Kuriakos

I feel the same way about mine. I could edit it down to 70 and add a couple more chapters, and then it might be good for something. P.S. My comment above makes it sound like the rule changed because of me. This is not so. I just squeaked by before it took effect!

No worries. We all the lose the plot every once in a while. A life ought not be judged based on one semi-anonymous rant.

I can imagine the horror that the pastor on the "distinguished alumni board" would feel if he saw someone he endorsed behaving like this.

You might want to look up the meaning of non sequitur.

You might want to look up the meaning of entitlement.

Maybe they picked up that you are an entitled baby from your application materials.

I wrote a hundred page thesis for my ThM (although the rules have now been changed and that is no longer permitted).

In that case try other databases. I often find things on NT Abstracts and OT Abstracts omitted by ATLA. The same goes for the Jewish Studies database that my university subscribes to (can't remember the exact title). I don't know what your sub-discipline is, but there is probably something other than ATLA that you can try.

Search by author name on ATLA

This is the grammar I used for Ecclesiastical Latin: http://www.amazon.com/Primer-Ecclesiastical-Latin-John-Collins/dp/0813206677

Going to Fuller means paying Duke-level tuition with an even higher cost of living than Durham. I loved my time there and the NT faculty are fantastic (and there are so many of them!), but it generally isn't worth it to go into massive debt to get an MDiv.

You sent them an email asking what they will do if you back out of your acceptance of their offer?

Just for the record, I do not go to UT. That was just what I was told last year when I was waitlisted.

Last year they were offering a little bit over 14k in stipend + full tuition + health insurance. The stipend was dependent on working as a TA or RA.

Of the 9 people who came in my year, 6 were women. I've not seen anything that even hints at sexism. That said, a lot can change in ten years.

Do you consider Duke to be too "Christian" to be considered a "first tier" institution? Moreover, the comment that students at school X are people who didn't get in to Duke is virtually meaningless since Duke's low acceptance rate means that probably the majority of students at undisputed top-tier institutions are also people who didn't get in to Duke. Anyway, I feel zero need to defend the idea that Baylor is "top tier." The fact is that Baylor graduates usually get TT jobs but in small liberal arts colleges not in top schools. LLP I think is right that Baylor students aren't getting the same jobs as the classic first tier schools. I also agree with MBIGrad that the absence of Late Antiquity/Early Christianity faculty is a major drawback. All that to say, there are good reasons for someone to think that Baylor is not the right place for them, but Baylor supposedly being "conservative" is not one of them.

This comment seems to contradict your previous comment...

Baylor is very similar to Duke in terms of how "theological" or "conservative" it is. If you are basing your opinion of the Religion department on how the university markets itself to potential undergraduates, then you are not going to have an accurate picture of the department. There are no statements of faith to sign or anything like that, and I've never been pressured to maintain some particular definition of Christian orthodoxy. I fit in well at UNC/Duke (Bart was one of my favorite professors) and I fit in well at Baylor. Take from that what you will.

I have no direct knowledge, but if the past is any indication then invites should be out any day now. Again, I have not been told anything directly by my Profs, so that is just a guess. (Sorry to be repetitive and emphatic, but I remember waiting and I don't want to contribute to anyone's anxiety.)

Feb. 14-16

No. People come into PhD programs with all sorts of configurations in terms of degrees and years off and such. Don't sweat it. Just use the extra year to realllly work on those applications and to make connections.

A strong academic foundation like believing the earth is 6000 years old.

Holy non sequitur, Batman!

The great thing about having a plan b worked out is that you might still need it even if you do get into a program. My plan b if a real teaching job never materializes is to find some nice classical private school to teach at or go back into computer programming.

I think Gordon Conwell might be your best bet, then. You can learn more about the Boston Theological Institute which allows GC students to take courses at a number of other institutions here: http://www.bostontheological.org/work_of_the_consortium.html