Calvin College has a bright, clean campus with a lot of opportunities to excel. If you find yourself on the track team, you'll find that they have excellent indoor and outdoor tracks. Get ready to lace up those spikes!
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Get involved! Don't be afraid to make friends and interact with your professors and advisers. Because it's in Michigan, it gets pretty humid in the summer, and we get a lot of snow in the winter; be prepared!
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
Your professors will push you to your limit. Sometimes just going to class and doing the homework won't cut it; you've got to put in extra work to succeed.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
I'm more the type of person to play pool by myself or to just read a book. From what I can tell, the other people on my floor seem pretty nice.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
There are two dinning halls, Commons and Knollcrest. They both have hot lines, but Commons has a pizza section and Knollcrest has a *fantastic* sandwich line, in addition to an allergy/gluten/vegan section. I'm not too picky about my food so I can always find something good to eat.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
The dorms have pool and foosball tables in the lower areas. There are some pretty decent trees to climb on campus, but that's kinda discouraged. There's also an indoor climbing wall and (I think) olympic sized pool.
In addition, aside from the sem pond, there aren't a whole lot of bugs on campus, so even late at night you can go on a walk and not get absolutely eaten alive by mosquitoes.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
Get a lot of scholarships. No school is going to be worth 180k. So far, I'm okay with the amount of money that is being spent here.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
Ever February a hole is cut in the seminary pond and students jump in. They're given a towel, and Senior year, if you turn in all 4 towels, they'll give you a golden towel.
There's also Chaos Night. All the dorms compete in the indoor track with 6-8 games, like how many people can jump through an inner tube in 3 minutes or dribbling a soccer ball through people's legs only using a hockey stick. We always finish up with a tug of war.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
The majority are tall white dutch kids, and they get a legacy scholarship if their parents went. If you're a racial or cultural minority, then your also get a scholarship. Either way, it's great for both types of students.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
There's an even called Cokes and Clubs where the ~80 clubs come out onto the big lawn in the middle of campus and give out free coca-cola. You talk to members about the club they represent and see which ones you would like.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
I'm not greek, nor do I have any greek friends, so I cannot comment on how those who are greek conduct themselves on campus.
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
It's a pretty safe place. There are a bunch of those blue pillars with the call button around campus, and campus security are always around to help. If you're stuck in the library at 1am finishing up a paper but Michigan just dumped 2 feet of snow on the ground, you can call campus safety to shuttle you to your dorm.
Calvin College has a bright, clean campus with a lot of opportunities to excel. If you find yourself on the track team, you'll find that they have excellent indoor and outdoor tracks. Get ready to lace up those spikes!
Get involved! Don't be afraid to make friends and interact with your professors and advisers. Because it's in Michigan, it gets pretty humid in the summer, and we get a lot of snow in the winter; be prepared!
Your professors will push you to your limit. Sometimes just going to class and doing the homework won't cut it; you've got to put in extra work to succeed.
I'm more the type of person to play pool by myself or to just read a book. From what I can tell, the other people on my floor seem pretty nice.
There are two dinning halls, Commons and Knollcrest. They both have hot lines, but Commons has a pizza section and Knollcrest has a *fantastic* sandwich line, in addition to an allergy/gluten/vegan section. I'm not too picky about my food so I can always find something good to eat.
The dorms have pool and foosball tables in the lower areas. There are some pretty decent trees to climb on campus, but that's kinda discouraged. There's also an indoor climbing wall and (I think) olympic sized pool. In addition, aside from the sem pond, there aren't a whole lot of bugs on campus, so even late at night you can go on a walk and not get absolutely eaten alive by mosquitoes.
Get a lot of scholarships. No school is going to be worth 180k. So far, I'm okay with the amount of money that is being spent here.
Ever February a hole is cut in the seminary pond and students jump in. They're given a towel, and Senior year, if you turn in all 4 towels, they'll give you a golden towel. There's also Chaos Night. All the dorms compete in the indoor track with 6-8 games, like how many people can jump through an inner tube in 3 minutes or dribbling a soccer ball through people's legs only using a hockey stick. We always finish up with a tug of war.
The majority are tall white dutch kids, and they get a legacy scholarship if their parents went. If you're a racial or cultural minority, then your also get a scholarship. Either way, it's great for both types of students.
There's an even called Cokes and Clubs where the ~80 clubs come out onto the big lawn in the middle of campus and give out free coca-cola. You talk to members about the club they represent and see which ones you would like.
I'm not greek, nor do I have any greek friends, so I cannot comment on how those who are greek conduct themselves on campus.
It's a pretty safe place. There are a bunch of those blue pillars with the call button around campus, and campus security are always around to help. If you're stuck in the library at 1am finishing up a paper but Michigan just dumped 2 feet of snow on the ground, you can call campus safety to shuttle you to your dorm.