Deus te Amat Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 So.... lately the University of Dallas has moved to number one on my top college list. I find out if I get accepted in February (I'm not worried about it) but my going there will depend on if/what my scholarship will be, because it is an expensive school. I will be touring it in just a few weeks, and I will know then, I think, if that is where God is calling me at this moment in time. Okay, so here is where I need your help. I am from Minnesota, and I rather like the cold... please be gentle with me on your description of the weather . i realize it is warm, but how warm? winters? is it humid? Am i going to die because I sweat all the water out of me and all thats left is a rubbery sack of bones? Also... what is your opinion on the school? I've heard great things; their academics are rigorous, and the faith is excelllent. Plus there is a campus in Rome from which you can see the Pope's summer residence... Thanks!! DtA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I'm from Oklahoma City, but I've got a brother in Dallas. As to the heat, in summer you have to crack your car window or the heat build up will crack your windshield. I lived 15 years in Florida without air conditioning in my car, but I could never have survived without it back home. It's not as humid as Florida, but it is far from being a dry heat. Everyone just goes from an air conditioned house to an air conditioned car to an air conditioned office. Kind of like Minnesota in winter except for heat instead of air conditioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissScripture Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 [quote name='Deus_te_Amat' post='1453718' date='Jan 31 2008, 08:41 PM']So.... lately the University of Dallas has moved to number one on my top college list. I find out if I get accepted in February (I'm not worried about it) but my going there will depend on if/what my scholarship will be, because it is an expensive school. I will be touring it in just a few weeks, and I will know then, I think, if that is where God is calling me at this moment in time. Okay, so here is where I need your help. I am from Minnesota, and I rather like the cold... please be gentle with me on your description of the weather . i realize it is warm, but how warm? winters? is it humid? Am i going to die because I sweat all the water out of me and all thats left is a rubbery sack of bones? Also... what is your opinion on the school? I've heard great things; their academics are rigorous, and the faith is excelllent. Plus there is a campus in Rome from which you can see the Pope's summer residence... Thanks!! DtA[/quote] Let's put it this way, you'll never miss another day of school due to windchills that are dangerously low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus te Amat Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 [quote name='MissScripture' post='1453750' date='Jan 31 2008, 10:03 PM']Let's put it this way, you'll never miss another day of school due to windchills that are dangerously low. [/quote] ... Inconceivable. what about snow? I'll miss snow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus te Amat Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 [quote name='CatherineM' post='1453741' date='Jan 31 2008, 09:54 PM']I'm from Oklahoma City, but I've got a brother in Dallas. As to the heat, in summer you have to crack your car window or the heat build up will crack your windshield. I lived 15 years in Florida without air conditioning in my car, but I could never have survived without it back home. It's not as humid as Florida, but it is far from being a dry heat. Everyone just goes from an air conditioned house to an air conditioned car to an air conditioned office. Kind of like Minnesota in winter except for heat instead of air conditioning.[/quote] That is scary. On the upside, I would have NO excuse for not wearing a skirt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissScripture Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 [quote name='Deus_te_Amat' post='1453752' date='Jan 31 2008, 10:06 PM'] ... Inconceivable. what about snow? I'll miss snow...[/quote] You're joking, right? You DO realize that they're not going to have snow like we do...don't you...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus te Amat Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 Yes .... I know. I'm going through denial . I'm remembering what I said about skirts though. It is impossible to wear skirts when its twenty below... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissScripture Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Well, not IMPOSSIBLE, if you don't mind losing your limbs to frostbite and then gangrene... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus te Amat Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 this isnt the lame board, dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissScripture Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I REALIZE that. I'm just SAYING it's not IMPOSSIBLE, it's just not a good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycin Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 From my Uncle, who attended: - One of the best Philosophy departments you will find in America - Run by awesome Cistercian (sp?) monks and priests who escaped from Hungary and started the University in Denver - Excellent faith community - Lots of individual student attention; great communication between professors and students "Probably the only way she wouldn't like it is if she is the kind of girl who wants to get lost in the crowd." Hope that helped. By the way, you should come see me when you're here!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycin Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Oh... and the heat isn't THAT BAD the ENTIRE summer. I have never left my windows cracked ever, and my windshield is fine. Maybe I just got lucky, though. You might WANT to leave your windows cracked simply because if your car is sitting in the sun all day, when you get in it, it's going to be about 4 times as hot as stepping into a sauna. The worst days I think I've experienced were 122* or around there. I've never experienced a day over 128* though. And that was back during the hottest summer I can remember, maybe 2 or 3 ago? When the whole country was having a really hot summer. Don't worry. Oh and if you want snow you can always go up in the panhandle part of Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 I live in Dallas. Both my parents, 2 of my uncles and a cousin all went to The University of Dallas. Dallas is HOT That is for sure. Winters can get cold...it's in the high 30s right now I think. Hardly ever snow...very rarely ice. Good school, great city, but very different from anywhere in Minnestota I would imagine. You MUST have a car to get around and the city is so big, you can be driving for 40 minutes and still be in the city. That being said, downtown is a lot of fun. Great restaurants, sports venues, live music halls...lot to do in the city. Dallas will always be home to me. I love it and think you will to. You are looking at a college for all the right reasons: academic reputation and spiritual vigor. I hope that sways you more than the 90-100 degree summer heat. Think about it...if you came here for school, won't you be back home in Minnesota during the summer anyway??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qfnol31 Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Deus_te_Amat' post='1453718' date='Jan 31 2008, 08:41 PM']So.... lately the University of Dallas has moved to number one on my top college list. I find out if I get accepted in February (I'm not worried about it) but my going there will depend on if/what my scholarship will be, because it is an expensive school. I will be touring it in just a few weeks, and I will know then, I think, if that is where God is calling me at this moment in time. Okay, so here is where I need your help. I am from Minnesota, and I rather like the cold... please be gentle with me on your description of the weather . i realize it is warm, but how warm? winters? is it humid? Am i going to die because I sweat all the water out of me and all thats left is a rubbery sack of bones? Also... what is your opinion on the school? I've heard great things; their academics are rigorous, and the faith is excelllent. Plus there is a campus in Rome from which you can see the Pope's summer residence... Thanks!! DtA[/quote] Last year it was colder (90% of the days, not just average) than Washington DC. It's a little humid, but a whole lot less so than along the East Coast or Gulf Coast. Added: I lived in Georgia before moving to Dallas a couple years before school. The heat might take a little getting-used-to, but my parents are from cooler places and love the South. Edited February 1, 2008 by qfnol31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qfnol31 Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 (edited) By the way, I went to the University of Dallas and majored in philosophy. It's pretty difficult (one of their two most difficult degrees I think), but it was well worth the effort. The Cistercians don't run the school, but they add a ton to it. I wish I had had more classes with them. Fr. James is pretty good, but I wanted a class with Fr. Abbot (Farkasfalvy) or Fr. Roch or Fr. David Balas. The theology department is really solid right now. I know a few of the professors really well and trust them more than just about anyone else I know in theology. They're faithful, and the have a Mandatum with a really good Bishop. The core curriculum is the best part (though honestly it scared me at first with all the English requirements), but I think I am well prepared after going to UD. The classes are rarely easy, but if I could show you how much I learned there or how much better I can write, you'd be amazed. The campus spirituality is pretty good, and Dallas has a real gem in the Cistercian abbey. Lastly the people are great. I still keep in touch with a few (I live in DC where we have a large group of alumni). I forgot Roma! Great city, great program. In short, I loved the school and think you will too. Edited February 1, 2008 by qfnol31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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