D2 - Are any of them good schools?

Hillsdale_alum wrote:

Yes, Hillsdale has traditional, conservative values, and it doesn't hide that. Attending a school with those principles isn't for everyone, and Hillsdale knows that.

Professors certainly have a conservative or libertarian bent, which you are unlikely to see at most other schools, but the level of education is still very good. Many students on campus are Christians. Some are not. From my experience, there is no Bible thumping, just really good conversations surrounding great literature, philosophy, history, and politics.

I'm generally satisfied with the education I got there -- like many small schools, Hillsdale excels at engaging its students on an individual level that is impossible at big universities.

But when they pull sh!t like banning a Gay-Straight Alliance club, they are purposefully burying their head in the sand instead of actually encouraging discussion. So those "really good conversations" are being specifically, institutionally limited to pre-approved topics.

I actually used to think of Hillsdale as being just staunchly independent in a libertarian sense, but it is really hilting hard toward religious social conservatism as time goes on.

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regrettably wrote:.

I actually used to think of Hillsdale as being just staunchly independent in a libertarian sense, but it is really hilting hard toward religious social conservatism as time goes on.

Unfortunately, I think they've been emphasizing their religious social conservatism more recently to raise funds for the new chapel. I did not get as strong of a sense of it when I was on campus.

Most of the students who attend there believe the Earth is 10,000 years old. A person should know that before going there. If that's your view, then it's a place to go. Otherwise, stay away.

Spokanite wrote:

Actually, this is not true. They teach evolution and the college is, in fact, not religiously affiliated at all. There are religious students for sure, and maybe even a majority, but the college attracts conservatives and libertarians given its position as one of only a few schools that don't accept federal funds of any kind. It was also a leader in the abolitionist movement and was the first college in the nation to adopt a non-discrimination charter (back in the 1840s) and was one of the first colleges to graduate both blacks and women. Hillsdale has great academics and increasingly being recognized nationally. They recently realigned with a less competitive conference so athletics will go downhill in the future, but this is a respected liberal arts college first and foremost, so who cares?

Hillsdale is a non-denominational Christian College. Their mission statement says, "As a nonsectarian Christian institution, Hillsdale College maintains “by precept and example” the immemorial teachings and practices of the Christian faith."

Its students are among the most Christian Conservative students of any college in the Midwest. The originator of this thread needs to know this if he is considering going there.

bleheheaf wrote:

Queen's College of Charlotte

It's actually called Queens University of Charlotte and they hand out diplomas just for showing up. Really small and not good academically.

Terrible education the size of a strip mall.

NC-GOGO wrote:

bleheheaf wrote:

Queen's College of Charlotte

It's actually called Queens University of Charlotte and they hand out diplomas just for showing up. Really small and not good academically.

Terrible education the size of a strip mall.

Scott Simmons used to coach there. It must be good. Sigh.

Depends on what you are looking for. I went to UAH and that was a pretty good engineering school.

But in HS I considered Cal poly.

LeMoyne in Syracuse, NY Yes!!

NE-10 is mostly D2 schools.

St. Anselm grad here: Very well regarded school in New England. Running program is not that great I don't believe.

HawksFlyTogether wrote:

NE-10 is mostly D2 schools.

St. Anselm grad here: Very well regarded school in New England. Running program is not that great I don't believe.

+1 the NE-10 are good schools to look at.

Is D2 running better than D3 running or is D3 running better because they're attracting good athletes with their good academic programs? There are a ton of top notch D3 schools where running could be helpful in getting in if you have decent grades. All of the NESCAC schools for one.

Go to Assumption College, D2, lots of hot girls and you can get a track scholarship even though there is no track.

I can't believe no one has mentioned Grand Valley State University in Michigan. Not only are their guys and girls teams always top 5 in XC, but GVSU is widely recognized as the second hardest school to get in to in Michigan.

buddy wrote:

I can't believe no one has mentioned Grand Valley State University in Michigan. Not only are their guys and girls teams always top 5 in XC, but GVSU is widely recognized as the second hardest school to get in to in Michigan.

No, GVSU is not the second hardest school to get into in Michigan. See below the list of almost all the 4-year colleges in Michigan and notice where GVSU falls in percentage admitted. My name isn't "Someone who knows" for nothin'.

School/Percentage of applicants admitted

University of Michigan - 27%

Marygrove College - 41%

Finlandia University - 46%

Lake Superior State University - 54%

Grace Christian University - 55%

Cleary University - 55%

Andrews University - 58%

Lawrence Technological University - 60%

Alma University - 64%

University of Detroit Mercy - 65%

Wayne State University - 67%

Spring Arbor University - 67%

Cornerstrone University - 67%

Central Michigan University - 68%

Northwood University - 69%

Kettering University - 70%

Olivet College - 70%

Albion University - 71%

Michigan State University - 72%

Siena Heights University - 72%

Eastern Michigan University - 73%

Kuyper College - 73%

Kalamazoo College - 73%

Ferris State University - 74%

Michigan Technological University - 74%

Hope College - 74%

Madonna University - 74%

Saginaw Valley State - 74%

Northern Michigan University - 74%

Aquinas College - 75%

Grand Valley State University - 81%

Davenport University - 82%

Western Michigan University - 82%

Calvin College - 83%

Oakland University - 84%

Rochester College - 100%

West Texas A&M is one of the premiere agricultural schools in the country. The A&M system is creating a 2-way highway between College Station and WTAMU with recent additions to the campus. Men’s team is typically top 20 in D2. Other good programs in business and engineering but the school is driven by the Agriculture and the industry in the Texas Panhandle.

https://www.kbtx.com/content/news/AM-to-add-new-veterinary-building-on-West-Texas-AM-University-campus-476288923.html

http://wtamu.edu/news/wtamu-opens-the-highly-anticipated-agricultural-sciences-complex.aspx

This list is totally f-ed up.

Although my dog did just get admitted to Rochester College.

Was he serious? Their average ACT score is only 23.