Starr King School for the Ministry

[scalesfeathersclaws]

Hi all!

I was rejected by Yale Divinity School, accepted by Starr King School for the Ministry, and a response from Hartford Seminary is still M.I.A. Any thoughts on Starr King? Hartford Seminary?

Thanks!

[Rabbit Run]

Don't know much about the school itself, but a major selling point for Starr King is its affiliation with the Graduate Theological Union, which would allow you to take courses at any of the 9 schools in the GTU.

[xypathos]

As Rabbit Run noted, the real perk of any school within the GTU is being able to take courses across schools and the ecumenical work being done there.

That said, all I personally know about Starr King is that it's a UU school so if that fits your theological persuasion, go for it.

Hartford has the option for students to complete 1-2 years in an MA and then transfer to Yale Div. - so there's that backdoor in.

[Averroes MD]

Is GTU only a collection of schools or is there also a GTU GTU? i.e. i.e. is there a standalone GTU campus or just the member school campuses? I hope that makes sense.

Edited July 27, 2016 by Averroes MD

[Rabbit Run]

5 hours ago, Averroes MD said:

Is GTU only a collection of schools or is there also a GTU GTU? i.e. i.e. is there a standalone GTU campus or just the member school campuses? I hope that makes sense.

In my understanding is that yes they are separate schools, but the GTU itself grants certain degrees as its own entity (the Ph.D. and an M.A. I believe). The GTU does not have a campus separate from the schools that compose the GTU. Hopefully someone from GTU can correct me if I got any of that wrong.