LinaSt.Cecilia2772 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Hey pham, the topic title pretty much says it all. This process is pretty stressful, i'm getting college letters and brochures in the mail almost everyday, and I need some help on some suggestions of places I should look into. I'm looking into going out of state for college (I live in the lonestar state), and i'm looking seriously into a major in International/Global Studies or Geography. I would preferably like to go to a Catholic college or university, but i'm also open to other schools that arent Catholic with no religious affiliation. Currently i'm leaning towards The University of Denver in Colorado, or Middlebury College in Middlebury Vermont. Both of those have no religious affiliation, but VERY good international studies and geography programs. I know, coming from Texas I'm going to freeze if I got into either of those, but it would be worth it. Eventually (God-willing), I would like to have a career abroad with either of those majors and most likely a masters and doctorate in something similar to that. As you can see, education is very important to me and I do have a sense of adventure of wanting to see the world and do all the good I can in it. Any and all suggestions of schools I should look into are great. Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InPersonaChriste Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 As for Catholic Colleges, the only ones I know of personally and have had friends go there is Thomas Aquinas College and Wyoming Catholic College. Both of which look great, and WCC has a 15 week outdoor program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisa Marie Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Mount St. Mary's University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiiMichael Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 [quote name='Basilisa Marie' timestamp='1327908180' post='2377560'] Mount St. Mary's University. [/quote] I'm not sure how good our International Studies program actually is, but I've got some great friends who are in it. We also have a solid core curriculum which will help you to come out of college with a good philosophical background (if you pay attention in class) and a decent theological background as well. We have a stellar Campus Ministry team, with a bunch of great Campus Ministry student leaders as well. Oh, and having a Seminary attached certainly helps with fostering faith. It is also the place where I found and eventually converted to Catholicism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Belmont Abbey College, [url="http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu/"]http://www.belmontabbeycollege.edu/[/url] at the monastery of Belmont Abbey, a Benedictine Order, [url="http://www.belmontabbey.org/"]http://www.belmontabbey.org/[/url] [img]http://www.belmontabbey.org/assets/css/cssimages/main_photo2.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinaSt.Cecilia2772 Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 [quote name='GeorgiiMichael' timestamp='1327908887' post='2377561'] I'm not sure how good our International Studies program actually is, but I've got some great friends who are in it. We also have a solid core curriculum which will help you to come out of college with a good philosophical background (if you pay attention in class) and a decent theological background as well. We have a stellar Campus Ministry team, with a bunch of great Campus Ministry student leaders as well. Oh, and having a Seminary attached certainly helps with fostering faith. It is also the place where I found and eventually converted to Catholicism. [/quote] where is Mount St. Mary's located?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 [quote name='LinaSt.Cecilia2772' timestamp='1327931549' post='2377616'] where is Mount St. Mary's located?? [/quote] Emmitsburg, Maryland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisa Marie Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 [quote name='Lisa' timestamp='1327931874' post='2377621'] Emmitsburg, Maryland. [/quote] Yup, Emmitsburg. A few miles south of Gettysburg, PA. It's also an unofficial "feeder" school for the FBI and other government agencies. That is, they come recruit on our campus, if that's something you were thinking about at all for working in International Studies and working abroad. I know a fair amount of students that also get internships in DC for a semester or summer, if the politic-y side of things is what you're interested in. I have a few friends that were IS majors, and from what I gather the program is what you make of it. You could skate by and do nothing, or you can get a really good education. But that's usually the case with most college programs. And like GeorgiiMichael said, the Catholic identity strong. It's a strange and absolutely wonderful combination of orthodox thought and social justice that I've never seen nor heard of anywhere else. There's a strong community service element of the Catholic identity, but there's also a bunch of daily masses and adoration and chapters of Militia Immaculata and such. What I'm trying to say is that no matter "how" you like to be Catholic (soup kitchen person or daily mass and adoration person? why not be both? and join a marian devotion group on the side? and a bible study?), there's a strong and vibrant facet of campus ministry to serve your spiritual needs. I'm just going to keep rambling about how amazing it is. So here's the website so you can see for yourself. http://www.msmary.edu OH one more thing. The National Shrine of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes is LITERALLY on top of the Mount. Like, there's a hill. And the Mount is at the bottom, and if you walk up the hill there's the shrine. ALSO it's exactly where St. Elizabeth Ann Seton lived and worked and taught. It's holy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amppax Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Hmmm, I would suggest Franciscan, but we don't really have your major. Also I would suggest the Newman (sp?) Guide. Look up the Catholic schools you are considering on that for reference. It is a list of colleges that are known for being solidly Catholic. Good luck with your college search. One note about Middlebury, I briefly checked it out, its very liberal and secular, at least from what I saw. The same goes for most of the smaller liberal arts colleges in the northeast. Now, that is a huge generalization, based mainly on research that I did during my college search, and I don't really have very much real life experiences with these places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilyLou Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 How very exciting! The University of Scranton is a Catholic college in PA. I took a look and they do have an International Studies degree (http://catalog.scranton.