My son graduated from Taylor in Indiana this past May. He transferred there from a secular college that’s south of Rochester that turned out to be not a good fit for him. Most of the students were into partying and there was a lot of hooking up going on. He played football and got a season ending injury in his first game and his team mates and coaches gave him very little help and support. After recovering from his injury, he went back there for another semester and played, but he was clearly not in his element there. His best friend had transferred to Taylor at the beginning of the semester and told my son many good things about the school and also the football team. After his final game, I gave him my blessing to transfer and he moved very quickly to make it happen and he was at Taylor for J term the following January.
The transfer to Taylor was a leap of faith and he didn’t even visit the campus beforehand, mainly relying on his best friend’s recommendation and also the encouragement and guidance that he got from the defensive line coach. What a wonderful experience he had academically, athletically, socially and most importantly, spiritually! Outside of football, he participated in a Lighthouse trip to Ethiopia and taught English as a second language at the Project Mercy Mission, he was in the Gospel Choir, worked at the DC on the catering staff for banquets and he met his wife there! There is no hooking up culture at Taylor and the school really prepares the students for the real world.
My son and his wife graduated from Taylor and are currently teaching at a brand new charter school in Colorado. The principle from the school is a Taylor alumnus and came to campus on a recruiting visit, they interviewed and both were offered teaching positions the day before graduation.