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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Religion/Religious  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright It is a small Catholic liberal arts college and because of this fact, there are always going to be pros and cons. But overall, the main reason people tend to come to Christendom is because they want to immerse themselves into a fully Catholic culture and earn an education that will educate them for life, rather than for a specific job. It is well worth the money and I believe that when compared to its sister schools or competition, it comes out on top every time, at least for those who want to go to a college where everything is looked at through the lense of the Catholic Faith. Faculty Accessibility: A, Surrounding City: C Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Oct 21 2008 2nd Year Male -- Class 2012    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=55045&uid=1397'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Political Science  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Ah, Christendom, what can I say? In a sentence: Christendom is small, remote, friendly, attractive, quiet, challenging, dull, and, oh let's not forget draconian. Christendom is a small liberal arts Catholic college that prides itself on its conservatism and orthodoxy. It is lay administered, but is well known by the upper echelons of the Church and has many connections by way of the ecclesiastical ladder. It was founded in the late 70's as a counter to the increased liberalism in the university system, and is characterized by it's reactionary tendencies, not just politically, socially and religiously, but also academically. This is important to realize if you ever consider going there. The first thing that you'll notice when you arrive, aside from the very attractive, rural, campus, is the fact that the Christendom management sees it as a family. The College is extensively communitarian and 'community' is cited as the justification for nearly every rule change or arbitration. A couple of interesting rules that were established for community's sake: 1. No 'public displays of affection' ie., no hand-holding. (it's divisive) 2. No video games in dormitories. (Student's are expected to socialize) 3. Explicit permission is needed to see films. (See above) 4. Room inspections. ('Community' has something to do with it.) I could go on. The point is that the college is very controlling. The ironic thing about is that, even though it's supposed to make you into good conservative Catholics, its the more conservative students that fight the system the hardest. This is probably due to Christendom's rather unique demographic. The students themselves can be divided into several groups: 1. The Drinkers. - Disaffected members of the student body. Are probably only there because their parent's gave them no choice. 2. The Holy-Rollers. - Absolutely love Christendom, the faculty, the Community, etc. 3. The Tradies. - 'More Catholic than the Pope.' Angry at the faculty for not promoting Tridentine Mass. 4. Nerds. - Actually thought Christendom was a 'school.' 5. Freaks who didn't fit in anywhere else. - Medievalists, Fascists, Geocentrists... Needless to say, the groups overlap quite a bit. As actual, academics, the school claims to be liberal arts, but it's really humanities with a special focus on philosophy (mostly scholastic) and theology (It is 'Christendom' after all). The subjects on which Christendom actually focuses: 1. Thomistic Philosophy 2. Greek Philosophy 3. Catholic Theology 4. Classics 5. Western History 6. Western Literature 7. Constitutionalist Political Theory (Both Libertarians and Conservatives) 8. Austrian Economics. These are the subjects at which Christendom excels. You have small classes, and helpful, friendly (mostly) teachers who are rarely out of reach. Some of them don't brook disagreement in the classroom, but most don't have a problem with it. This biggest nuisance comes from the core curriculum, which consumes two and a half of the three years available. Also, take note, if you want to study Math, Science, Modern Philosophy, Non-Western History or Literature, your looking at the wrong school. It's not these classes aren't provided, but that they are definitely not the focus of the school and you will feel shortchanged. Our math and science program is one professor who buys the equipment he needs with his own salary because the budget is two small for him to buy a prism. On the plus side, classes are very small and there is ample opportunity for questions and even discussion with teachers. Many of the teachers are more than willing to go out of there way to help students. The school is teaching oriented rather than research oriented and it improves the quality of academics immensely. With regard to social/party life, there is quite a bit, depending on what you consider to be a party. The school itself organizes many events with the help of a student activities committee (the closest thing that there is to a student government.) They're fun, the first few times through, but they get boring pretty quickly. Students put on their own events from time to time, and these are sometimes fun. Eventually, it will come down to finding some friends and thinking up your own things to do (which can be a challenge.) There is not town to speak of. Front