Bob Jones University

"If you are a disciplined student who wants a real education with a biblical perspective, go to Bob Jones. If you want to party at a diploma mill, look elsewhere. More detail"

Interesting because bob jones is not accredited, which basically means the degre you get from there means absolutely nothing in the real world. They are only a candidate for accreditation, and for TRACS which only accredits christian schools...

1st Year Female -- Class 2010

All of the experiences below are true, and I have no reason to truthfule otherwise.
In one of my Bible classes at BJU, we were told that if we look at the opposite sex and "got aroused" and spent any time dwelling on the thought that we "lit the fire" and had already commited adultry, and had therefore sinned. Being an 18 yr old male, I pretty much threw in the towel at that point, for committing 100s of dirty thoughts the previous 8 to 10 yrs. You are taught to not only follow the rules of the school but to follow the rules of the Bible (the rules of the school are of the Bible so you better obey them). This is okay, I guess, you are not forced to go there unless your parents make you which mine did. The biggest lesson missed at this school is the development of a realtionship with God. To many of my piers were so depressed because they couldn't simply follow all of these rules. They would just give up and say it was impossible.I was kicked out because someone said they saw me holding hands with my girlfriend (1 witness). We both denied but were put on restriction anyway. The week my punishment was suppose to be over, I ran into my girlfriend, and said "hey, only a couple of more days" and continued on because as part of the punishment we were not allowed to speak. As fate would have it my dorm supervisor hear me, aparantly he was behind me. I was brough in, asked if I communicted. I told the dean of men what had happened and they kicked me out. I was too embarrassed/ ashamed to tell my parents so I stayed in town and got a job at the mall. A couple of weeks laterI would sit with my girlfriend at Sunday evening services off campus. I was told that it was an extension of school we could not do that or she would be expelled. One day I drove on campus and left flowers for her. A few days later I was sent a letter at the place I was renting. I don't know how they got the address but was told that if I was caught on campus again I would be arrested for tresspassing. Needless to say, I came extreemly close to committing suiside, because of the previous 3 yrs bad experiences. This school almost destroyed me. The above is only one story. I have many. I know girls that were raped by faculty students. I would say that over half of the students there are misaralbe and are forced to live a lie. Unfortunately for many, the school has the right intentions, but the execution of the rules and lack of common sense reasoning is absent. The school is in a bubble for a reason. If word got out that things like this happened what would Christians do. Too many Christians lean on this school as their pillar of faith and rules of the Bible. God taught us to love everyone, and develop a relationship with Him. Not judge. There is so much judgement and hypocracy there it makes me sick. I think people should speak out about the school. So what if it is negative. It could save somones life. If I almost committed suiside there because of my experiences, I know others have.

3rd Year Male -- Class 2010

Campus Aesthetics: A, Innovation: F

Bob Jones is, by far, the worst institution on the face of the Earth. It is not natural for people at the age of 18, 19, 20, or 21, to be abused and mistrusted to the point where one cannot kiss his girlfriend (or risk expulsion) or stay up past bedtime (oh, no!). Boo fucking hoo...this is an extreme right winged prison where brainwashing is cool and ignorance is the law of the land. And guess what...Mr Bush and all his Bob Jones friends will rot in what you refer to as "Hell." Oh, and so you know, my God is perfect and all loving...He does not create evil, therefore, there is NO DEVIL! And contrary to your popular belief, ther is no LAKE OF FIRE! Evil is only created by man. And Angels do not have free will...so there goes your fallen angel Lucifer story. Fuck organized religion. i don't need to tithe and be looked down upon to love God. I certainly don't need to vote Republican (how can 50 million Americans be that stupid?) Furthermore...why don't you ask your Bob Jones faculty what happend to the books of the Bible that were purposely left out! Don't you realize that the 26 versions of the Bible are all ways to brainwash, conform, and control man? God is not judgemental. He is not the fearful being that your Bob Jones, right winged, vengeful bastards make Him out to be. God is Love. He does not create negativity. Also, why is it such a big deal IF Jesus married Mary Magdalene and had children with her? Why can't we accept that Jesus, while a supreme being, was still a man on this Earth...Do you think God would be that cruel to say "I'm sorry, Son, but you cannot experience the love of a woman and have a family with her..." Now how much sense does that make? God is not that cruel. Our only punishment is this life we live now...and we chose it. yes, reincarnation is real. Why would God waste our soul on just one life? we are meant to learn several lessons; and we cannot possibly learn all we need to experience for God in just one lifetime...(Oh, boo hoo, did I offend any of the Bob Jones ass lickers?) Too fuckin bad. Go and seek truth to your lives and drop out of that school and go to a real college where it's ok to experience life.

Alumnus Male -- Class 2000