<p>HC Alum. That you for your very thorough response, and terrific information. I am sold, now let’s see about my daughter. I think HC could be a good fit for her, and something she may want to consider along with the three she has curerntly narrowed it down to (Williams, Middlebury, and Bates). The honor code and how it uniquely adds to HC is something that will resonate with her - that is a big plus, and not an issue at all. I suspect how her chemistry has been taught at HS is much of why it did not appeal to her as much as the other sciences (although she still win the award for most outstanding chem student) - a bit too theoretical, I suspect. The link to environmental science and human health/science that you describe would probably make a big difference. She is interested in med school, and I do recognize that HC’s med school prep is excellent. The main potential drawback I can see, for my daughter, is actually the location - close to Philly and hospitals is nice for some, but close to mountains and the hiking/biking trails appeals even more to my daughter. We may be visiting in October so that will help, but unfortunately it is during fall vacation at HC so no tour is available (info session is, and hopefully some students will still be around). We would certainly include a trip over to BMC to get the larger picture.</p>