Christian with premed major

College Search & Selection
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<p>Are there any Christian colleges in the midwest with premed majors?</p>

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<p>Many students from my former locale attended Taylor University in Indiana because they said it had a high med school admissions rate.</p>

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<p>There’s no such thing as a “pre-med” major. You just need to take classes, such as General CHem. O-Chem, that medical schools require you to take before you apply. I would recommend Wheaton (IL), which is regarded as one of the finest Christian schools in the Midwest, if not the entire country.</p>

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<p>Ditto. If one might potentially be admitted to a “most selective” institution, Wheaton’d be a great choice. MANY students going on to grad and doctoral programs at the top ranked institutions.</p>

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<p>"I would recommend Wheaton (IL), which is regarded as one of the finest Christian schools in the Midwest, if not the entire country. "</p>

<p>LOL, what? Maybe if you mean a fine protestant college, but it by no means is regarded as one of the “finest” christian colleges. There are probably six or seven Christian universities that are extremely more prestigious and distinguished.</p>

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<p>Me thinks your moniker is mighty wishful thinking? What planet?</p>

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<p>Name the 7 Christian schools that you consider to be “extremely more prestigious and distinguished” than Wheaton. And don’t include BC, which a family friend Dr. Kreeft (professor at BC) told me stands for “Barely Catholic”.</p>

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<p>We are not located in the Midwest and we are not in the seven more prestigious colleges than Wheaton, but Brewton-Parker in south Georgia does offer Pre-Med, as well as Pre-Dentistry, Pre-Physical Therapy and Pre-Pharm. However, it is still quite the trip from the Midwest to heart of the Bible Belt.</p>

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<p>Just go through the list and pickout the Christian universities/colleges:
[National</a> University Rankings | Top National Universities | US News Best Colleges](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities]National”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities)
and here:
[National</a> Liberal Arts College Rankings | Top Liberal Arts Colleges | US News Best Colleges](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-liberal-arts-colleges]National”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-liberal-arts-colleges)</p>

<p>Here are a few obviously more prestigious and higher ranked christian universities:

  1. ND
  2. Georgetown
  3. BC
  4. Fordham
  5. Holy Cross</p>
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<p>Those are all fine colleges, most including the officials at those schools would and do label themselves as “catholic.” I doubt this is the category the OP is wondering about.</p>

<p>This is an old argument and informative seems to be on a one-person crusade to re-categorize and label his favorite schools. I think this would require review at the Vatican among the college of cardinals. Go get 'em informative. When they approve, have 'em blow smoke up that chimney and your … :eek:</p>

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<p>I don’t think any reasonable person would consider Holy Cross and certainly not Fordham College to be “extremely more prestigious and distinguished” than Wheaton. University of Virginia, which has a law school far superior to that of either Georgetown or Notre Dame has 4 Wheaton grads enrolled in this year’s graduating class. More Wheaton alumni are represented at UVA law than all the schools you listed except Georgetown, which has 7. Notre Dame’s former provost, now president of Wake Forest, is a Wheaton alum.</p>

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<p>US News & World Reports ranks Wheaton #55 and ranks Holy Cross #32. A difference of 23 spots is not inconsequential.</p>

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<p>I have always considered Holy Cross and Fordham far superior to Wheaton.</p>

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<p>Sewanee is an awesome school, as well as Cumberland, SMU, Baylor… There are many fine schools. Do you have a religious or philosophical preference?</p>

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<p>Sewanee? A Christian college? oh my … Lord help us.</p>

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<p>"I don’t think any reasonable person would consider Holy Cross and certainly not Fordham College to be “extremely more prestigious and distinguished” than Wheaton. "</p>

<p>LOL, what? You must be a Wheaton alum. No one considers Wheaton more prestigious than any of the schools mentioned in this thread. No one, other than you apparently. lol.</p>

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<p>And me. Your point of view is grasped and totally useless to the OP. You may persist in insisting catholic colleges = Christian colleges. In terms of common terminology, they aren’t. Unless one is “a catholic” I suppose. </p>

<p>I’m confident many, perhaps most whose preferred self-identification is “a catholic” rather than “a Christian” are in fact merely subsetees of the latter. And as such, catholic colleges might be the same. However, for whatever reason, when discussing “Christian colleges”, it usually does not include catholic colleges. Perhaps unless one is “a catholic” I suppose.</p>

<p>Check out the primary groups of Christian colleges and universities. None have a single catholic institution among them. </p>

<p>So let’s try to be clear not in terms of what misinformative persists in trying to sell here. And that is no diss on his favorite catholic colleges. But his notions are likely of little value to the OP, even though they no doubt massage some egoes. Let’s try to answer the question in lieu of trying to persuade how smart we are or that the traditional categorization of “Christian colleges” now needs to be inclusive. Christianity by its very nature is totally exclusive. One way and it’s narrow.</p>

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<p>Let me guess. Your an alum?</p>

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<p>And for the record, Informative, I did consider attending Wheaton so I am familiar with it, but ultimately chose to go to another school that offered research opportunities that cannot be found at a liberal arts college. </p>

<p>Bottom line is that you can get an excellent education at Wheaton as you can with the schools you listed. Most Catholics, at least the ones I know, refer to themselves as “Roman Catholic” or “Catholic” If the OP was looking for a Catholic school, I think she would have asked for a “Roman Catholic school” or a “Catholic school” .</p>

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<p>And yes I do consider Catholics Christians if that’s what you were trying to get at. I’m Presbyterian BTW.</p>

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<p>Of course Catholics are Christians. LOL, that is the craziest thing I have ever heard. A christian not knowing what christian means? This thread is all kinds of awesome.</p>