Dallas

[TheoGrad07]

[quote name='Alycin' post='1453885' date='Feb 1 2008, 01:08 AM']- 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."[/quote]


I absolutely agree - and add that the same applies to the Theology department. I majored in Theology at UD, which is (perhaps) an easier major than Philosophy, but is certainly not [i]easy[/i]. I graduated with a 3.914 GPA, honors, and was accepted to CUA with a full-scholarship and teaching assistantship. I am definitely very well-prepared for grad school!

I can't say enough how much I love UD, so let me just repeat something I said in an email to my UD professors last week (yes, I still email my old professors, and they respond! The same applies to Q).

"It would be difficult to express how very special UD is to me - the more I experience in academia, the more I appreciate UD's value for and emphasis on teaching, the expertise of the faculty not simply as scholars and researchers but as teachers who give to us students something which I cannot quite express: I received more than mere "know-how" from my UD professors. UD teaches students truly to think, to engage ideas deeply, with one's whole being - to explore the implications and presuppositions of ideas and what these ideas may mean for one's life as an intellectual being created in the image and likeness of God. It is no exaggeration to say that UD gives students an opportunity to come into contact with the "spring of water welling up to eternal life" (Jn 4:14) - both spiritually and intellectually, for at UD these two realms are not separated. I wish I could tell students who are considering UD, especially the theology program, that there is no better place to spend one's undergraduate years."

Feel free to message me if you have any questions.

[franciscanheart]

[quote name='Apollo' post='1453891' date='Feb 1 2008, 12:15 AM']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???[/quote]
I second his response.

Summers start around May and last until about September so you shouldn't experience too much of the heat. Winters are "mild" -- even though I'm a wimp and whine when we hit the 40s and complain a little when we get anything below 70 -- so you can still 'enjoy some cold' without worrying about shoveling your way out of the door. Classes are only cancelled or delayed on rare occassions and coming from Minnesota you shouldn't have any problems.

Basically what I'm telling you is that Dallas is an [b]amazing[/b] city for young people and you will likely be here for the most pleasant seasons.

[Alycin]

err... I have no idea how or why I typed DENVER in my post earlier... I meant to type IRVING.

lol...

but I can no longer edit it for some reason or another.

[Ora et Labora]

I've lived in TX my entire life, (except 6 months in Germany where I was born...which I don't even remember...) I've also lived in the Dallas area for 6 months. The humidity is, well, going to get you I think. What makes TX so "unbearable" to everyone is because we have heat AND humidity! Most states either have one or the other.

As far as heat goes...it'll get up to, lets say, 90, most summer days. It won't get to over 100 for most of it. We'll have those days, but, not often. These past couple of summers have been better then most to tell you the truth!! But, will you even be here for the summer? Wouldn't you be going back to MN?

Anyway...winters! No snow. Sorry. I've seen about three inches of snow in my entire life, and that was in OK. You should excpect snow once every several years. It tends to do that. And, about an inch when that happens. It doesn't get into negative here (obviously.) lol!

Falls are awesome!! We have tons of trees so the leaves are all different colors! And theres always a nice breese it seems too. Springs are also nice, but a little humid.

So, to sum it up very quickly, there ya go. We should visit sometime when you come!! I live like 3 hours South of Dallas.

[MissScripture]

[quote name='Ora et Labora' post='1454468' date='Feb 2 2008, 08:48 AM']I've lived in TX my entire life, (except 6 months in Germany where I was born...which I don't even remember...) I've also lived in the Dallas area for 6 months. The humidity is, well, going to get you I think. What makes TX so "unbearable" to everyone is because we have heat AND humidity! Most states either have one or the other.

As far as heat goes...it'll get up to, lets say, 90, most summer days. It won't get to over 100 for most of it. We'll have those days, but, not often. These past couple of summers have been better then most to tell you the truth!! But, will you even be here for the summer? Wouldn't you be going back to MN?