Royal is a little ho dunk place without much in it. There is a k-mart, and a McDonalds, and a grocery, but not much else. The movie theater is pretty sad. There is more to do in the next town over (Winchester) but it is drive. The thing is, Christendom was deliberately meant to be a rural campus, and if you like hiking, boating, spelunking etc., your in a very good spot. If your looking for anything with a night life, you should just keep looking. The campus itself is gorgeous, especially the surrounding countryside, and we are on the shore of the Shenandoah, which is very nice at sunset. The buildings are undergoing a process of modernization. The central office building, Regina Caeli hall, is literally an old barn. The new student center and library in contrast, are very nice and cost millions in donor funds. The food is awful. There are some unique advantages to Christendom that shouldn't go unmentioned (Especially if you are a conservative Catholic): 1. It affords the opportunity to speak with and fraternize with big and powerful Churchmen. (Tennis with Cardinal Arrinze anyone?) 2. Home to one of the more dedicated pro-life cells in the country. 3. Within walking distance of Seton Home schooling and PRI if you want to work with either of them. 4. There is no place that I know of with better access to sacraments. 5. The Rome program is good. Faculty Accessibility: A+, Surrounding City: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Sep 17 2008 4th Year Male -- Class 2008    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=54346&uid=1397'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   History/Histories (art history/etc.)  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Christendom spends its money on propoganda. I do not mean to say that back in the day and even now you couldn't get a pretty solid education here, if you know how to work the system. One of the problems is that the vast majority of the course work is based completely on the catholic faith, this is not a bad thing, but I would like to learn about some modern history. As to the earlier comment about the rules I have to agree, the administration here treats students who don't conform to mindless ass kissing as renegades, sinners, and childish. For anyone interested in coming here get ready to kiss cuddles' rear (we call the nut-job, communist who runs the philosophy department cuddles). Another mentionable comment is that the food here is horrible and the man running that show is a gross incompetent, who is so fat he can barely walk. Most students I know suffer severe fatigue, light headedness and a general feeling of nausea, and don't worry the administration won't change it so it will be there for you when you show up. One other thing i would like to address are the numerous violations of fire codes, there are too many people per room (at least on guys side) and there fire alarm system is faulty at best most of the pull station don't even hang on the wall properly. Also the administration is allowing the dorms to fall into complete disrepair while spending the money they get on fountains and fortresses for the administrative buildings and blame all the damage (including the fact the roofs of two of the dorms are actually peeling off in the wind) on the students. (and McFadden stop being suck a creepy s.o.b. and checking out how the girls look before you accept them)(by the way there is no St. John's point that picture wasn't even taken on school property)(oh and if you come here don't drink the water in the dorms it will make you sick)(oh and you know how Christendom says they accept however many students with a 2000 SAT or higher well only about ten percent of those kids actually decide to come here Perceived Campus Safety: A-, Innovation: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Dec 11 2007 2nd Year Male -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=42753&uid=1397'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   History/Histories (art history/etc.)  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright What some of the negative comments on this site suggest is true: CC is a small, school in a rural area with some strange rules compared to other colleges. However, let's face it, if you looked into attending CC, then your priorities are drastically different than the majority of your generation. In a sense, CC is a coed seminary, and if that sounds bad then don't attend. However, if you want to learn about the Catholic faith then this is the place for you. This is not to say that you don't learn anything else--the education you receive is liberal arts at its best. CC graduates are given everything they need to be well-rounded, intelligent, interesting people. Pesonally, the school prepared me for law school, and many of my friends have gone on te earn graduate degrees from more 'recognizable' schools. Let me note that my law school is a big name school and I have been proud of my CC education, as I have felt well-equipped to do my legal coursework. Starting Job: Teacher, Preparedness: A, Reputation: B+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) May 14 2007 Alumnus Male -- Class 2000   Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=38936&uid=1397'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save      Prev    Select Page:  1  2  3    Next

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