Okay people, tell me about Sewanee

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How is Sewanee for Catholics? Serious question. No, I don't want my kid jumping ship for Episcopalianism.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We visited as well and got the impression that the (very small) town and campus itself were on the more liberal side. Probably not unlike other highly educated pockets of the south.

Typical of DCUMers to associate Leftism with being highly educated. What about the highly educated scholars at Hillsdale and Thomas Aquinas?

Two colleges. Nice list!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is Sewanee for Catholics? Serious question. No, I don't want my kid jumping ship for Episcopalianism.

It looks like there is only a van service. Kind of lame. I don't blame Sewanee, but I'd be interested in a Southern school with a strong Catholic campus ministry.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How is Sewanee for Catholics? Serious question. No, I don't want my kid jumping ship for Episcopalianism.

It looks like there is only a van service. Kind of lame. I don't blame Sewanee, but I'd be interested in a Southern school with a strong Catholic campus ministry.

Hampden-Sydney if male. It’s only 30 mins away from St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary. Your DS could attend the Latin Mass every Sunday or even daily at the seminary

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Anonymous wrote:How is Sewanee for Catholics? Serious question. No, I don't want my kid jumping ship for Episcopalianism.

It looks like there is only a van service. Kind of lame. I don't blame Sewanee, but I'd be interested in a Southern school with a strong Catholic campus ministry.

Hampden-Sydney if male. It’s only 30 mins away from St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary. Your DS could attend the Latin Mass every Sunday or even daily at the seminary

Not male, and we're not trads. DD does appreciate well sung music though. Aesthetically, not theologically, we're Episcopalians. Really, we like Bach and Palestrina, but how many Catholic parishes play them anymore?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is Sewanee for Catholics? Serious question. No, I don't want my kid jumping ship for Episcopalianism.

You mean Chill Catholics?

Signed,

A reformed Catholic and newly-minted Episcopal.


Seriously, you'll never notice the absence of the Pope.

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Anonymous wrote:(I wish everyone would stop about the "drinking culture" with respect to all schools. Put a bunch of 18-23 year old young people together - anywhere - and there's gonna be a drinking culture. Jesus, were you people never young?)

The drinking culture can be significantly different at different schools. My children grew up in Sewanee and attended college elsewhere and reported that the drinking cultures on their campuses were significantly milder than Sewanee's.

Funny, mine had the opposite impression.

And if you go to the University of Arizona, that would be the case. It’s a spectrum. Not an absolute.

On a spectrum of colleges, it is relatively more Greek and more conservative than many other colleges.

I would not send a kid there for CS. I mean—- why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't imagine any reputable LAC or university has a "gay people" problem these days.

I've met out and proud gay alums of schools some of you would probably write off as too southern or conservative, such as Davidson.

It's probably a knee-jerk reaction to "southern and expensive" rather than any particular merit.

I’m from MC and know a lot of Davidson alums. Davidson is less conservative than Sewanee. Also, a much, much better LAC.

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Anonymous wrote:(I wish everyone would stop about the "drinking culture" with respect to all schools. Put a bunch of 18-23 year old young people together - anywhere - and there's gonna be a drinking culture. Jesus, were you people never young?)

The drinking culture can be significantly different at different schools. My children grew up in Sewanee and attended college elsewhere and reported that the drinking cultures on their campuses were significantly milder than Sewanee's.

Funny, mine had the opposite impression.

And if you go to the University of Arizona, that would be the case. It’s a spectrum. Not an absolute.

On a spectrum of colleges, it is relatively more Greek and more conservative than many other colleges.

I would not send a kid there for CS. I mean—- why?

Because that’s a major that interests him and he also wants a well-rounded liberal arts experience.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I can't imagine any reputable LAC or university has a "gay people" problem these days.

I've met out and proud gay alums of schools some of you would probably write off as too southern or conservative, such as Davidson.

It's probably a knee-jerk reaction to "southern and expensive" rather than any particular merit.

I’m from MC and know a lot of Davidson alums. Davidson is less conservative than Sewanee. Also, a much, much better LAC.

How do we know Davidson is less conservative than Sewanee? Based on what? Hearsay that may be 50 years out of date?

From what I can tell there's only marginal differences in the instructional quality among all the top 50 LACs. The real difference will be student body stats and they're not that different to make a notable difference to the LAC experience.

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Anonymous wrote:(I wish everyone would stop about the "drinking culture" with respect to all schools. Put a bunch of 18-23 year old young people together - anywhere - and there's gonna be a drinking culture. Jesus, were you people never young?)

The drinking culture can be significantly different at different schools. My children grew up in Sewanee and attended college elsewhere and reported that the drinking cultures on their campuses were significantly milder than Sewanee's.

Funny, mine had the opposite impression.

And if you go to the University of Arizona, that would be the case. It’s a spectrum. Not an absolute.

On a spectrum of colleges, it is relatively more Greek and more conservative than many other colleges.

I would not send a kid there for CS. I mean—- why?

Because that’s a major that interests him and he also wants a well-rounded liberal arts experience.

I’m married to a CS professional who went to a LAC. Biggest regret of his life. Sewanee will be fine as a LAC. It will not give him a CS degree anyone takes seriously.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How is Sewanee for Catholics? Serious question. No, I don't want my kid jumping ship for Episcopalianism.

It looks like there is only a van service. Kind of lame. I don't blame Sewanee, but I'd be interested in a Southern school with a strong Catholic campus ministry.

Try Tulane: https://catholic.tulane.edu/

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Anonymous wrote:(I wish everyone would stop about the "drinking culture" with respect to all schools. Put a bunch of 18-23 year old young people together - anywhere - and there's gonna be a drinking culture. Jesus, were you people never young?)

The drinking culture can be significantly different at different schools. My children grew up in Sewanee and attended college elsewhere and reported that the drinking cultures on their campuses were significantly milder than Sewanee's.

Funny, mine had the opposite impression.

And if you go to the University of Arizona, that would be the case. It’s a spectrum. Not an absolute.

On a spectrum of colleges, it is relatively more Greek and more conservative than many other colleges.

I would not send a kid there for CS. I mean—- why?

Because that’s a major that interests him and he also wants a well-rounded liberal arts experience.

I’m married to a CS professional who went to a LAC. Biggest regret of his life. Sewanee will be fine as a LAC. It will not give him a CS degree anyone takes seriously.

Sorry no one takes your husband seriously but that isn’t Sewanee’s fault. I’m in the field and several of us in our organization have LAC degrees. No one cares.