I am really not into being a minister but more into the scholarly aspect as I plan to get my phD and teach at the university level. Based on that, and my previously stated interests, what would you guys say are the top ten schools I should consider? I am pretty sure I can get into Princeton Theological Seminary as my friend did and we pretty much are identical in interest and grades etc. But I heard from a friend of hers that even though Princeton is considered a #1 school in general, it is not really that prestigious as far as this particular degree is concerned. I find that hard to belive-I mean it's Princeton! But like I said, I am in the preliminary stages here and not totally sure what schools are considered tops. I am sure there are awesome schools I just haven't heard of. That's why I am posting here!
For example-if you graduate from MIT or GaTech or Caltech-people are going to KNOW you are a smart cookie and graduated from a pretigious, rigorous program. If you want to get a top notch education degree-Virginia, Kansas, Oregon stick out as top names. Juliard (spell?) is the mack-daddy school for fine arts. What is the equivalent here?
Not to be totally crass, but I want to go to a school that other professors/ theology students are going to say "wow!" I want that wow on my resume. I want to have wow hanging on my wall. Now if I was going into the ministry exclusively-yes of course I'd pray about it and take a different approach. But that is not my main focus.
Thanks so much for all your help!!! Keep the idea coming. Making me think about things I haven't thought of is GOOD!
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