Texas Christian University

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I notice that many Holton Arms girls go there. Is it competitive to get in?

no. It's a rich kid finishing school. Look at the student profile- "For the class that entered TCU in Fall 2019, the middle 50 percent scored between 1150 and 1340 on the SAT, or between 26 and 31 on the ACT."

https://admissions.tcu.edu/apply/faqs/admission-requirements.php

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be embarrassed to have a degree from or send any of my kids to a school named Texas Christian University.

Would you be embarrassed to send a kid to Georgetown? Villanova? Boston College? Because everyone knows they are very catholic and there are crucifixes in almost every building. Is that embarrassing to you? Can we stop this narrative that being inclusive and accepting only matters when it’s not Christians?

Exactly. The hypocrisy is blatant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be embarrassed to have a degree from or send any of my kids to a school named Texas Christian University.

Would you be embarrassed to send a kid to Georgetown? Villanova? Boston College? Because everyone knows they are very catholic and there are crucifixes in almost every building. Is that embarrassing to you? Can we stop this narrative that being inclusive and accepting only matters when it’s not Christians?

Exactly. The hypocrisy is blatant.

Plus 1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be embarrassed to have a degree from or send any of my kids to a school named Texas Christian University.

Would you be embarrassed to send a kid to Georgetown? Villanova? Boston College? Because everyone knows they are very catholic and there are crucifixes in almost every building. Is that embarrassing to you? Can we stop this narrative that being inclusive and accepting only matters when it’s not Christians?

Exactly. The hypocrisy is blatant.

Actually, I agree with PP. I’d be embarrassed to send my DC to TCU. It means that they just couldn’t get in anywhere else and is just going to have fun, watch football and hang out with rich friends.

[Anonymous]

Didn’t your mother ever teach you to not speak at all if you couldn’t say anything nice? Hate much?

And my daughter got a 33 on the ACT so she’s not a dumb girl. She went through 4 very stressful years of high school academics and didn’t want a repeat of that. College should be a good balance of academics and fun and the four years where you mature emotionally and socially. Obviously that was lost on the elitist snob who posted above me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be embarrassed to have a degree from or send any of my kids to a school named Texas Christian University.

Would you be embarrassed to send a kid to Georgetown? Villanova? Boston College? Because everyone knows they are very catholic and there are crucifixes in almost every building. Is that embarrassing to you? Can we stop this narrative that being inclusive and accepting only matters when it’s not Christians?

Exactly. The hypocrisy is blatant.

Actually, I agree with PP. I’d be embarrassed to send my DC to TCU. It means that they just couldn’t get in anywhere else and is just going to have fun, watch football and hang out with rich friends.

Don’t worry. We’re embarrassed enough for you that you even wrote that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Didn’t your mother ever teach you to not speak at all if you couldn’t say anything nice? Hate much?

And my daughter got a 33 on the ACT so she’s not a dumb girl. She went through 4 very stressful years of high school academics and didn’t want a repeat of that. College should be a good balance of academics and fun and the four years where you mature emotionally and socially. Obviously that was lost on the elitist snob who posted above me.

+1. My kid got a 1510 and is also looking for a lower-stress experience. Had unpredictable admission results that were all over the place. Admitted at a much more selective school but without the D1 sports and warm weather that TCU has. And TCU is a decent price after merit scholarship, a little more than half the cost of the more selective school - perhaps ironic, considering the rich-kid comments above.

[Anonymous]

^^In case it wasn't clear, my kid chose TCU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Didn’t your mother ever teach you to not speak at all if you couldn’t say anything nice? Hate much?

And my daughter got a 33 on the ACT so she’s not a dumb girl. She went through 4 very stressful years of high school academics and didn’t want a repeat of that. College should be a good balance of academics and fun and the four years where you mature emotionally and socially. Obviously that was lost on the elitist snob who posted above me.

+1. My kid got a 1510 and is also looking for a lower-stress experience. Had unpredictable admission results that were all over the place. Admitted at a much more selective school but without the D1 sports and warm weather that TCU has. And TCU is a decent price after merit scholarship, a little more than half the cost of the more selective school - perhaps ironic, considering the rich-kid comments above.

probably because it is a rich kid school

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/college-mobility/texas-christian-university

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Didn’t your mother ever teach you to not speak at all if you couldn’t say anything nice? Hate much?

And my daughter got a 33 on the ACT so she’s not a dumb girl. She went through 4 very stressful years of high school academics and didn’t want a repeat of that. College should be a good balance of academics and fun and the four years where you mature emotionally and socially. Obviously that was lost on the elitist snob who posted above me.

+1. My kid got a 1510 and is also looking for a lower-stress experience. Had unpredictable admission results that were all over the place. Admitted at a much more selective school but without the D1 sports and warm weather that TCU has. And TCU is a decent price after merit scholarship, a little more than half the cost of the more selective school - perhaps ironic, considering the rich-kid comments above.

Good luck to your DD. Hope she has a great time, she obviously is very, very bright. Ignore the psychos on this thread that want everyone else to be as miserable as they are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would be embarrassed to have a degree from or send any of my kids to a school named Texas Christian University.

Would you be embarrassed to send a kid to Georgetown? Villanova? Boston College? Because everyone knows they are very catholic and there are crucifixes in almost every building. Is that embarrassing to you? Can we stop this narrative that being inclusive and accepting only matters when it’s not Christians?

Yale has a divinity school. Is that embarrassing, or is it only the "Texas" thing?

[Anonymous]

Texas Christian University just sounds like it would be rival schools with Liberty University. Or some kind of extension campus of Trump U. I know it's not the case but it just gives off that vibe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Texas Christian University just sounds like it would be rival schools with Liberty University. Or some kind of extension campus of Trump U. I know it's not the case but it just gives off that vibe.

Then you don't know much. Educate yourself. Places like Liberty are not representative of Christian higher education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Texas Christian University just sounds like it would be rival schools with Liberty University. Or some kind of extension campus of Trump U. I know it's not the case but it just gives off that vibe.

Then you don't know much. Educate yourself. Places like Liberty are not representative of Christian higher education.

but they seem to be the most vocal and visible.

I think the problem with these religious schools is that people assume they teach creationism and not real science. That may not be the case, but that's the impression people may have.

Also, higher education usually equates to progressive ideals, and not holding onto "that's the way it's always been", and religious schools usually aren't progressive in their philosophies.

And I say this as a lifelong Christian.

[Anonymous]

I was just going to ask if they are all in on science.

My nieces went to Christian colleges (which are nothing like Villanova or Georgetown, despite the seeming overlap to the uninitiated) and they were taught that evolution is "just a theory" right alongside creationism. No way I would pay money to send a child for that level of "education."