Gender or Women's Studies majors !!!
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Crime is next to non-excistiant and the students get great support from the school. Any needing help are never going to be lost in the crowd.
The Hillsdale area is full of public parks and lakes.
Hunting, fishing, camping, and canoing are the popular pastimes in the area. There is no place in Michigan where you could get over 100 miles from one of the Great Lakes.
Both Lake Michigan and Erie are within easy driving distance.
Non Resident full-time students may purchase resident hunting and fishing licenses.
I live about 18 miles from Hillsdale and its a great area.