However, admission decisions are based on a holistic review of the students academic performance, extracurricular activities, essays, and other factors. Is there a dress code in college? - Quora Room changes will begin two weeks into the semester. From my own experience, when you walk away from God it usually has to do with decisions you have made and not lack of motivation or dedication. They just dont want you showing /Friday the 13th/ or anything, due to the content. No one is being coerced into paying thousands of dollars to go if they dont want to. Sex that is forbidden and secretive just makes it all the more exciting. A little bit of bleeding and discomfort is not the end of the world at PCC. Berry College has a competitive GPA requirement for admission. Institutions promoting morality in an immoral society. I had said I love you. and we hung up the phone. They cant begin to understand those WHO CHOOSE to go to a Christian university. The handbook gives the wrong message in this part; dancing is not allowed in groups if it is /suggestive or sultry./ They try to limit large dancing gatherings because they, of course, cannot monitor everyone to make sure they are following that rule. No one is stopping you. The code of student conduct and the campus conduct system exist to educate students about their personal and community responsibilities at Berry College. People can have jobs with alcohol or tobacco. Aquariums are limited to 20 gallons and must be well maintained. If you need physical network access (network port), please submit a request to the Information Technology Helpdesk. There wasnt anything there that drove me crazy. If you study at a high quality MBA program in the United States, you can use that degree to improve your reputation and career ANYWHERE in the world, unlike law or medical degrees (or worthless degrees from diploma mills). Good people get something out of what these schools are trying to do. But people need to remember that we are fearfully and wonderfully made, and casting people out of a school because they dont meet excessive regulations arent bringing them any closer to God. While some colleges might allow that, remember that you are still presenting yourself in front of your lecturers and peers. Berry College is known for its strong academic programs, vibrant campus life, and commitment to community service and sustainability. If anything, its pushing them further away because they feel even more separated from God. Whether you are the religion these campuses represent or not. Choose this day whom you will serve, and if you will serve the Lord, beware, lest you make the grace of our God into Lasciviousness. "As long as it is not pajamas it is fine," emphasizes Tran. their own standards, and this writer makes fun of them as hopelessly pathetic. There are always going to be kids that break rules.i went to parties were kids were drinking alcohol. I had my oldest in another middle school and . Probably not. Berry's school community has set high standards for appropriate school attire and personal cleanliness. Nor have I lied to him about my history; including the fact that Im a divorcee from an arranged marriage at barely 16 to a man Id met twice, arranged to keep me out of trouble. You sure do sound like the typical judgemental fundamentalist type that writes these student handbook! The point is, in my opinion, someone needs to establish guidelines for our youth.. Or are they treating free-willed adults as if petulant children incapable of forging their own individual perceptions, decisions, and behaviors without being fed someone elses interpretations of Christian dogma? Perhaps they are harmful. A lot of the comments here seem to be objecting to what the author said by defending these schools. The most important thing to remember is that each person attending these schools is a responsible adult. Will Bannister 22, a biochemistry major with a minor in One Health, combined rigorous training in science and service opportunities at Berry to carve out a career in developing policies and programs that benefit marginalized communities. OR a girl from State college,, who has photos of herself posted , throwign up drunk in a men`s bathroom, has slept with numerous other men, a couple of abortions behind her, and had sex with strangers on spring break because she was drunk and had to take penecilin afterward, then had to lie to her future husband about it all mmmm i`lll take the girl from the christian college,, thanks. go to freethoughtpedia and look up PCC and read the review of a former student. Anyone caught in such a position faces discipline or dismissal. In addition to outright banning the expected illegal and discourteous behaviors, premarital sex and homosexuality are considered as absolute in their alleged offense to God and society as stealing and lying. I was on full scholarship (or would have never atteneded the school),and I was aware of all these policies and followed them. Because I want to go to Asbury. Beards are completely banned without explicit permission from the school, and neither gender may color their hair or wear any form-fitting apparel. Where did you hear that we couldnt?!?! They try to teach young adults how to dress in the business world when I went. There are many things that are legal that are morally wrong, and I imagine that most people know about the tendency of people who live in extremely sheltered and restrictive environments to go wild as soon as these restrictions are removed and they realise how much freedom they have, because they never learnt self-control.