I'm giving it 3 stars to be generous because I didn't have a terrible experience here. I transferred from this school after last spring (currently attending a different one), but I wanted to be transparent about my experience I had here. Even though applications are probably overdue, you never know who might need to hear this information.
I find it quite disappointing that there aren't reviews from people who don't look or act like a majority of the main people around campus. While going here, I would have to say it was quite depressing. I did have a single room in Teeter, but I still hardly got to know any of the girls on my floor besides my suitemate (who was a senior) and my RA. Nobody really talked to me.
Just like any other school (especially Evangel University), if you don't look or act a certain way (preferably white, pretty, and outgoing), you were treated like you didn't exist or like someone like you has never been seen before. Unfortunately, this generation bases a lot of their views from social media so it must have been surprising to see someone like me not act how they thought I would.
The dating culture was also the same. There weren't a lot of couples while I was going here but you also were not pursued if you did not look like me. I bring up my appearance a lot because there were hardly any girls who looked like me going here when I went.
On the plus side, the food was actually delicious. In particular, their burgers and burritos. I really liked it because they gave you take-out style boxes so it was way easier to carry your good back to your room.
Two other pluses (at least in Teeter, since I lived there) was that (1) the bathrooms were large and they supplied a microwave and fridge in the room. (2), in the dorm right in front of Teeter (forgot the name, apologies), there was a counseling center.
Overall, my most memorable experiences were not really involving the community. Nobody really talked to me, and nobody really offered to take me to their church with them. Interactions seemed pretty fake to me.
Extra Note: If you truly have no sure way of getting financially secured for a missions trip here, I would NOT recommend going on one with them. A lot of the people there who are missions majors will make it seem like they "trusted God" for funding, but their parents/grandparents/church (especially pastor's or missionary kids) will already have thousands of dollars saved up to go. They convinced me I would be able to go to Vietnam through "prayer" and "fasting" and also told me that they would help me fund, but they didn't help me with anything. During "call night" (when you call family members or anyone who can help with your trip), there were spoiled kids sitting all around me saying how they were fully funded and that their grandparents posted about their trip in church and they got loads of money from that. It was humiliating. So just make sure you know what you're getting into before falling for the "don't worry about money" trap. They'll let you sit with the team right up until the last deadline and then you have the tough conversation about not being able to go. read more
