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What an exciting time in the lives of your two oldest! I will be keeping them in my prayers.

wow. gives me goosebumps. we&#39;ll be praying and waiting to hear all the good news.<br /><br />we do hope to see you all again this summer (end of july, early august again). <br /><br />sarah, for us 6 hoskins

I love hearing your reviews, Jeanne. You&#39;ve helped me begin our college search, 5y early!

How exciting! I hope it all works out.

I went to a small college for undergrad (about Wheaton&#39;s size, but that&#39;s small compared to the 12,000 where I went to grad school!) and loved it. Now I teach at a community college part-time, and I have to say, while I like and really believe in community colleges, and while I haven&#39;t had the pleasure of meeting your son, I bet Trinity would turn out to be great for him. The faculty

Heather, thanks for your prayers!<br /><br />Sarah, send me the dates ASAP...we are starting to make plans to be gone around then! But don&#39;t want to miss you...we had such a great time last time!<br /><br />Jen, glad my thoughts are helpful. It will be interesting to see what direction your kids go!<br /><br />Jessica, thanks!<br /><br />Quirkyskittle, I really appreciate your perspective

how thrilling to see how God is planting and watering seeds left and right in and for your children... I look forward to hearing how it all unfolds!

I just bumped into your blog and saw your college entry. I am a graduate of Gordon College in MA and think really highly of it. I even worked as an admissions counselor for a bit of time. Gordon is academically solid (comparable to Wheaton but not as Type A) and has a great Christian community of mature Christians. The location near Boston is great too, for grad school connections and for fun on

Praying for all the decisions that must be made. <br /><br />On the psychology question...it&#39;s actually possible that both professors were right. Here in my state, there are lots of opportunities to use just a BA in psyc, but in other places, the rules are much more strict. <br /><br />She/You can go online and look at the rules for whatever state she imagines living in after graduation.

My husband&#39;s family is full of Taylor grads, and they all were very happy there. Blessings,<br />Annie

Oh, PS-- don&#39;t forget Houghton (the third member of the Wheaton-Taylor-Houghton trinity of Wesleyan liberal arts colleges), which is in upstate New York and has a wonderful community as well. My husband and 2 of his siblings went there and loved it.

Thanks, everyone, for all the input--it&#39;s really helpful!<br /><br />Jen--your point is exactly what we thought, that if she really, really wants to do therapy later on, she doesn&#39;t have to have majored in psych to go on to grad school. She&#39;s not intrinsically interested in psych, and she&#39;s not at all sure that being a therapist is what she really wants to do. Communications may

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Yes...good. Actually, I think some of the more interesting therapists have a background in something else. One of my friends has a BA in exercise science, and a MA in counseling - she works with people on eating issues. Another has a BA in ballet (which I didnt even know you could get) and she works with all kinds of dancers and performers on their issues. Another friend has a great pasison

Jeanne, thanks for ruminating on your blog so we can participate : ). I appreciate your thoughtful consideration of the issues. They are a good reminder of the value a Christian college education offers.<br /><br />When I was making college decisions oh-so-many years ago, I applied to 8 schools. Only one was a Christian school. I didn&#39;t get in to a few. I was wait-listed at one. And I got

On the Christian v. Secular college aspect -- as a College Chaplain, I can&#39;t see much value in the secular arena except for engineering and maybe another super-specialty. I would not send my children to a secular school without an over-abundance of supervision. <br /><br />Greg+

Jeanne, <br />More advice you didn&#39;t ask for-- =)<br />I had ana amazing experience of Christian community at a secular school. But it was (God working through) the strong IVCF chapter that made that possible.<br />Blessings,<br />Annie

Annie,<br /><br />DITTO.<br /><br />:)

Not like you have extra time on your hands, but I recently read a book you might be interested in...<br /><br />&quot;Sex and the Soul&quot; by Freitas. It&#39;s a secular book, but its written by a researcher who interviewed lots and lots of studetns at both Christian and secular schools. Not surprisingly she found that kids at secular schools were much more likely to get caught up in the

Hey Everyone,<br /><br />Thanks for all your comments--I REALLY appreciate hearing your insights and experiences! It&#39;s good to hear of those who found solid Christian community at secular schools, and I know of other testimonies as well. We truly are open to however God will lead and provide. But until it all unfolds and becomes clear...the discernment process is somewhat anxiety-provoking

I have a good friend who goes to Wheaton, and it sounds amazing there. :)

I&#39;ve worked in college admissions for a quarter century, including more than 15 on Christian college campuses. I loved the way you phrased things related to the Christian college &quot;bubble.&quot; You may have said it better than anyone else (I think I must have instinctively guessed that if I was going to leave the security of my church and family and become independent, it would be good

I remember this stage of parenting... requires much prayer, as I guess every stage does.<br /><br />As you know, our son is at Taylor U. While no school is perfect, we have been so pleased with his spiritual progress and general maturation. It seems to be a wonderful environment filled with positive kids who are seeking God. <br /><br />Happy to talk with you about this anytime.