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Famous Wheaton alumni include [[Billy Graham]] and former US House Speaker [[Dennis Hastert]].<ref>http://www.wheaton.edu/admissions/UndGrad/about/beamer-herald.htm</ref> | Famous Wheaton alumni include [[Billy Graham]] and former US House Speaker [[Dennis Hastert]].<ref>http://www.wheaton.edu/admissions/UndGrad/about/beamer-herald.htm</ref> | ||
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| + | Wheaton, according to student reports, "Really is about the integration of faith and learning." It is "a close community of students with the same values and beliefs doing their best to learn and grow closer to each other and to God." Students here don't "drink, smoke or do drugs. Period. (Except for the occasional 21st birthday, and even then they don't get smashed.)" Whatever they're doing, "Whether it's playing games on the dorm floor, going into Chicago with friends or getting involved in campus or church groups," "Life at Wheaton revolves around community." High school seniors who considered Wheaton also looked at Taylor University, Grove City College, Baylor University, Biola University and Westmont College. The ''Princeton Review" ranks Whaton #6 in its list of the top ten "most socially conservative colleges" in its list of 360 elite schools.<ref> Wheaton is behind Brigham Young and Grove City, and ahead of West Point and Texas A&M. see [http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/Departments/College/Default.aspx?article=Top10MostConservative09 "Top 10 Most Socially Conservative Colleges"]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 02:19, April 28, 2009
Wheaton College is a conservative institution of higher education that was originally founded on Christian principles. It has about 600 students per grade and costs about $31,000 per year (including room and board). It is located in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago.
Famous Wheaton alumni include Billy Graham and former US House Speaker Dennis Hastert.[1]
Wheaton, according to student reports, "Really is about the integration of faith and learning." It is "a close community of students with the same values and beliefs doing their best to learn and grow closer to each other and to God." Students here don't "drink, smoke or do drugs. Period. (Except for the occasional 21st birthday, and even then they don't get smashed.)" Whatever they're doing, "Whether it's playing games on the dorm floor, going into Chicago with friends or getting involved in campus or church groups," "Life at Wheaton revolves around community." High school seniors who considered Wheaton also looked at Taylor University, Grove City College, Baylor University, Biola University and Westmont College. The Princeton Review" ranks Whaton #6 in its list of the top ten "most socially conservative colleges" in its list of 360 elite schools.[2]
Wheaton displays "For Christ and His Kingdom" at its entrance and on the front of Wheaton's website.[3]
References
- ↑ http://www.wheaton.edu/admissions/UndGrad/about/beamer-herald.htm
- ↑ Wheaton is behind Brigham Young and Grove City, and ahead of West Point and Texas A&M. see "Top 10 Most Socially Conservative Colleges"
- ↑ http://www.wheaton.edu/