Anyway...winters! No snow. Sorry. I've seen about three inches of snow in my entire life, and that was in OK. You should excpect snow once every several years. It tends to do that. And, about an inch when that happens. It doesn't get into negative here (obviously.) lol!

Falls are awesome!! We have tons of trees so the leaves are all different colors! And theres always a nice breese it seems too. Springs are also nice, but a little humid.

So, to sum it up very quickly, there ya go. We should visit sometime when you come!! I live like 3 hours South of Dallas.[/quote]
Minnesota actually has a decent amount of humidity in the summer and contrary to popular belief, it can get quite warm up here, so I think she'll be fine. And I would think she'd be coming home for the summer...but

[Ora et Labora]

Oh! I think she'll be fine too! I'm just telling her about it...

[qfnol31]

I must be strange, but I found Dallas pretty cool and very dry..........

[RemnantRules]

just like anywhere you live it takes some adjusting, but you will get adjusted eventually. I love cold and I've lived in Ft. Worth (just 30 miles west of Dallas) and I have "slowly" gotten use to it. lol. The humidity is nothing to be concerned about.

Just make Central A/C your best friend from the end of May to Sept. or find a great Pool.

[TheoGrad07]

I've lived in the UK, Canada, and the northern states (ID, OH, MI, VT) almost my whole life - I love cool weather, snow, and four seasons!

I love TX - I didn't find the weather unbearable, although AC and a pool are an excellent suggestion. One of the summers I lived there, we had 40 days over 100, with no rain. Sure, it was hot - but unless you're planning to work outdoors all day, it's not too difficult. Everywhere inside is air-conditioned - cold enough to require bringing a sweater everywhere!

(My brother loved the heat, and would go running at noon in 100+ weather ...)

[franciscanheart]

everyone knows noon isn't the hottest part of the day! it's about 5pm

[Deus te Amat]

[quote name='Alycin' post='1453885' date='Feb 1 2008, 12:08 AM']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."

By the way, you should come see me when you're here!!


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.[/quote]

Thanks Alycin! Tell your Uncle thank you as well. That is very good to know, and I dont know if it is possible for me to get lost in the crowd ... Unfortunately

128

Please never mention that number in Fahrenheit again. please. please.



[quote name='Apollo' post='1453891' date='Feb 1 2008, 12:15 AM']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???[/quote]

Thank you Apollo!

You are quite right in saying that I wont be there for the summer heat, and I am keeping that in mind. Also, upper 30's isnt cold! But it is plenty warm compared to here, and i WOULD be able to wear skirts all year round, which i like the sound of.

I wont have a car down there, but I'll remember to befriend someone that does.

Dallas is firmly planted at the top of my College list. There are only one or two factors now that could change my mind. It is the perfect compromise between what my mother wants (rigorous academia and reputation) and what I want (Orthodox Catholicism and challenging academics).


[quote name='qfnol31' post='1454100' date='Feb 1 2008, 12:22 PM']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.

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. [/quote]

Thanks for the first hand experience, qfnol. I'm loving the school more and more.

What do you mean by the campus spirituality being "pretty good"?

[Deus te Amat]

[quote name='TheoGrad07' post='1454117' date='Feb 1 2008, 01:04 PM']I absolutely agree - and add that the same applies to the Theology department. I majored in Theology at UD, which is (perhaps) an easier major than Philosophy, but is certainly not [i]easy[/i]. I graduated with a 3.914 GPA, honors, and was accepted to CUA with a full-scholarship and teaching assistantship. I am definitely very well-prepared for grad school!

I can't say enough how much I love UD, so let me just repeat something I said in an email to my UD professors last week (yes, I still email my old professors, and they respond! The same applies to Q).

