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@pax et caritas So happy to hear that you've settled on Yale Div! Their Episcopalian-roots will challenge you while avoiding what might be considered fairly dramatic departures that exist at UCDS and here at HDS, for example.

Current HDS M.Div student here. I'm not a traditional Catholic (at all) but I cannot imagine this being a place where you'll necessarily 'fit' with the program. If I were you, I'd give serious consideration to whether your primary motivation in even considering HDS is the name of the institution it's apart of, or what scholarship you'll be able to accomplish at HDS. Your student experience at HDS will be so different from Duke, which I see you listed, for instance. If I were in the shoes of a traditional or conservative Christian of nearly any denomination, I would expect to find much more community at Candler, Duke, or Notre Dame than HDS. Are there traditional Catholic students at HDS? Yes, but they could probably have a fuller spiritual and academic experience elsewhere.