Why I Chose Hillsdale: Emily Land

Having attended public schools my whole life, a public university seemed like my predetermined next step as the college search swung into gear. Even visiting anywhere else felt like a waste of time, but my dad, in his wisdom, insisted we take a visit to a small, private, liberal arts college called Hillsdale in southern Michigan.

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Why I Chose Hillsdale: Amber Mango

It was truly Providence that brought me to this special place in southern Michigan, but it didn’t take me long to realize that this is no regular college.

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Why I Chose Hillsdale: Luke Hollister

It was truly Providence that brought me to this special place in southern Michigan, but it didn’t take me long to realize that this is no regular college.

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Dear Freshman Me: Get to Know the People

Dear Freshman me: One thing I’ve come to realize is that most of the staff members here are friendly people who want to have conversations with you as a person, not just in a professional meeting all the time. Case in point, allow me to introduce you to Mr. Moeggenberg.

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Interview Tips

An admissions interview can be a crucial way for you to showcase your interests, abilities, and character, and it allows your application to “come to life.” But the word interview can cause even the most extroverted and confident of college applicants some serious butterflies and sweaty palms. So here are some tips to make the interview work for you.

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My Alma Mater

My mother used to spend hours in the afternoon reading aloud to my siblings and me. With her feet propped up on a tower of story books that she had plundered from the local library, she would gather all six of us around her lap to see the pictures as she read story after story until one or all of us fell asleep.

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Why I Chose Hillsdale: Josh Bailey

Ambitious and dedicated to serving my country, I had no thought of Hillsdale College as a seventeen-year-old senior in high school. No, I was going to the US Naval Academy.

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Unified by Truth

“Do you have any older siblings who went to Hillsdale?” I’m always surprised and slightly perplexed as to why so many students continue a family legacy. After talking with a few current students who had siblings also attend Hillsdale, some of the mystery was revealed.

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More than History: A Student’s Experience of “The Roots and History of American Liberty” High-School Study Trip

Hearing sophomore Chloe Kookogey talk about her experience on The Roots and History of American Liberty high-school study trip made me wish I would have gone on one of the trips myself.

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Making Hillsdale an Even Better Place

After graduating from Hillsdale College with a double major in history and French in 2011, Zach Miller didn’t think his job in the Admissions Department would become a long-term career. Now, five years later, he is the senior director of admissions.

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The Hozian Art Scholarship

When Hillsdale donor Bob Hozian decided to fund a scholarship for art students in memory of his mother, he didn’t want it to be just any scholarship. He wanted to know the people he’d be helping out.

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Why I Chose Hillsdale: Haley Hauprich

Home. Up until now, I’ve always used that word to describe the house that I’ve lived in for the past 18 years, my small and close-knit high school, or the city of Phoenix, Arizona (which, if you didn’t already know, is a place about as un-Michigan as it gets).

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