High school students who take the Classic Learning Test submit their scores to Hillsdale College more than any other school, according to a new list published by the CLT. An alternative to the ACT and the SAT, the CLT was established in 2015 as a more classically-focused measure of academic knowledge. Hillsdale began accepting the...
Transfer applicants for the spring semester at Hillsdale College are booming, increasing by 110% from this time last year. Zach Miller, senior director of admissions, said his department has received 78 applications from students hoping to transfer to Hillsdale this year, up from 38 in 2019. The upcoming spring and fall transfer applications combined have...
For many high school seniors, the college application process is the most stressful part of their year. But in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the stakes are even higher. With limited access to guidance counselors and virtual admissions events at other colleges, Hillsdale is trying to ease the burden for prospective students. While the...
Hillsdale College 2018 applicants faced the lowest admittance rate in the college’s admissions records, according to preliminary data. At 37 percent, this year’s enrollment rate is the lowest it has ever been, down from 41 percent last year and continuing a 4-year downward trend. The school’s Admissions Office usually aims for a class size ranging...
Yesterday throngs of eager high school students found themselves without a place to sit during a visit day, trotting meekly behind their ambassadors with Hillsdale folders and plates of food. We’ve all wandered in circles in the lunchroom, sipping from a cup of water, scanning tables furtively for an empty seat. On Mondays, it’s hard...