USUaggie said:
good input, thanks riverside - I'm actually on my way to SoCal in a few minutes to go watch the Aggies in the big west tourny and I think I'll stop by and pay my deposite in person tomorrow. I don't smoke or anything, I'm just hoping I can keep eating my juicy red steaks! Being from a small town, I think that area would suit me a lot better than B'more. My stress release is the mountains and beach, not the bars.
Well said, USUaggie, I'm the same way. I just don't think I'd enjoy the big city as much as a lot of people do.
Just a couple concerns to address:
Meat-eaters rejoice! Your big red steaks are perfectly acceptable in an Adventist school...just don't expect to be able to buy any on campus. In fact, my school has caffeine now for the first year ever (Pacific Union College in the Napa Valley, also SDA).
Wednesday worship is required but you don't have to be active. Do your homework, whisper to your friends, or sit and stare into space. To tell you the truth, I doubt anything would happen to you if you didn't come to all of them. Vespers on Friday night and Church on Saturday are not required. On the same religious note, a letter of recommendation from a pastor is not required, as long as you have a character-assessing letter from another source. Also, be aware that your ethics classes (and an Adventist Heritage class, or something like it) will have an SDA slant to them.
The only bad thing about not being an SDA and applying to LLU is that the school explicitly states that it gives preference to SDA students. Still, only 30% of the students are Adventist, so if you're already accepted it shouldn't be a concern.
Once again, it all comes down to what life you want to live for the next four years: do you like liberal, big city life or conservative Christian, small-town suburbia? Good luck to all of you in your decisions.