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Beyond the Classroom
Senior Year at the Classical School Job Fair
There was added pressure to my senior year’s Classical School Job Fair. This was the opportunity to find my career after Hillsdale—and this is how I did it.
Read More about Senior Year at the Classical School Job FairEveryone Enjoys a Serenade
Being a Hillsdale student can be tiring, and sometimes at the end of a long day, all you want is to sit down and enjoy some good music. This is part of what Sigma Alpha Iota provides to campus through their dorm serenades.
Read More about Everyone Enjoys a SerenadeSeven Tips for your Best College Interview
Distinguishing yourself from other applicants is an important consideration when preparing your college applications. How best can you position yourself for admission and even scholarship? Meeting deadlines and submitting strong application materials are a part of the answer, but optional items like the college interview can be equally important.
Read More about Seven Tips for your Best College InterviewJazz Up Your Job Search: From English Major to Commercial Mariner
If you’re a humanities major, you probably can’t keep track of the number of times people have asked whether you’re going to be a teacher after Hillsdale. And often, it can seem that your options are, in fact, limited—what else can you do to use your hard-earned skills in the humanities besides teach or go to grad school?
Read More about Jazz Up Your Job Search: From English Major to Commercial MarinerJazz Up Your Job Search: Philosophy Degrees and Urban Planning
What else can you do to use your hard-earned skills in the humanities besides teach or go to grad school? Here are some humanities students who stepped outside the box.
Read More about Jazz Up Your Job Search: Philosophy Degrees and Urban PlanningJazz Up Your Job Search: Publishing Positions Post Grad
Teaching and graduate school are two great options for humanities students post-Hillsdale. But ever wondered what else is out there? Here are a few Hillsdale alumni who have found exciting, unique career paths that you may not have thought of.
Read More about Jazz Up Your Job Search: Publishing Positions Post GradTop 10 Online Resources to Help You Continue Learning this Summer
Industries are often bolstered by technological advancements, and education is no exception. Here are ten top digital resources for college students.
Read More about Top 10 Online Resources to Help You Continue Learning this SummerA Habit of Mind: The Things We Bring Home From Hillsdale
What do LaCroix costumes and summer reading lists have in common? The extraordinary people I’ve met at Hillsdale, who inspire me to keep pursuing excellence and fun, even when I’m not with them.
Read More about A Habit of Mind: The Things We Bring Home From HillsdaleThe Things I’ve Learned as a Freshman in Mock Trial
“You make too much eye contact,” said Bryson Phillipe, a captain of Hillsdale’s mock trial team. I stared at him from across the table, a bit surprised by the novel advice. “Eye contact is good,” he continued, “but too much eye contact can make people uncomfortable. Try glancing away every five seconds or so.”
Read More about The Things I’ve Learned as a Freshman in Mock TrialSummer Class and Vacation: Marine Biology in the Florida Keys
Some subjects lend themselves to hands-on learning outside the classroom. That’s why Dr. Anthony Swinehart teaches a summer class that takes students to the physical place of the content they are studying: the Florida Keys. Why the Keys? Because, as Swinehart says, “It is the only real subtropical environment in the continental United States.”
Read More about Summer Class and Vacation: Marine Biology in the Florida KeysGravitational Waves and Great Walls: A Summer Abroad in China
Students in Hillsdale’s physics department take advantage of national programs to get the extra research experience they need–even as far away as Beijing.
Read More about Gravitational Waves and Great Walls: A Summer Abroad in ChinaFive Ways to Keep in Touch over the Summer
Each year after dancing at Centralhallapalooza, stressing over finals, and final trips to Baw Beese, you say goodbye to your very best friends for a whole three months. You’ve invested in deep friendships at Hillsdale, so don’t let them waste away over the summer!
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