Is Hillsdale the new Harvard?

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Anonymous wrote:While I suspect this is a troll post, I have little doubt that students at Hillsdale today receive a more rigorous, well-rounded education than those at Harvard and other Ivies. They actually have to work to get A's, too.

Not a troll post. Trying to spark a real and smart conversation. Looks what's going on around us with shifting attitudes toward the "elite" schools.

There’s no “shifting attitudes.” There’s just the usual cast of right-wing agitators trying to make fetch happen.

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Anonymous wrote:While I suspect this is a troll post, I have little doubt that students at Hillsdale today receive a more rigorous, well-rounded education than those at Harvard and other Ivies. They actually have to work to get A's, too.

No they don't. Harvard has a liberal agenda (now), Hillsdale has (always had) a conservative agenda. They are places for breeding idealogues, not scholars.

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Anonymous wrote:Harvard has weathered many storms. It might not be the best school for your kid, but it's safe to say it will be considered a top school for a very, very long time.

If not Hillsdale then what about U of Chicago?

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Anonymous wrote:Pat Sajac--Wheel of Fortune host--was head of the board at Hillsdale College. His daughter is a recent graduate.

Hillsdale is a solid school for Classics majors.

His daughter … <checks notes> … has to rely on nepotism to be eye candy on WoF.

She’s not exactly setting the world on fire.

Maybe not, but her bank account is. And she seems like a really nice person. Very attractive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:While I suspect this is a troll post, I have little doubt that students at Hillsdale today receive a more rigorous, well-rounded education than those at Harvard and other Ivies. They actually have to work to get A's, too.

Not a troll post. Trying to spark a real and smart conversation. Looks what's going on around us with shifting attitudes toward the "elite" schools.

There’s no “shifting attitudes.” There’s just the usual cast of right-wing agitators trying to make fetch happen.

You must have your head in the sand.

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The fact the that Rep. Stefanik got kicked off of the Harvard Senior Advisory Committee after she promoted Trump's false claims in the 2020 election - she clearly has an ax to grind.

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No.

Or rather, there’s not much overlap in their respective pools of admitted prospective students.

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If you would’ve said Duke or something….

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I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about colleges, and I had never heard of Hillsdale until about a week ago. It makes me think of Hillman, the fictional college that Denise Huxtable went to.

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Hillsdale aims to be the Harvard of the alt-right Christo-fascist set.

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In the past week or so someone has succeeded in getting a lot of us to google it. I guess that was the point?

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Thanks for the laugh, OP. I needed it on a friday.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Harvard has weathered many storms. It might not be the best school for your kid, but it's safe to say it will be considered a top school for a very, very long time.

If not Hillsdale then what about U of Chicago?

Harvard was founded in the 1600s and has been considered a top college for hundreds of years. It's not going anywhere.

The argument that any of the great universities will fall and be replaced doesn't really make sense.

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Would a Catholic family that’s attracted to Notre Dame be interested in Hillsdale? Is it super Protestant?

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Anonymous wrote:Given all of the controversies circling Harvard, are students going to opt for more tradition educations at traditional schools such as Hillsdale College?

In Bizzaro world, yes.