<p>My D is accepted at Providence College EA, along with Stonehill and Merrimack. Right now Providence seems like her first choice though she is still waiting on Wheaton and Holy Cross. I would like to hear from students that attend Providence college. Tell me what you like or don't like about it. Thanks</p>
<p>IMHO, I would choose Providence or Holy Cross over all the rest. Id be happy just getting into Providence.</p>
<p>Providence seems to be a very good Catholic liberal arts college, in the Dominican (as in the Dominican Friars religious order) intellectual tradition. Their philosophy program is really good, and they even offer an undergraduate theology program -- both faculties heavily staffed with professors who are priests, like the old days. If your daughter desires to go to a traditional Catholic college, she could do far worse.</p>
<p>If she is serious about her faith she should stay away from Wheaton, which apparently has its share of anti-Catholic issues. From what I've read, they're in the business of not hiring Catholic professors and actually firing professors who convert to Catholicism. Something to do with an old Protestant pledge that all faculty are required to sign.</p>
<p>"From what I've read, they're in the business of not hiring Catholic professors and actually firing professors who convert to Catholicism. Something to do with an old Protestant pledge that all faculty are required to sign."</p>
<p>Fides et Ratio, if I may ask, where did you read this?</p>
<p>There was in article in the ecumenical journal First Things last year which went into the situation in-depth; for whatever reason, I can't find it online. But anyway, here is a snippet from a Wall Street Journal article which ran last year (I'm not a subscriber, so I don't have access to the full article)...</p>
<p>**A TEST OF FAITH</p>
<p>BY DANIEL GOLDEN</p>
<p>WHEATON, Ill. -- Wheaton College was delighted to have assistant professor Joshua Hochschild teach students about medieval philosopher Thomas Aquinas, one of Roman Catholicism's foremost thinkers.</p>
<p>But when the popular teacher converted to Catholicism, the prestigious evangelical college reacted differently. It fired him.</p>
<p>Wheaton, like many evangelical colleges, requires full-time faculty members to be Protestants and sign a statement of belief in "biblical doctrine that is consonant with evangelical Christianity." In a letter notifying Mr. Hochschild of the college's decision, Wheaton's president said his "personal desire" to retain "a gifted brother in Christ" was outweighed by his duty to employ ...**</p>
<p>I've heard providence college is homogenous and preppy, but providence itself is a fun place to be</p>
<p>My son has a friend at Providence, at first he HATED it, but now he is finding a niche. He is black/spanish and found it a bit "preppy". We noticed that BC and Providence's view books were all caucasion students when he was applying. BC's had 1 black librarian and the rest of a pretty big book were white students. Providence was pretty much the same way except for a sports picture; even the panoramic shots of the cafe and outside areas. It might not matter to many students, but if you want diversity and the university wants to welcome it, they should try to show "some" in the literature. It is a lot of students "first look".
That said, we attend a Dominican church and during the summer some of the priests come to help out from PC and they are very nice. One teaches and he is very funny along with knowledgable in his area of religion. If you are catholic, they are very nurturing.
I might be wrong, but I think the poster might of meant, Wheaton in MA. My son also applied there and Holy Cross. Wheaton in ILL. seems to be much further away than the other colleges, but she can comment on that if she posts again.</p>
<p>I meant Wheaton in Norton Ma</p>
<p>That's what I thought ^ lol.</p>
<p>I took a tour at PC this fall, I did not see ONE minority besides the cafeteria workers. </p>
<p>It was one of the things that left a bad taste in my mouth after I left, but I still loved the campus. If I do get accepted there next year, it will be weird being one of the few minorities around.</p>
<p>We went to the accepted students open house and the question of diversity was asked by a parent. The parent was straight forward and said"I am raising my kids to know the real world and be ready for it not a privileged world. " He then asked what exactly the college was doing to encourage diversity. I think there was only one family of color in the audience and one panel member. The college is beautiful and seems like a good choice for my daughter unfortunately none of the schools have much diversity at least not the ones she is considering. My older daughter would not be happy with the same choices she is making but everyone is different.</p>
<p>Bear in mind, that a lack of diversity cannot always be blamed on the school itself. There may also be a dearth of applicants who are minorities. So the question remains, is the school doing everything possible to encourage minority applicants to apply? It is a difficult thing, because there is a fine line between encouraging minority applicants and practicing affirmative action which is illegal in many places.</p>
<p>Well hopefully they are doing everything they can. That way I can get in, and they could maybe give me a few thousand dollars. That would be nice.</p>
<p>never mind did I read our pkg wrong. Like a fool I only looked at the tuition not the added costs of room and board. They came up over 12,000 short of our efc</p>
<p>i got accepted into PC as an asian student and got my tuiton fully covered lol, maybe being a smart asian in an all white school isn't that bad right? =P this thread is really interesting and i would love to hear my opinions about PC right now, seems like i'm going to be a big outsider in PC ..</p>
<p>My son got his financial aid package today. I thought it was very competitive and a top choice school for him too. We are taking another look next weekend. Stonehill gave him an outstanding package.</p>
<p>We went to admitted student family day at PC today. It was a great day. Glad the rain hasn't started yet. The campus has the most spiritual feel of any of the 5 Catholic schools my son was admitted to--although they each had something special about them. The mass today was beautiful. Very, very impressed with science departments and the students in them.</p>
<p>Was your room and board also covered? What are your stats besides being asian?</p>
<p>Rooms and boards total to nearly $10,000 and it's not covered with tuitons thought I got another scholarship from them for $1,7500 (it helps a bit with FAFSA also). My GPA was about 3.6. Failed 1 class only as a senior but I chose all the hardest classes I could get (well maybe not the hardest). I also came to the family day at PC and the school looks awesome. Nice relaxing environment overall =)</p>