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Alma College Receives ‘Best in the Midwest’ Designation

Alma College has received The Princeton Review’s “Best in the Midwest” designation for 2008.

Alma is one of 161 schools in the 12-state Midwest region — and one of 14 schools in Michigan — to meet the designation criteria.

The Princeton Review divides the country into four regions and identifies 654 colleges as academically excellent institutions of higher learning. Schools are rated on academic rigor, admissions selectivity, quality of campus life and financial aid.

Ratings are calculated from student survey results and institutional data. The survey asks students 80 questions about their schools’ academics, administration, campus life, student body and themselves.

“This designation affirms the quality of Alma’s academic programs and the commitment by our faculty and staff to personal attention, active learning, service and leadership,” said Mike Silverthorn, director of marketing and public relations at Alma College.

Click here for more information about The Princeton Review’s regional rankings.

The Princeton Review is a New York City-based company known for its test-prep courses, education services and books. It is not affiliated with Princeton University.

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Alma College’s nationally recognized Model United Nations program has won top honors for 16 consecutive years (1997–2012) — the longest active winning streak of any college or university in the nation. Alma College’s all-time 30 “outstanding delegation” awards are the most of any college or university in the 90-year history of the conference.

 

Student Profile

Carly Schlinkert

Carly Schlinkert
Graduation: 2013
Major: German

One thing Carly Schlinkert won’t need when she studies abroad in Germany next semester? A German-to-English dictionary! The Sterling Heights senior has been studying German since her freshman year of high school.

“Coming from a German family, my dad was always very gung-ho about the culture,” she says. “When I was little, I used to look up German words all the time, so I’m excited to speak constant German and to be totally immersed in the language and culture.”