<p>I'm a senior that's been accepted to The U of Scranton. I've received a $16,000 a year scholarship and am wondering if I should attend in the fall. I'm eligible for financial aid but am worried that I won't receive enough to attend (I don't want to be buried in debt forever..). I was just looking for some personal experiences with accepted students/current students at the university. How is the social life, food, academics, teachers?</p>
<p>Also, I am majoring in Neuroscience and Psychology.</p>
<p>Hello! I’m currently a senior at the U, about to graduate with a degree in Counseling and Human Services. I’d be happy to answer any questions you have or tell you about my experience! In short I’d say definitely attend Scranton! The people are incredibly friendly, social life is great. The food is also great, a good amount of options and better quality then the average school. It was rated in the top 10 of the country at one point. Academics and professors are great as well, class sizes are small so they definitely work with you and get to know each student individually (for the most part). They are almost always willing to help. Good luck! </p>
<p>My D has visited twice and it will be her first choice next year. The students were super friendly and helpful, the food delicious, and the professors seemed really interested in helping their students be successful.</p>
<p>Congrats on your acceptance and $$. We hope we get to make the choice of Scranton next year. </p>
<p>@scrantonstudent Thanks so much! It helps to hear from a student perspective, especially since you’ve been there four years! I was wondering what you think it would be like since I’m not religious. I know there are two courses I’ll have to take which will be very interesting, but will it be very weird for me since the majority of the students are religious? Would there be weirdness towards me? </p>
<p>My D visited twice in 2013 and already did the Royal Nights. It’s her first choice. The friendliness, the food, the dorms, the academic choices, the activities offered, the merit aid she qualified for, the new health sciences building going up in 2015, all factored into her decision - and my D is very happy with it. We don’t think the majority of students are “religious” just cause its a Jesuit university - I already sent one D to a Jesuit school and it was not that way at all.</p>
<p>Not a student, but a parent of two Scranton grads. We are not Catholic or even religious. Both kids did just fine. One had the religion courses through the SJLA program. The other did the two required courses. He was not thrilled, but did it and did ok in them. It was not weird at all for either of them. And there was certainly no weirdness toward them. They both got a very solid, well rounded education.</p>
<p>I’m a junior at Scranton, and as far as theology courses go, don’t worry if you aren’t very religious or you question your religion. I went to Catholic school for most of my life, and theology at a university level is very different- it’s taught from an academic perspective. You aren’t told that you have to believe what you’re learning, and in fact, many professors will encourage questions and respectful dialogue. Of course, some professors have different styles than others, so if that’s a big concern for you, ask around before you sign up for your theology courses to see who would be best to take.</p>
<p>I know people who are atheist, Jewish, Hindu, etc., but I’d say that most students at Scranton were raised Catholic or another denomination of Christianity. Still, not everyone here practices his or her faith, and in my experience, people at Scranton are open to other ideas of religion. So don’t let the theology requirements deter you from coming to Scranton if you really love it- I’ve found that people are at a lot of different places when it comes to their faith, and the theology courses have generally helped students gain a different perspective of the world, even if they aren’t very religious.</p>
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