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=10&poid=866) and World Language and Cultures. They don't have a specific Geography Major, but the International Studies has Geography courses. They even have a Catholic Studies concentration (http://catalog.scranton.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=10&poid=801) if you were hoping to intergrate your Faith into your career! Good luck in your search! Keep us updated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scofizzle Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 University of St. Thomas (Houston, TX) It doesn't quite meet you out of state preference, but no one really ever wants to leave Texas anyways. Great school and I believe they have study abroad options in mexico and ireland, but I could be off on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresaThoma Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 University of Denver (DU) is a good school, expensive but good. You won't freeze too badly in Denver (I'm a native to CO). We only get really bad snow storms about once every three years. Another good school you might want to look into is Saint Louis University, I don't know about the major side of things but they have a really strong Campus Ministry program, Daily Mass, retreats, clubs (don't miss out on Campion Society) and lots of other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiiMichael Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 [quote name='Basilisa Marie' timestamp='1327937577' post='2377642']OH one more thing. The National Shrine of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes is LITERALLY on top of the Mount. Like, there's a hill. And the Mount is at the bottom, and if you walk up the hill there's the shrine. ALSO it's exactly where St. Elizabeth Ann Seton lived and worked and taught. It's holy. [/quote] It's also run by the University, so it's actually a part of the Mount too! And the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine is about a 3-5 minute drive down the road. We're also only about an hour's drive from DC and Baltimore, so there are lots of amesome things to do on the weekends off campus (in addition to the amesome things to do on campus). And if you do end up coming to the Mount, be sure to take a trip to Big Slide. It's a blast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinaSt.Cecilia2772 Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 [quote name='Basilisa Marie' timestamp='1327937577' post='2377642'] Yup, Emmitsburg. A few miles south of Gettysburg, PA. It's also an unofficial "feeder" school for the FBI and other government agencies. That is, they come recruit on our campus, if that's something you were thinking about at all for working in International Studies and working abroad. I know a fair amount of students that also get internships in DC for a semester or summer, if the politic-y side of things is what you're interested in. I have a few friends that were IS majors, and from what I gather the program is what you make of it. You could skate by and do nothing, or you can get a really good education. But that's usually the case with most college programs. And like GeorgiiMichael said, the Catholic identity strong. It's a strange and absolutely wonderful combination of orthodox thought and social justice that I've never seen nor heard of anywhere else. There's a strong community service element of the Catholic identity, but there's also a bunch of daily masses and adoration and chapters of Militia Immaculata and such. What I'm trying to say is that no matter "how" you like to be Catholic (soup kitchen person or daily mass and adoration person? why not be both? and join a marian devotion group on the side? and a bible study?), there's a strong and vibrant facet of campus ministry to serve your spiritual needs. I'm just going to keep rambling about how amazing it is. So here's the website so you can see for yourself. [url="http://www.msmary.edu"]http://www.msmary.edu[/url] OH one more thing. The National Shrine of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes is LITERALLY on top of the Mount. Like, there's a hill. And the Mount is at the bottom, and if you walk up the hill there's the shrine. ALSO it's exactly where St. Elizabeth Ann Seton lived and worked and taught. It's holy. [/quote] I'm definetely looking into this. I have been looking ahead at career options and my top choices would be a job within the government and government agencies. It looks REALLY good so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissyP89 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Just a note about public schools... Many university's that aren't Catholic still have many solid resources for Catholic students (in the form of a Catholic Campus Ministry, Newman Club, or similar). I went to a 4-year public state university but got to go to daily Mass, grow in my faith and make likeminded friends. It's more affordable, too. I'm not saying don't go to a Catholic school, but don't be afraid of looking into secular colleges if the geography programs don't quite fit at your Catholic choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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