rstuben

thanks for the info. I actually stopped at Grove City on a drive home from Michigan and thought it was beautiful. No office was open to be able to get any info from. Someone else recently mentioned Belmont U in Nashville tn. Is anyone familiar w/ that school?

rstuben

My daughter is thinking of majoring in Art possible Education. Does Pepperdine have a good Art dept.?

gwu_girl

Pepperdine offers majors in both art and art history, but I'm not sure about the programs since I haven't met an art major yet (one art history).
In terms of rules, Pepperdine is a dry campus (no alcohol) and it has some rules about the opposite sex:
1. No members of the opposite sex in your bedroom after 1 a.m.
2. No premarital sex. (Two students have been expelled this year.)

I don't think that these rules prevent "the college experience" in any way. You just get students that are academically motivated, close to God and for the most part not interested in typical "partying."

rstuben

Thanks gwu girl. Do you know students from the east or are they mostly southwestern?

Creekland

I'm not an art person myself, but many of those I know that want to pursue art with a Christian college speak highly of Belhaven...

rstuben

I haven't heard of Belhaven. Where is it?

2daughters

My D is at GCC. She doesn't complain about any rules, but then she's happy to pop into chapel twice/week and she's not a partier. Applicants do not have to sign a statement of faith, so there are students from different (or no) religious persuasions. The only thing she complains about is the workload. She never had to study much in high school (even for AP classes), but she's studying at GCC.

musicnerd

Belhaven is in Jackson, MS

Belhaven College Christian Higher Education

zapfino

What about Hope College in Holland, MI?

oops...I see that you've already considered it...

rstuben

She's definitely applying to Hope, Wheaton, Calvin and debating whether to apply to taylor, Grove City, Pepperdine, and Gordon. She's a good Lacrosse player so it's a shame most don't have lax teams. And, she may want to major in Art. So she's having a tough time knowing what would be a good fit. A good Christian college w/ good Art Dept., a good national reputation would be nice, and a lax team would be a bonus. People in New York are Obsessed w/ school names so she wouldn't make a decision based on that but it's nice they've at least heard of Pepperdine out here.

rstuben

We do know Hope has a nationally accredited Art program but don't know the qualities of the other schools programs.

rstuben

I also wonder if some of the bigger universities have good intervarsity or christian clubs and you could still have a good experience as a Christian at them. Alot of the stories I hear from my older kids friends make it sound like you'd be very out of it if you weren't partying alot.

gwu_girl

I know several students from the East. About 50% of students are out of state.

Consolation

Several very smart, athletic kids from a couple of very committed Christian families that I know have gone to Taylor. I don't know anything about it, and it isn't mentioned much here for some reason. But these are strong students--and nice kids--who probably could have gotten in to some elite secular LACs and universities.

kelis

In response to your initial concern, I don't think lack of involvement in youth group will be that much of a hindrance to your daughter's admission at Wheaton. They're more interested in your actual faith (as explained in one of the essays, and perhaps discussed in the interview) and your desire to grow spiritually. I wasn't overly involved in my youth group--I was also a two sport varsity athlete, which makes it difficult to attend regularly. The only way it could possibly impact her negatively is if the committee gets the impression that faith isn't that important to her, or if she has a negative pastor's recommendation.