Questions about Seminary Schools?

Andreas · Post by **Andreas** » Mon 3 May 2004 5:29 pm

How hard is it to get into one?
What kind of jobs can you get if you graduate from one?
Which ones do you think are the best? And how hard is it to enter each of them?

Thanks.

Anastasios · Post by **Anastasios** » Mon 3 May 2004 8:32 pm

No it's not hard to get into them because they offer both education and training for priesthood by frequent prayer, fasting, etc. and anyone can do that.

I study at St Vladimir's and find it to be a very nice place. Sometimes thing said I disagree with but doesn't everyone?

You can either be a priest, or study and then teach theology classes (lower level). To be a professor you have to go on and do a PhD.

If you are interested, call the seminary and arrange a visit.

anastasios

Andreas · Post by **Andreas** » Mon 3 May 2004 10:10 pm

Thanks for your response.

I'll be 18 this month, and I'm really nerved up about what I'm going to do when I get out of high school. I'm convinced that I either want to be a Priest or teach theology, but my marks from high school are not so hot. Do you think I can get into a place like St. Vladimir's in about two years?

bogoliubtsy · Post by **bogoliubtsy** » Mon 3 May 2004 10:28 pm

Andreas wrote:
Thanks for your response.

I'll be 18 this month, and I'm really nerved up about what I'm going to do when I get out of high school. I'm convinced that I either want to be a Priest or teach theology, but my marks from high school are not so hot. Do you think I can get into a place like St. Vladimir's in about two years?

You're going to need a BA to enter St. Vladimir's, Holy Cross, or St. Tikhon's. St. Tikhon's does have a priestly formation program though for those without a BA, but it seems like a program mostly for older people who want to train to be priests. Why not take 4 years and do a BA and then apply to one of the seminaries? Also, you could look at Holy Trinity Seminary (ROCOR) which offers a 5 year BA program in Theology and trains people for the priesthood. Classes though are conducted primarily in Russian and services are all Slavonic. You might also want to consider Hellenic College which is attached to Holy Cross Seminary in Brookline(Boston), MA.
Just some thoughts.

Anastasios · Post by **Anastasios** » Mon 3 May 2004 10:30 pm

Hi Andreas,

You have to have a BA to study at St Vladimir's normally. Here's what you should do. Enter a community college if your marks aren't too high. After two years, transfer to another univerity. Major in either

1) Philosophy
2) History
3) Greek and Latin

and then apply to St Vladimir's, or St Tikhon's, or Holy Cross. (My preference is for St Vladimir's becuase they have Fr John Behr, a highly gifted patristics professor).

If you work very hard in your undergraduate, you could finish in about 3 years.

During this time you need to try and be a "good Orthodox" by praying, fasting, and hopefully visiting monasteries if you can.

anastasios

Andreas · Post by **Andreas** » Mon 3 May 2004 10:32 pm

bogoliubtsy wrote:
Andreas wrote:
Thanks for your response.

I'll be 18 this month, and I'm really nerved up about what I'm going to do when I get out of high school. I'm convinced that I either want to be a Priest or teach theology, but my marks from high school are not so hot. Do you think I can get into a place like St. Vladimir's in about two years?

You're going to need a BA to enter St. Vladimir's, Holy Cross, or St. Tikhon's. St. Tikhon's does have a priestly formation program though for those without a BA, but it seems like a program mostly for older people who want to train to be priests. Why not take 4 years and do a BA and then apply to one of the seminaries? Also, you could look at Holy Trinity Seminary (ROCOR) which offers a 5 year BA program in Theology and trains people for the priesthood. Classes though are conducted primarily in Russian and services are all Slavonic. You might also want to consider Hellenic College which is attached to Holy Cross Seminary in Brookline(Boston), MA.
Just some thoughts.

Thanks for the info.

So I need a BA to enter any of the seminaries, even if I want to go through to become a teacher of theology? Or do I only need a BA if I want to enter to become a Priest?

Andreas · Post by **Andreas** » Mon 3 May 2004 10:35 pm

anastasios wrote:
Hi Andreas,

You have to have a BA to study at St Vladimir's normally. Here's what you should do. Enter a community college if your marks aren't too high. After two years, transfer to another univerity. Major in either

1) Philosophy
2) History
3) Greek and Latin

and then apply to St Vladimir's, or St Tikhon's, or Holy Cross. (My preference is for St Vladimir's becuase they have Fr John Behr, a highly gifted patristics professor).

If you work very hard in your undergraduate, you could finish in about 3 years.

During this time you need to try and be a "good Orthodox" by praying, fasting, and hopefully visiting monasteries if you can.

anastasios

Interesting, thanks. Are their any seminaries that offer a program that you can gain a BA from?