Jesuit colleges/ univs [Archive]

WakeUpBlondie

08/17/08, 02:17 PM

Anyone go to one? 5 of the 6 schools i'm looking at are Jesuit.

ascitiesburn101

08/17/08, 02:21 PM

don't go to x.

WakeUpBlondie

08/17/08, 02:25 PM

don't go to x.

I'm a fan, but I definitly want to go at least 200 miles away.

And I hear the parties there suck

concernedparent

08/17/08, 06:47 PM

My friend's going to Santa Clara University in the Bay Area of California. I hear it's pretty nice.

ESundy36

08/17/08, 06:50 PM

I don't know how much different the Jesuit schools are from Providence College (Dominican Friars) but if they are alike it's not terrible. If you can deal with the theology classes and the overpowering religious ideals and thought processes you'll survive.

vandalroyale

08/17/08, 06:55 PM

I went to Georgetown for a year... that's Jesuit correct?

WakeUpBlondie

08/17/08, 07:02 PM

I went to Georgetown for a year... that's Jesuit correct?

Haha yeah, one the hardest to get in to.

I don't know how much different the Jesuit schools are from Providence College (Dominican Friars) but if they are alike it's not terrible. If you can deal with the theology classes and the overpowering religious ideals and thought processes you'll survive.

eh, jesuits schools are just passive religious, they don't force it upon you

My friend's going to Santa Clara University in the Bay Area of California. I hear it's pretty nice.

It's awesome, I would definitly go there but If you're out of state, it's impossible to get in to

vandalroyale

08/17/08, 07:19 PM

Haha yeah, one the hardest to get in to.

It was an awesome school-- a little too upscale for me- i ended up hating it because of the fact that I never felt good enough by all the rich kids. I left after a year and, crazily enough, don't regret it for one second.

vandalroyale

08/17/08, 07:21 PM

I don't know how much different the Jesuit schools are from Providence College (Dominican Friars) but if they are alike it's not terrible. If you can deal with the theology classes and the overpowering religious ideals and thought processes you'll survive.

The best theology class I ever took was at Georgetown. The professor never forced anything upon us and really wanted us to look at the Bible in a completely different way then I had ever been asked to.

FeynmanWannabe

08/17/08, 07:55 PM

I go to BC for grad school right now. :-)

ESundy36

08/17/08, 10:37 PM

The best theology class I ever took was at Georgetown. The professor never forced anything upon us and really wanted us to look at the Bible in a completely different way then I had ever been asked to.

I had a class like that as well. I actually thoroughly enjoyed it because it opened my eyes then we had to do a research paper. Apparently the Friar who taught the class defined a research paper as one that only takes the side of the Catholic Church. I had some viewpoints that opposed the Church's view and he knocked some points off for that, it really turned me off from any other theology courses.

Kram41

08/20/08, 01:45 AM

My friend's going to Santa Clara University in the Bay Area of California. I hear it's pretty nice.

I just graduated from there in June. It shouldn't be that tough to get into from out of state. They've really been pushing geographic diversity lately. I'd definitely go to a Jesuit university again if I had to choose again (and I'm not very religious, it's almost a non-issue if you don't want it to be).

DCfreak

08/20/08, 03:30 AM

I have friends that go to Depaul in Chicago and a friend that go to SLU... both are jesuit and from what i understand both love their schools. SLU makes it hard to party on campus, but its still doable.

StartingLine182

08/20/08, 06:33 AM

I go to LeMoyne which is a Jesuit school in Syracuse, NY. They dont push anything on you at all. I think one of the only things is that they made me take a religion and philosophy class, but that is more to become a well rounded student.

WakeUpBlondie

08/20/08, 07:27 AM

I go to LeMoyne which is a Jesuit school in Syracuse, NY. They dont push anything on you at all. I think one of the only things is that they made me take a religion and philosophy class, but that is more to become a well rounded student.

They visted my school because our president went there, I really like what they said. When I go to visit St. Bonaventure i'm going to visit LeMoyne.

WakeUpBlondie

08/20/08, 07:32 AM

I just graduated from there in June. It shouldn't be that tough to get into from out of state. They've really been pushing geographic diversity lately. I'd definitely go to a Jesuit university again if I had to choose again (and I'm not very religious, it's almost a non-issue if you don't want it to be).

It just seems that every kid nowadays has to be that 4.0 GPA, class president, quarterback, etc. to get into decent schools.

I'm just 3.1 GPA (but at a Jesuit school that only offers college prep courses.) However I am an eagle scout, and will have played for 4 yrs in Marching band and wind ensemble. I'm in a couple clubs and do a lot of community service.

I don't think that's getting me into CA schools, not to mention I haven't taken to SAT yet.

StartingLine182

08/20/08, 07:11 PM

It just seems that every kid nowadays has to be that 4.0 GPA, class president, quarterback, etc. to get into decent schools.

I'm just 3.1 GPA (but at a Jesuit school that only offers college prep courses.) However I am an eagle scout, and will have played for 4 yrs in Marching band and wind ensemble. I'm in a couple clubs and do a lot of community service.

I don't think that's getting me into CA schools, not to mention I haven't taken to SAT yet.

Ive heard being an Eagle Scout is huge for colleges. I like LeMoyne a lot...if you like the smaller school setting I would consider it for sure.

FeynmanWannabe

08/20/08, 07:13 PM

Ive heard being an Eagle Scout is huge for colleges. I like LeMoyne a lot...if you like the smaller school setting I would consider it for sure. I remember hearing this too when I was applying.

WakeUpBlondie

08/20/08, 07:14 PM

Ive heard being an Eagle Scout is huge for colleges. I like LeMoyne a lot...if you like the smaller school setting I would consider it for sure.

I def want to go to a school thats <8000 or so. Like OSU here with 60,000 kids is fucking ridiculous. I want to get to know my professor etc., and not have 500 other kids in the class. What the student:teacher ratio at LeMoyne?

StartingLine182

08/22/08, 06:29 PM

I def want to go to a school thats <8000 or so. Like OSU here with 60,000 kids is fucking ridiculous. I want to get to know my professor etc., and not have 500 other kids in the class. What the student:teacher ratio at LeMoyne?

I believe it is around 15-1. The biggest class I have ever had in my 3 years is maybe 30 kids, which I love. I can understand why some people would want to go to the huge school, but I am happy with my choice to go to a small school for sure.

wickedlife0o0

08/29/08, 07:15 PM

Marquette is school a lot of students from my Jesuit high school went to and they really seem to love it. Would this be your first time with a Jesuit education?

WakeUpBlondie

08/30/08, 08:15 AM

Marquette is school a lot of students from my Jesuit high school went to and they really seem to love it. Would this be your first time with a Jesuit education?

Nope my high school is Jesuit

swt_catastrophe

08/30/08, 10:37 AM

It just seems that every kid nowadays has to be that 4.0 GPA, class president, quarterback, etc. to get into decent schools.

I'm just 3.1 GPA (but at a Jesuit school that only offers college prep courses.) However I am an eagle scout, and will have played for 4 yrs in Marching band and wind ensemble. I'm in a couple clubs and do a lot of community service.

I don't think that's getting me into CA schools, not to mention I haven't taken to SAT yet.
give it a shot.
you'll have to do pretty well on your sat,
but cal schools aren't THAT difficult (even from out-of-state),
especially if its a private school