NOTE: This is part one from the series “Discerning God’s Will: My Struggle with College”. It has been re-posted here because it had been deleted.
“No, you need to live on campus. If not, how will you get the college experience?”
“I wanted all my children to live on campus so that they could learn independence. It’s [...]
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Here’s the application for my struggle with college. First, though, I want you to understand that my struggle is not over. Outside of my immediate family, very few people agree that I should not live on campus. In fact, this will probably pose more problems as it gets closer to the beginning of the college [...]
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Almost everyone encouraged me to go to college. This helped with the decision. To have godly men and women give me their stories and advice was a huge help.
There was a problem running underneath the whole time. It was the question of whether or not to live on campus in the dorms. The college I [...]
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College has always been fascinating to me. There’s something about the independence and tiny, homey dorm rooms that has always appealed to me.
I was prime bait for any college that emphasized community and academic achievement!
At the same time, even before learning the “shocking fact” that no one had to go to college, I was wondering [...]
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Part II
As the summer before my senior year of high-school came to a close, I began thinking more about all the “college stuff”. I received stacks of mail; chunky envelops that included applications, vivid brochures with testimonies of former students, letters written on thick, cream-colored paper with embossed logos at the top.Most of the [...]
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