Jesuit colleges and universities

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can’t see spending $100k a year for Villanova.

Villanova is off topic here anyways (Augustinian).

[Anonymous]

The V car stickers seen in our town are looking worn. Villanova ranked 57th while Penn State is 59. They were popular when they won some ncaa hoop titles not now. Huge academic gap from ND.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The V car stickers seen in our town are looking worn. Villanova ranked 57th while Penn State is 59. They were popular when they won some ncaa hoop titles not now. Huge academic gap from ND.

Considering you posted this in the "Jesuit" thread, you failed to mention even one Jesuit school here.

[Anonymous]

Jesuits have very few high profile schools, Georgetown, Holy Cross, and Boston College. The rest struggle to get top academic students. Perhaps that’s why so much talk about non Jesuit school ND.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jesuits have very few high profile schools, Georgetown, Holy Cross, and Boston College. The rest struggle to get top academic students. Perhaps that’s why so much talk about non Jesuit school ND.

what's HC?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jesuits have very few high profile schools, Georgetown, Holy Cross, and Boston College. The rest struggle to get top academic students. Perhaps that’s why so much talk about non Jesuit school ND.

what's HC?

DP. HC is College of the Holy Cross, which is a LAC outside of Boston.

There is lots of talk about ND because it is the top Catholic school, and Jesuit schools are Catholic. Most people seeking a Catholic college or university are not differentiating between Jesuit and not Jesuit. Yes, there are some who do, but it isn't an important consideration unless you are extreme in one direction or the other (conservative vs. liberal), and I am not talking about politics here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jesuits have very few high profile schools, Georgetown, Holy Cross, and Boston College. The rest struggle to get top academic students. Perhaps that’s why so much talk about non Jesuit school ND.

what's HC?

DP. HC is College of the Holy Cross, which is a LAC outside of Boston.

There is lots of talk about ND because it is the top Catholic school, and Jesuit schools are Catholic. Most people seeking a Catholic college or university are not differentiating between Jesuit and not Jesuit. Yes, there are some who do, but it isn't an important consideration unless you are extreme in one direction or the other (conservative vs. liberal), and I am not talking about politics here.

I disagree with you. Villanova and even ND might not be hugely different from Jesuit schools but most of the other Catholic schools are. Jesuit colleges are NOT dogmatic. Jesuit colleges have all sorts of inclusive policies and identity-based organizations . Jesuit colleges are all very focused on social justice and volunteerism and being global citizens. Jesuit colleges all have a core corriculum, explicitly teach critical thinking, and encourage debate. Again, there's a lot of overlap here with Villanova.

Catholic University or Ave Maria University (the one founded by the Domino's CEO) or the Franciscan University of Steubenville or the Opus Dei universities in other countries that kids from our local Opus Dei high schools seem to like are all very very different.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jesuits have very few high profile schools, Georgetown, Holy Cross, and Boston College. The rest struggle to get top academic students. Perhaps that’s why so much talk about non Jesuit school ND.

what's HC?

DP. HC is College of the Holy Cross, which is a LAC outside of Boston.

There is lots of talk about ND because it is the top Catholic school, and Jesuit schools are Catholic. Most people seeking a Catholic college or university are not differentiating between Jesuit and not Jesuit. Yes, there are some who do, but it isn't an important consideration unless you are extreme in one direction or the other (conservative vs. liberal), and I am not talking about politics here.

I disagree with you. Villanova and even ND might not be hugely different from Jesuit schools but most of the other Catholic schools are. Jesuit colleges are NOT dogmatic. Jesuit colleges have all sorts of inclusive policies and identity-based organizations . Jesuit colleges are all very focused on social justice and volunteerism and being global citizens. Jesuit colleges all have a core corriculum, explicitly teach critical thinking, and encourage debate. Again, there's a lot of overlap here with Villanova.

Catholic University or Ave Maria University (the one founded by the Domino's CEO) or the Franciscan University of Steubenville or the Opus Dei universities in other countries that kids from our local Opus Dei high schools seem to like are all very very different.

I am the PP. Yes I agree about this handful of Catholic Universities that are on the conservative side. And when I said conservative, I meant those who would gravitate to these schools. Those who have a preference for these schools generally would not consider Jesuit schools and vice versa. So I stand by my comment because I was referencing ND and Villanova (and add PC to the mix).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jesuits have very few high profile schools, Georgetown, Holy Cross, and Boston College. The rest struggle to get top academic students. Perhaps that’s why so much talk about non Jesuit school ND.

what's HC?

DP. HC is College of the Holy Cross, which is a LAC outside of Boston.

There is lots of talk about ND because it is the top Catholic school, and Jesuit schools are Catholic. Most people seeking a Catholic college or university are not differentiating between Jesuit and not Jesuit. Yes, there are some who do, but it isn't an important consideration unless you are extreme in one direction or the other (conservative vs. liberal), and I am not talking about politics here.

I disagree with you. Villanova and even ND might not be hugely different from Jesuit schools but most of the other Catholic schools are. Jesuit colleges are NOT dogmatic. Jesuit colleges have all sorts of inclusive policies and identity-based organizations . Jesuit colleges are all very focused on social justice and volunteerism and being global citizens. Jesuit colleges all have a core corriculum, explicitly teach critical thinking, and encourage debate. Again, there's a lot of overlap here with Villanova.

Catholic University or Ave Maria University (the one founded by the Domino's CEO) or the Franciscan University of Steubenville or the Opus Dei universities in other countries that kids from our local Opus Dei high schools seem to like are all very very different.

I am the PP. Yes I agree about this handful of Catholic Universities that are on the conservative side. And when I said conservative, I meant those who would gravitate to these schools. Those who have a preference for these schools generally would not consider Jesuit schools and vice versa. So I stand by my comment because I was referencing ND and Villanova (and add PC to the mix).

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There are a few -- very few -- Catholic versions of Hillsdale (Wyoming Catholic, Ave Maria). They are mostly very new and only considered by fringe framilies (just as Liberty, Patrick Henry, and Hillsdale are only considered by a select group of families).

Most Catholic colleges are mainstream, and yes, social-justice oriented. The small, less-competitive schools, like LaSalle or Marymount and other formerly-womens colleges, are main stream but they are at much greater financial risk than the Jesuit schools.

[Anonymous]

Liberal to conservative scale. Georgetown, Holy Cross, BC, and ND. Currently Georgetown and Holy Cross have non Jesuits - lay people
as their relatively new college Presidents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Liberal to conservative scale. Georgetown, Holy Cross, BC, and ND. Currently Georgetown and Holy Cross have non Jesuits - lay people
as their relatively new college Presidents. This is accurate and reason my kid chose BC over Georgetown (ND being her first choice). Que the idiot who will call me MAGA!!

Georgetown is more liberal than many secular universities. Catholic in name only!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Liberal to conservative scale. Georgetown, Holy Cross, BC, and ND. Currently Georgetown and Holy Cross have non Jesuits - lay people
as their relatively new college Presidents.

Georgetown is more liberal than many secular universities. Catholic in name only!!

[Anonymous]

Notice that it's the catholic school boosters (and always the HC uber-booster) who claim that jesuit and catholic are the same. Whereas the jesuits clarify that they're jesuit - not just catholic.

[Anonymous]

Jesuits are only Catholic!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jesuits are only Catholic!

signed, a catholic but not a jesuit