Asbury University — Local services in Wilmore

As a Christian looking for a God-based education, I thought I had found a great place in the middle of a quiet and beautiful Kentucky town. Unfortunately, I learned that Asbury's motto of "Academic excellence and Spiritual Vitality" is only that, a motto. Staff: For the price that students are forced to pay for classes, I expected competent and highly professional instructors with much to offer. In a few cases, my expectations were exceeded! Some of the professors are highly qualified and go above and beyond any other teacher I have ever had. Most though, barley seem to care about being there. Instances that stuck out to me involved a teacher, who was not a teacher, but someone pulled from the registrar office to fill the position, who taught a classic literature class without reading any of the books, a teacher who failed me for disagreeing with her philosophy in a debate paper, a teacher losing my final examination and failing me for it and numerous occasions in which I was discriminated against and made to leave classes due to my service in the military. There have even been instances where professors had directly contradicted scripture. Academics: The classes are challenging, one thing I like about the university. The college of course requires you to take General classes such as math, science and literature whatever your major, as well as three biblical courses. However, expect your GPA to take a severe dip due to a professor who believes his subject to be the most important of all. Another odd attribute about Asbury is that they will exclude traditionally Islamic languages on the basis that they "have no place in Christianity". As a speaker of Arabic, I expected to be excused from the foreign language credits (which are quite expensive, all totaled), yet the school would not accept it due to its connotation. Facilities: Once again, for the amount of money one pays in tuition and room and board, one would expect stellar facilities. Almost all living facilities are outdated and seem to include some sort of pestilence (this year, Bed bugs ran rampant in one of the dorms). The food in the cafeteria is barley eatable, always fried or cooked in butter and next to impossible to keep a balanced diet with. Almost all funding for facilities seems to go to building baseball facilities, which only a small minority of the students are allowed to use. Rules: While I agree with some of Asbury's rules, I am steadfastly opposed to some. For instance, a n of-age student may be kicked out of school for responsibly consuming alcohol within their own home. Another is the curfew, in which if you come back to the dorm late, you must inform your Resident Director where you have gone. As a law abiding, free and responsible adult, no institution has the right to enforce either of these rules. College is a time for teenagers to grow on their own and learn to become adults and care for themselves. Asbury instead insists on trying to baby its students and keep them from taking any responsibility whatsoever. In conclusion, Asbury has a lot of potential. Were it to build off some of its more stellar staff members, improve the facilities of the majority of students and treat us as if we were adults and not like middle school, I may believe them when they quote...

One of the most foundational and spiritually vibrant times in my life. I can't emphasize enough what a profound, messy, and beautiful experience my undergrad years at Asbury were. Great school, peaceful campus, world class professors in the Bible Theo and Christian Ministries/Missions Departments. A bit pricey, but worth it. School has a rich Wesleyan Arminian "#OfficiallyNotOfficiallyMethodist" theological heritage. Diversity in the student and faculty population is well-represented. If you are led here, you will be academically and spiritually challenged....

The Luce Center is one of the best fitness centers in central Kentucky with exercise equipment, an indoor swimming pool, and a gym with an indoor walking track. The cross country course is one of the best courses in the state, and landscaping workers have done an outstanding job of keeping the course mowed. This is an excellent course for students to practice on, hold a cross country meet, or to even have a 5K race for the community. From what I've noticed, Asbury University would surely be a very good college for both students...