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Absolutely! Kalamazoo is a fantastic school -- small but internationally focused and vastly underrated, like several good liberal arts schools in the Michigan-Ohio area.  I attended a competitor college in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA), which has a rich tradition (at one time included Michigan State) and now stretches beyond the Michigan border but keeps the MIAA name.  Kalamazoo is small, wealthy for the MW and leans liberal, in a conservative West Michigan (although not necessarily the city of Kalamazoo itself).  K-College, as its called, exists in the shadow of Western Michigan University, which may be a good or a bad thing.  Hope College in Holland (one hour to the NW and home of Kirk Cousins) is a bit larger and more conservative but similar in terms of sociodemographics and wealth.  Hope has the best chemistry department outside of perhaps Swarthmore among small liberal arts colleges and its campus is stunningly beautiful.  The facilities at Hope (Dow Chemical, Herman Miller furniture money) are on par with Duke University's, and I'm not kidding.  Calvin College in Grand Rapids is bigger (~4000; Amway and DeVos money) is the namesake of John Calvin, and is religious, but not conservative -- it is ground zero for The Christian Left (despite Betsy DeVos being a graduate).  Other schools in the MIAA are in the middle or east side of the state and include Alma, Adrian, Albion, Olivet, etc.  However, Kalamazoo, Hope and Calvin are the cream of the MIAA crop -- academically, athletically and socially.  Enjoy your visit to K-College; you will be impressed.  I would encourage you to check out Hope College as well.   [/quote]

Thanks for the positive report on Calvin and Hope. We are Christians with a DD interested in Chemistry. Calvin, Hope and K are the only Michigan schools on her list. No big football schools with huge lectures and TAs teaching classes, please! K and Hope are probably tied with Calvin a third Michigan option, especially if she decides to go non-science.[/quote]

Calvin is also strong in the sciences and very good for pre-med, but if your DD is particularly interested in chemistry (perhaps PhD one day), Kalamazoo and Hope get the edge.  Hope may be the best option, as you would get a world-class chemistry department and a Christian orientation, although not as strong as one at Calvin.  If you haven't already visited the campuses, do so.  Calvin doesn't even have a football team or a Greek system, which is a plus in my mind.  Hope is more athletic than either Calvin or Kalamazoo.  Hope has both football and a Greek system, although only one (a fraternity) is national.  The Hope-Calvin basketball rivalry is legendary and has been featured in Sports Illustrated more than one once and in the NYTimes, as well.  Both schools have a fantastic student life -- safe and healthy for young women, in particular.     [/quote]

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