"It would be difficult to express how very special UD is to me - the more I experience in academia, the more I appreciate UD's value for and emphasis on teaching, the expertise of the faculty not simply as scholars and researchers but as teachers who give to us students something which I cannot quite express: I received more than mere "know-how" from my UD professors. UD teaches students truly to think, to engage ideas deeply, with one's whole being - to explore the implications and presuppositions of ideas and what these ideas may mean for one's life as an intellectual being created in the image and likeness of God. It is no exaggeration to say that UD gives students an opportunity to come into contact with the "spring of water welling up to eternal life" (Jn 4:14) - both spiritually and intellectually, for at UD these two realms are not separated. I wish I could tell students who are considering UD, especially the theology program, that there is no better place to spend one's undergraduate years."

Feel free to message me if you have any questions.[/quote]

Wow. Thank you. You are a good college Recruiter . I'll probably take you up on the offer when I get my questions on paper.

[quote name='hugheyforlife' post='1454138' date='Feb 1 2008, 01:49 PM']I second his response.

Summers start around May and last until about September so you shouldn't experience too much of the heat. Winters are "mild" -- even though I'm a wimp and whine when we hit the 40s and complain a little when we get anything below 70 -- so you can still 'enjoy some cold' without worrying about shoveling your way out of the door. Classes are only cancelled or delayed on rare occassions and coming from Minnesota you shouldn't have any problems.

Basically what I'm telling you is that Dallas is an [b]amazing[/b] city for young people and you will likely be here for the most pleasant seasons. [/quote]

Thanks Hughey . I kinda like missing school... so drat on that. But some sacrifices will have to be made, i suppose.

[quote name='Ora et Labora' post='1454468' date='Feb 2 2008, 08:48 AM']I've lived in TX my entire life, (except 6 months in Germany where I was born...which I don't even remember...) I've also lived in the Dallas area for 6 months. The humidity is, well, going to get you I think. What makes TX so "unbearable" to everyone is because we have heat AND humidity! Most states either have one or the other.

As far as heat goes...it'll get up to, lets say, 90, most summer days. It won't get to over 100 for most of it. We'll have those days, but, not often. These past couple of summers have been better then most to tell you the truth!! But, will you even be here for the summer? Wouldn't you be going back to MN?

Anyway...winters! No snow. Sorry. I've seen about three inches of snow in my entire life, and that was in OK. You should excpect snow once every several years. It tends to do that. And, about an inch when that happens. It doesn't get into negative here (obviously.) lol!

Falls are awesome!! We have tons of trees so the leaves are all different colors! And theres always a nice breese it seems too. Springs are also nice, but a little humid.

So, to sum it up very quickly, there ya go. We should visit sometime when you come!! I live like 3 hours South of Dallas.[/quote]

During the summer, we get up to 70-90% humidity up here... So I am used to humidity. But you are right in saying that I would be home for the worst of it.

The photographer in me is loving the idea of trees and colors! I'm going to have to come down there just to do landscape pics. haha. And yes we'd have to visit, It would be great fun! Bring Uruviel. Alycin can come too!

Edited February 3, 2008 by Deus_te_Amat

[Deus te Amat]

[quote name='MissScripture' post='1454662' date='Feb 2 2008, 06:13 PM']Minnesota actually has a decent amount of humidity in the summer and contrary to popular belief, it can get quite warm up here, so I think she'll be fine. And I would think she'd be coming home for the summer...but [/quote]

MS is officially my spokesperson.

[quote name='Ora et Labora' post='1454710' date='Feb 2 2008, 10:11 PM']Oh! I think she'll be fine too! I'm just telling her about it...[/quote]


Thanks for telling me about it! I'm now catching the first flight home after the finals.

Thanks for the Weather tips, everyone. You've calmed my fears and now I can daydream about my college experience next fall without added worries.

[Alycin]

I'm wondering where Ora et.. whatever... lives that they have lots of trees that change colors!!?

East Texas is the only place in Texas I've ever been that has GORGEOUS greenery.

[franciscanheart]

we have plenty of beautiful trees in Dallas... lol.