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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Adults tend to draw on college reputations from their own college days so you're going to get differing opinions. Also, since Bridgewater is in Virginia, you're going to find A LOT of opinions.

He can get a great education at a small college, especially if he is a diligent student. There is something to be said for rising to the top, although from what I know of the school (from dealing with it in a professional capacity and being on campus in the last five years), I think it's a good place.

With Bridgewater I'd be most concerned about the social aspects -- are students still required to keep a door open when a visitor of the opposite sex is there? Is it diverse enough? Are there still visiting hours in the dorms? Is he comfortable with its Mennonite roots?

These are questions that only the two of you can answer, but merit aid is extremely compelling.[/quote]

Thanks.  We did think about the religious aspect of the school. We are Catholic (kind of...in the cafeteria kind of way). My son asked a couple of the students about it while he was there yesterday, and none of them knew or understood what the college's religious connection even was. One of them said that it had no religious connection. That told us that obviously its not "pushed" on the kids and really isnt part of the culture (and these kids were juniors/seniors). The only place we've seen this even a tiny bit, is in the letters from the school that reference "blessings", in the prayers done by the team he is being recruited to play for, etc-but none of that bothers us, thats fine. A little religion isnt going to hurt my kid lol.

Seriously, keeping your door open in a dorm if you have a girlfriend over??? LOL.  Look I am not a fan of my kid having sex but seriously, in college??? Thats nuts. These are adults! But anyway, I just read the student handbook and it says nothing about that, but I am going to have him follow up on all the dorm "rules" just to be sure. Thats craziness...

Thanks for this input, very helpful!  I did also email his school counselor to see if she had any impressions of the school she could share with us.[/quote]

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