| It was fantastic. The classes and professors were great, and the tour guide and my admissions counselor were quite intelligent. Actually, all of the kids, even those in the cafe, seemed pretty smart.
In the end, I have decided against attending Hillsdale for a few reasons, even though I loved the place:
It was cold: I am from New England, and am tired of the cold.
It seemed kind of like post-High School: Everyone was moving to classes, to lunch, etc, together.
It seemed everyone was just like me: Everyone was white, Christian, and conservative - either libertarian or republican. While I would have fit in with them perfectly, they all seemed too much like me, so much so that I wouldn't be a unique individual.
...and they offered me virtually no financial aid.
Even though I won't be going there, I still love the school and its mission, and will probably donate to them in the future.
So in the end, I liked Baylor's atmosphere just a little bit more; enough that I chose it over Hillsdale.
(Had the financial aid amounts been the same, I have no idea which school I would have chosen) |