<p>Any one have any info on this college? Any experience or knowledge on its reputation? </p>
<p>Also, on Princeton Review it said it had a homogenous population. Are they overwhelmed with men or women?</p>
<p>It's a conservative Christian school that had a big scandal with its president a few years ago. There's a new administrative team there now. It's not large, more like 1200 students. Fit is an important issue for this one.</p>
<p>Via CollegeBoard --</p>
<p>Main Address
33 East College Street
Hillsdale, MI 49242
(517) 437-7341
Hillsdale</a> College - Home</p>
<p>Admission Office
33 East College Street
Hillsdale, MI 49242
(517) 607-2327
Fax: (517) 607-2223
<a href="mailto:admissions@hillsdale.edu">admissions@hillsdale.edu</a>
Contact: Jeffrey Lantis
Director of Admissions </p>
<p>Type of School
Private
Liberal Arts College
Four-year
Coed
Percent applicants admitted: 75%
Regionally Accredited
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
College Board member </p>
<p>Calendar: Semester
Degrees offered:
Bachelor's </p>
<p>Setting
Rural setting
Large town (10,000 - 49,999)
Residential campus </p>
<p>Size
Total undergrads: 1,346
Degree-seeking undergrads: 1,346
First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 381 </p>
<p>Student Body
38% In-state students
62% Out-of-state students
6% Part-time students
54% Women
46% Men
43% in top 10th of graduating class
73% in top quarter of graduating class
97% in top half of graduating class
54% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
24% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
10% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
9% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
3% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99</p>
<p>Admission Policies and Factors</p>
<p>Admission requirements:
Essay(s) required
Required: SAT Reasoning Test or ACT
If submitting ACT, the writing section is optional
Recommended: SAT Subject Tests </p>
<p>Very important admission factors:
Character/Personal Qualities
Application Essay
Interview
Rigor of secondary school record
Standardized Test Scores
Academic GPA
Level of Applicant's Interest </p>
<p>Important admission factors:
Class Rank
Extracurricular Activities
Recommendations
Volunteer Work
Work Experience </p>
<p>Considered:
Alumni Relation
Geographical Residence
Talent/Ability </p>
<p>Annual College Costs ( Fall 2007 ) </p>
<p>Living on-campus Living at home Commuting, not living at home
In-state tuition and fees: $19,090 $19,090 $19,090
Out-of-state tuition and fees: $19,090 $19,090 $19,090
Room and board: $7,340 $7,340
Books and supplies: $800 $800 $800
Estimated personal expenses: $500<br>
Transportation expense: $500 </p>
<p>Financial Aid Statistics
Full-time freshman enrollment: 357
Number who applied for need-based aid: 209
Number who were judged to have need: 182
Number who were offered aid: 182
Number who had full need met: 62
Average percent of need met: 70%
Average financial aid package: $13,750
Average need-based loan: $4,000
Average need-based scholarship or grant award: $7,800
Average non-need based aid: $5,500
Average indebtedness at graduation: $15,000 </p>
<p>Financial Aid Distribution
Percent of total undergraduate aid awarded as:
Scholarships / grants: 66%
Loans / jobs: 34%
Non-need-based aid
determined by:
Academics
Alumni Affiliation
Art
Athletics
Leadership
Music/Drama
State/District Residency
Need-based aid
determined by:
Academics
Art
Athletics
Leadership
Music/Drama
State/District Residency </p>
<p>Scholarship opportunities:
Distinct Honor Scholarship; full tuition; 3 awarded. Presidential Scholarship; half tuition; 30 awarded. Trustee Scholarship; up to $8,000; 40 awarded.
Scholarship Search</p>
<p>Financial Aid Forms
Domestic first-year financial aid applicants must submit the following forms, if applicable:</p>
<p>Business/farm supplement
FAFSA
Institution's own financial aid form
Noncustodial (divorced/separated) Parents Statement
Other: FAFSA for Michigan residents only
About the CSS/Financial Aid PROFILE policy: CSS PROFILE required for returning students only.
