PhuturePriest Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 Not an argument. It's personal preference. I bet your mom would prefer UD to FU. But you wouldn't want to go to a JC first. You wanna go all 4 years. You get to spend a semester your second year at the Rome campus. Franciscan has a sister school in Austria. I know because Jason Evert went there for a semester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilllabettt Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Traumatic enough for a free ride at Princeton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 Not an argument. It's personal preference. I bet your mom would prefer UD to FU. But you wouldn't want to go to a JC first. You wanna go all 4 years. You get to spend a semester your second year at the Rome campus. My mom would chose Benedictine and Franciscan over the University of Dallas. Then again, she isn't a huge fan of Texas. And looking at the faculty doesn't make it seem objectively more rigorous. All I see are names of professors I've never heard of before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the171 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 My mom would chose Benedictine and Franciscan over the University of Dallas. Then again, she isn't a huge fan of Texas. And looking at the faculty doesn't make it seem objectively more rigorous. All I see are names of professors I've never heard of before. Just because you've never heard of them doesn't mean you shouldn't consider it. I have friends that have gone to UD, BC, and FUS. When they compare their experiences, UD is always proven to be more rigorous and more well rounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 Just because you've never heard of them doesn't mean you shouldn't consider it. I have friends that have gone to UD, BC, and FUS. When they compare their experiences, UD is always proven to be more rigorous and more well rounded. Well, first off, I have no desire to be Thomas Aquinas, so saying it's more academically rigorous (Even if that is true), doesn't sway me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotreDame Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Franciscan has a sister school in Austria. I know because Jason Evert went there for a semester. where ever you go, try to get some travel in during those 4 years. An immersion language class can be one of the best and cheapest ways to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggyie Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Well, first off, I have no desire to be Thomas Aquinas, so saying it's more academically rigorous (Even if that is true), doesn't sway me. Well dude what will you do with a non-rigorous degree in the liberal arts? You gotta make dough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 Well dude what will you do with a non-rigorous degree in the liberal arts? You gotta make dough. Alright, you people can claim the University of Dallas is more rigorous if you want, but saying Franciscan isn't even rigorous? That's just plain snobbery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 Well dude what will you do with a non-rigorous degree in the liberal arts? You gotta make dough. Franciscan is a highly lauded college. I don't know one apologist (Franciscan alumni or otherwise) who doesn't think it's a great college. And I have to admit, the worse everyone speaks of Franciscan in comparison to the University of Dallas, the more it turns me off to UD. Liking the University of Dallas doesn't mean you can't respect other great Catholic colleges. I've never seen anyone from Benedictine, Franciscan, Christendom, Maryland or otherwise, speak badly about other orthodox Catholic colleges. I'm sure everyone can appreciate why it then strikes me as snobbish to sell other great Catholic colleges as less true to the faith and worse in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the171 Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 I don't think they're talking badly. These aren't insults, they are opinions about academics, dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 I don't think they're talking badly. These aren't insults, they are opinions about academics, dude. Opinions I've never seen from any alumnus from a different Catholic college. Surely you can appreciate why it then looks bad on UD for some of its students to downplay other good Catholic colleges and imply they aren't as orthodox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilllabettt Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 mmm kay. orthodoxy has nothing to do with rigor. just so you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 mmm kay. orthodoxy has nothing to do with rigor. just so you know. It was implied during the last page that UD is more orthodox than Franciscan and Benedictine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilllabettt Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 quotes, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) quotes, please. ...UD is academically superior (there is a difference) and is in every way orthodox. This implies that Franciscan is not "in every way" orthodox, whether that was intended or not. Edited February 4, 2014 by FuturePriest387 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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