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Bob Jones University

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityB- Faculty AccessibilityB-
Useful SchoolworkC Excess CompetitionD
Academic SuccessB- Creativity/ InnovationC-
Individual ValueF University Resource UseF
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyB FriendlinessC-
Campus MaintenanceB Social LifeF
Surrounding CityA Extra CurricularsD-
SafetyF
Describes the student body as:
Afraid, Arrogant, Broken Spirit, Closeminded

Describes the faculty as:
Friendly, Helpful

Male
Quite Bright
Lowest Rating
Individual Value
F
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Surrounding City
A
He cares more about Safety than the average student.
Date: Feb 11 2014
Major: Journalism (This Major's Salary over time)
While the education and faculty were stellar, the environment was emotionally, spiritually, and mentally crushing. As evidenced with the University's recent firing of the GRACE investigation into sexual abuse allegations, this is NOT an environment I can recommend in any way, shape, or form. As someone who was directly abused by a high ranking member of the administration, I can say with no hesitation that this is the only school in the country that my daughter is forbidden to attend.
Responses
responseI have never been to BJU or even to Greenville, SC. Rooming with a grad of that filthy school was enough for me. I cannot speak for the quality of the education and faculty; I doubt your comments are entirely accurate there, but hey, you went there and I didn't. But the environment being "emotionally, spiritually, and mentally crushing"? THAT I can believe. I have read their own website and student conduct handbook. That school gets in your business in a way only a police state can equal. They seek to control your life more than a military college does. It is literally the only institution of higher learning I have ever heard of in my life where an individual can be punished for "holding false philosophical or moral views or assumptions". I have looked up and read some about the revelations of sexual abuse on campus and how BJU suppressed it. I've read about how former students have revealed BJU tells you that things like rape are the fault of the victim- "we have to find the root sin, what you did that caused this." Anything but confront the incident as a school and do anything about the man who did it. I had the great displeasure of knowing a BJU grad for the better part of a year, and he was by far the most patriarchal, backwards, close-minded, petty, mean-spirited and corrupt individual I have ever met. He blatantly lied on several occasions and never once admitted to being anything less than perfect about anything. If I should become a teacher, I will do what I can, as a professional, to ensure my students never go to BJU. If any of them express interest I will urge them to think of going elsewhere. And if I ever adopt, foster, or have biological children, they will be forbidden from ever attending one college on Earth, and that will be Bob Jones University. Thanks for your review. It was on the shorter side, but I don't know how easy it was for you to write since some of the stuff you mention refers to things that must be fairly personal. Thank you for sharing your story. More people who BJU has abused, bullied, and mistreated need to speak up and say the things you're saying about this corrupt, nasty lie of a institution.
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