Well, I did it. A year ago I never would have thought I would make a trip to Richmond to visit a Seminary, much less do an official interview, but that is what today was for.
Mom went with me (a huge relief on the driving part) and it definitely made things a lot less stressful. We got there around 10 am and met Brint Keyes (Director of Admissions). This was more of a catch up time since I have met him a few times previously, but it was a great way for mom to get to know him since I have mentioned him a few times in passing.
After talking to Brint, we went to "community break" which really reminded me a lot of the student lounge in the school of music. Basically, every Tuesday, the main dining/meeting room is opened up for about 30 minutes for the students to just hang out and talk between class. I met a lot of really cool people, including my former youth adviser for PYC and a friend of Andrew's. It definitely made it feel more like home!
After community break, we went to "The Fourth Gospel". This is a lecture class on John. It was really cool to see how seminary classes really are and I am definitely more excited about it! There was a wide variety of students (Jamaican, Asian, White, Black, young, old...) and lots of different ideas.
I also interviewed with Dr. Sam Adams (Old Testament), had lunch with a current student, and had a campus tour. The campus is incredible and very small (quite literally one city block). The library was absolutely incredible (ranked higher than Princeton), dorm rooms are more like apartments (no pets though), and two gorgeous chapels (great acoustics).
The people were absolutely incredible. Very welcoming and willing to answer any questions. I already feel like part of the family :)
Which is good... cause I was accepted :D
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