In late September, I set off to Fairfield, Connecticut to
visit a private Catholic college, Sacred Heart University.
First, I had a tasty lunch in the McMahon Commons Food Court
with a student I had worked with, who is now a Sacred Heart Sophomore. He told me, “I fell in love with the
school.” He was looking well and was
involved in college life through bowling, the choir, community service, and
campus ministry activities.
Then, off I went to the information session and tour. Here’s what I learned.
Basics - Sacred Heart was founded in 1963. It has about 3800 undergraduates with an
average class size of 21 and common core classes of between 20 and 30
students. There are four colleges:
Business, Education, Health, and Arts & Sciences.
Extracurriculars - Students can get involved in the
over 80 clubs and organizations. These
include athletics, theatre arts, Greek life, community service, and more.
850 students participate in the 31 NCAA Division I teams,
including men’s football, women’s basketball, and men’s baseball. 600 students participate in 24 club sports,
where they practice two or three times a week and travel to tournaments about
once a month. There are also intramural
sports.
There are four fraternities and six sororities at Sacred Heart.
Students provided over 53,000 hours of community service
last year. Building homes during Spring
Break throughout the US, with Habitat for Humanity, is popular. So are local community service in Bridgeport
and Spring Break missionary trips.
Housing - Housing is guaranteed all four years and is
required for the first two years. The
dorm rooms include a mini-frig and microwave.
Upper class housing is not on the main campus. There is shuttle service to upper class housing, the supermarket
and the mall.
Applying and Financial Aid - Sacred Heart is a Common
App school. The average GPA of the high
school student who applies is 3.2. The
school is test optional, with an SAT average of 1100 (Critical Reading and
Math) and an ACT average of 24. There
is Early Action, Early Decision and Regular admission. On the financial aid side, Sacred Heart is a
CSS/Profile school. 93% of students get
financial aid.
What is your experience with Sacred Heart?
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