Losing the Team but Finding Yourself

When I got to Hillsdale, I missed having the consistency and support of a team. I was just another freshman, and without anyone knowing my running talent, I felt aggressively mediocre. Little did I know, this clean slate was exactly what I needed.

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Signaling Excellence

For as long as I could remember, I had been dead set on studying pre-med as an undergraduate. Not only did I think I’d be great in the medical field, but I loved telling people that I was pre-med. It meant that I knew what I was doing and where I was going. Unfortunately, the academic rigor at Hillsdale forces you to be honest with yourself no matter how pretty the lie.

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Spotlight on Dr. Michael Clark

Dr. Michael Clark, an associate professor in economics, has inspired countless students to pursue economics at a graduate level after Hillsdale.

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Why I Chose Hillsdale: Cecilia Bellet

How did I end up at Hillsdale College? I’m sure seventeen-year-old me would like to know as well.

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We Are Friends Because Of What We Share

Emma and I are stubborn. She’s a protestant Mainer studying biology, and I’m a Catholic Tennessean studying economics. Emma is extroverted but prefers to stay in; I’m introverted but need to go out. Through it all, we are best friends.

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Remembering Where I Came From

The morning of homecoming, my older brother Daniel walks in the front door of my house with a giant grin on his face and says, “I forgot how cold it gets here. Do you have a hoodie I could wear?”

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