Financial Aid EasyPlanner</p>
<p>Contact Information
Financial Aid Office phone: (517) 607-2350 </p>
<p>Deadlines:
Tests
SAT Reasoning / ACT score report due by: 01-MAR
SAT Subject score report due by: 01-MAR
Send SAT Scores</p>
<p>Admission
Regular application deadline: 15-FEB
Priority application deadline: 15-NOV
College will notify student by: Not reported
Student must reply to acceptance by: 01-MAY
Deadline for housing deposit: 01-MAY
Early Decision & Early Action
Early decision deadline: 15-NOV
College will notify student of early decision by: 01-DEC
Early action deadline: 01-JAN
College will notify student of early action by: 20-JAN</p>
<p>Financial Aid
Financial aid deadline: 10-MAR
Financial aid priority deadline: 01-MAR</p>
<p>Note that because Hillsdale will not comply with federal Title 9 requirements, you cannot get federal financial aid, including federally guaranteed loans. However, they have a good endowment which funds students.</p>
<p>^ Great addition.</p>
<p>I think the scandal which took place almost 10 years ago is relatively old news at Hillsdale. Dr. Larry Arnn, new president, is a very charismatic individual who knows every student on campus by name. Also, in the past few years, the quality of student at Hillsdale has improved considerably, and I consider the student body there to be among the best of the best. ALL the Hillsdale kids are smart!</p>
<p>However, if you are looking for anything p.c., forget it. While there are plenty of conservatives and liberals among the faculty (even some from Berkeley!), you will be required to defend EVERY position you might take in a class. </p>
<p>Excellent small college, but definitely not for everyone.</p>
<p>What is p.c?</p>
<p>Thank you all so much. Well I am definitely liberal and I grew yp about 1 hour away from campus and loved the area more than anything so I think it is a perfect fit, plus I want to go to a smaller, liberal arts school.</p>
<p>Is the absence of federal funding good or bad? A lot of people that told me about it talked about it like it was a good thing, the fact that they don't accept federal funding.</p>
<p>P.C. = Politically Correct</p>
<p>They don't accept federal funding because they prefer to be completely free to set their own rules, regulations and policies without interference from governmental bodies. Whether you think it is a good thing or a bad thing depends on your philosophy.</p>
<p>The practical consideration, as mentioned above, is that their students cannot avail themselves of federally financed financial aid. They do a lot of mailings and outreach to the public at large requesting private donations in order to replace those "lost" funds.</p>
<p>p.c. means "politically correct". As a conservative school that does not mind bucking many academic trends, they are not p.c.</p>
<p>I was going to mention the no federal funding, but you guys beat me to it. </p>
<p>My mom's friend said she liked it, so my mom had me sign up on the mailing list before I knew about all the conservative stuff. They called me more times than everyone else combined and sent me about a tree's worth of stuff. </p>
<p>From what I hear it, it's the type of place you either love or hate. They definately march to the beat of their own drum. I have great respect for them standing up for their beliefs, even if I don't agree with them. </p>
<p>Oh and when they said homogenous population, I think they meant mostly conservative, middle-upper class, white people rather than gender, which seems to be fairly balanced.</p>
<p>Does Hillsdale have a good placement of students into law school?</p>
<p>its a small school in a small town in basically the middle of nowhere, michigan. its a good school academically, and athletics are pretty big too. the one thing that stood out to me was the dorms. they were very big in my opinion. it was a pretty campus, but the school wasnt for me. also, if youre looking for a party school, this is definitely not one.</p>
<p>A guy in my medical school class went there, played basketball. VERY RELIGIOUS. He's intelligent - at least a medical school stuff. If religion is your thing, then check it out, but if not, you'd probably be best to stay away.</p>
<p>Grove City College is a very similar school to Hillsdale that also does not offer federal financial aid. It is much more religious than Hillsdale and is a bargain for a serious student who doesn't mind the lack of a party scene. The Princeton Review's STONE COLD SOBER SCHOOLS:
1. Brigham Young
2. Wheaton College (IL)
3. Thomas Aquinas (CA)
4. College of the Ozarks (MO)
5. Grove City College (PA)
6. U.S. Coast Guard Academy
7. U.S. Air Force Academy
8. U.S. Naval Academy
9. City University of New York/Queens College
10. Webb Institute (NY)</p>
<p>Hi. I wanted to point out that Hillsdale is a secular school. It has no religious affiliation whatsoever. There are a bunch of Christians that go there. There are a bunch of liberals. There are a bunch of conservatives. But no matter what belief background you have - be prepared to learn and defend any position you have. You will be both required and taught to defend your position.</p>