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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most will have a lot of culturally Catholic students, and a fair number of religious students.

Most will have a Church somewhere on campus and some people will go there once a week, a very small minority may go daily, lots won't go at all. College tends to be a big phase of Catholic rebellion.

Most will have religious artwork in various places.

Most will require that you take a core that includes at least some theology classes. This is a good thing IMO, as most people argue about or judge religions without any basis in understanding what religion even is; even an atheist needs to actually understand what it is that they are against. And in fact, most Catholic kids, particularly those who did not attend a Catholic high school have a very juvenile understanding  of their own religion and benefit tremendously from deeper learning about the history and philosophy. So a good philosophy or history based theology course will be most interesting and useful, to many and is also useful if you are prelaw, as a lot of common law is based on the same moral philosophy as many religions. Notably, most universities offer similar courses, but don't require them of all students.

Birth control on campus: some have it, many don't, so be prepared. IME: You are also likely to encounter more virgins that in other places, so make sure your child expects this if they are sexually active (also a small number of kids who may be judgmental about it); also more kids who have little to no sex ed beyond Theology of the Body, if even that, so be 10x more cautious about things like consent and birth control -- this goes for all genders and orientations. Don't assume the other person is savvy in any way. And see also, Catholic rebellion above.

Other than that, it's just college, like anywhere else.  Live in a dorm, get your first apartment, study all day, party all night, road trip to sporting events, tail gate on the weekends, etc.[/quote]
This post rings pretty true based on my experience at a Jesuit university, though that was over 20 years ago now. What you'll notice is that, not surprisingly, a lot of students are coming from Catholic high schools, and in many cases, this means all-boys high schools or all girls high schools.  Several of the students may know each other from Catholic grade schools and high schools, or at least will know someone who went to the school. Example, students coming from Chicago most likely attended X or Y high school, etc. This doesn't mean your student will feel left out, as people are still coming from all over. [/quote]

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