{"id":2927,"date":"2023-03-21T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/?p=2927"},"modified":"2023-03-21T09:35:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T13:35:32","slug":"why-did-i-choose-cu-why-should-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/2023\/03\/21\/why-did-i-choose-cu-why-should-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Did I Choose CU? Why Should You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I didn\u2019t start looking at colleges till my senior year. Before then, I assumed that the only college I would apply to was the college my mom went to. I was happy with the decision, despite only going to the campus once. However, around 2015 or 2016, my church hired a new youth pastor. He and his wife went to Cedarville. They met here and graduated here and recommended the college to me. They sold it very well: beautiful campus, not too big (I come from a very small town), and spiritually strong teaching! I looked into the college further and was intrigued. The college had some interesting rules (no shorts or sweatpants during class set me back for a moment), but nothing that was difficult to get over.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">I was really interested in the minors that they offered! I was set on being an English major, and I really wanted to go into editing \u2014 and they have an editing and publishing minor that I couldn\u2019t find in any of the other colleges I looked at. Additionally, their required Bible minor was fascinating \u2014 I had grown up in public school, so my classes did not have any biblical foundation. 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The campus was gorgeous and had some of the prettiest sunsets over the lake.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2950 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_Sunset.jpg?resize=700%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A sunset at Cedarville University, across Cedar Lake, with the Stevens Student Center sitting in the background. \" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_Sunset-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_Sunset-scaled.jpg?resize=250%2C188&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_Sunset-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_Sunset-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_Sunset-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_Sunset-scaled.jpg?resize=120%2C90&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_Sunset-scaled.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The classes began with a prayer, and they applied a Christian perspective to what they were learning about. Science classes did not advocate for evolution as I had learned in public school but are taught from a biblical standpoint.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Chapel was an amazing experience. Being surrounded by nearly 4,000 students who are all singing with you and praising the Lord is something I will never get over \u2014 no matter how many chapels I go to.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2951 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_Worship.jpg?resize=700%2C525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cedarville University students in chapel, worshipping together as the band plays on the stage. \" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_Worship-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_Worship-scaled.jpg?resize=250%2C188&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_Worship-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_Worship-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_Worship-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_Worship-scaled.jpg?resize=120%2C90&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.cedarville.edu\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_Worship-scaled.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When I visited for CU Friday and the Leadership Conference, it felt very inclusive and welcoming. Students helped us find our way when we were lost, students in the class I sat in on were happy to include us or simply let us listen, and the professor answered any questions I had.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:480}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"><br \/>\nCedarville also offers many opportunities and organizations to get involved in on every level: sports, writing, outreach, and many more! They helped us connect to other prospective students and helped us curate friendships and community early on so that coming to campus wouldn\u2019t seem scary later. 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