Would a Hillsdale graduate have reduced professional opportunities?

[Anonymous]

I used to work as a career coach at a top 10 business school, and one of our MBA students graduated from Bob Jones University for undergrad and had difficulty getting interviews. She was a lovely person, good student with strong work history, so I think her alma mater was the problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hillsdale will be treated like ones from Liberty or Notre Dame. At certain employers they won't want to hire from these types of schools. Same for Florida, Alabama, etc.

Notre Dame is light years above Hillsdale and Liberty.

Hillsdale is light years ahead of Liberty. Its academic rigor is much closer to Notre Dame.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No. It’s a perfectly good liberal arts school.

True statement in the 1980's.

Not a true statement today.

Why is that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. It’s a perfectly good liberal arts school.

True statement in the 1980's.

Not a true statement today.

Why is that?

Google Hillsdale president Larry Arnn. Take a look at his quotes about education, teachers, diversity, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hillsdale will be treated like ones from Liberty or Notre Dame. At certain employers they won't want to hire from these types of schools. Same for Florida, Alabama, etc.

Notre Dame is light years above Hillsdale and Liberty.

Hillsdale is light years ahead of Liberty. Its academic rigor is much closer to Notre Dame.

Fine, but both are conservative, evangelical Christian schools. Very much a FAR different thing than a Catholic school.

[Anonymous]

What is wrong with Notre Dame?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is wrong with Notre Dame?

They have republicans there. Not more than Democrats (more students, in surveys, say they are Democrats than Republicans), but there are definitely present and vocal conservative students, and lots of conservative alumni.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hillsdale will be treated like ones from Liberty or Notre Dame. At certain employers they won't want to hire from these types of schools. Same for Florida, Alabama, etc.

Notre Dame is light years above Hillsdale and Liberty.

Hillsdale is light years ahead of Liberty. Its academic rigor is much closer to Notre Dame.

Fine, but both are conservative, evangelical Christian schools. Very much a FAR different thing than a Catholic school.

What is an “evangelical” school, exactly? Liberty requires chapel attendance, Hillsdale does not. Liberty requires your essay detail a student’s faith journey, Hillsdale has no such requirement. Liberty is associated with the Southern Baptists, Hillsdale is independent and nonsectarian.

[Anonymous]

While I am not a fan of anything MAGA, I usually keep politics out of my decision making when analyzing a candidate’s skills. So in that regard, it’s fine.

The problem with Hillsdale for me is that I see it as a place where country club dads park their unfortunately mediocre offspring before folding them back into the family business. So I assume the firepower, analytical skills, broad social savvy and drive that I need on my team simply will not be present in that graduate pool. I imagine some might disagree with that, but a candidate would not make it through the filters we have in place.

The good news? Lots of other great choices for the traditional guy. Tell us a little bit about your son and maybe we can throw out a few good options? One of my kids chose Auburn. We are left leaning techies, so it surprised us. But said child loved their college experience and is now very well networked and employed.

[Anonymous]

Not a big fan of the school but I work with two people who went there and they are sharp and valuable colleagues.

[Anonymous]

I know two colleagues from Hillsdale and they are good people and very caring, healthcare providers.

[Anonymous]

There are so many flaws in this argument that I can see why a degree from here would limit kids in the non-maga world. Reasoning is clearly not valued.

https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/launching-a-second-scientific-revolution/

[Anonymous]

I guess that is a quiet benefit of going to a state school. Unless stated, you are an ideological blank slate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are so many flaws in this argument that I can see why a degree from here would limit kids in the non-maga world. Reasoning is clearly not valued.

https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/launching-a-second-scientific-revolution/

And yet you fail to point one out.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hillsdale will be treated like ones from Liberty or Notre Dame. At certain employers they won't want to hire from these types of schools. Same for Florida, Alabama, etc.

Notre Dame is light years above Hillsdale and Liberty.

Hillsdale is light years ahead of Liberty. Its academic rigor is much closer to Notre Dame.

Fine, but both are conservative, evangelical Christian schools. Very much a FAR different thing than a Catholic school.

What is an “evangelical” school, exactly? Liberty requires chapel attendance, Hillsdale does not. Liberty requires your essay detail a student’s faith journey, Hillsdale has no such requirement. Liberty is associated with the Southern Baptists, Hillsdale is independent and nonsectarian.

Independent in what way? This is the list of "honorary degree recipients":

"Hillsdale College will confer honorary doctorates on Charlie and Erika Kirk in May. Previous honorary degree recipients include Justice Clarence Thomas, Edwin J. Feulner, Bishop Robert Barron, Patrick L. and Lesly Sajak, and Victor Davis Hanson."

Pat Sajak is chairman of their board btw.