Grcxx3

<<While I'm not suggesting that there is any discrimination and I have no doubt that the Hillel building is a nice facility, many Jewish students will want a school with a slightly higher percentage of Jewish undergraduates. >>

The ones who would be comfortable at a school like Alabama - go. The ones who wouldn't be comfortble - don't. Very simple.

Batllo

UC Berkeley has set aside 600 places for OOS students for Fall 2010. Apply early and often, we need the money.

mom2collegekids

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While I appreciate your enthusiasm for the University of Alabama, I am somewhat doubtful that all Jewish students will be completely comfortable at the school. According to Hillel, Alabama has an undergraduate population of 24,000 and 450 of those students are Jewish--less than 2%.

While I'm not suggesting that there is any discrimination and I have no doubt that the Hillel building is a nice facility, many Jewish students will want a school with a slightly higher percentage of Jewish undergraduates.
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That's all good and fine for any ethnic group of students to seek where they feel the most comfortable. However, many Jewish kids are quite used to going to schools where the Jewish population somewhat mirrors the Jewish population in the US...which is about 2.2%. My Jewish niece swears that she's the only Jewish girl at her California campus (altho I doubt that...LOL)

And, of course, if any kid wants to go where the Jewish population is much greater, that's his/her right.

I don't know anything about Auburn in regards to its Campus Crusade numbers. However, if it does have the largest group (as you say), then it sure has a lousy website.

pierre0913

I've heard that Clemson has the largest FCA organization in the country

mom2collegekids

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UC Berkeley has set aside 600 places for OOS students for Fall 2010. Apply early and often, we need the money.
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LOL... I wonder how many OOS they will accept in hopes of getting 600 actually "in seats"? 1200? 1800?

UCBChemEGrad

^ Last year's OOS yield was 34%...so your 1800 acceptance number is a good guess.

Grcxx3

<<I've heard that Clemson has the largest FCA organization in the country >>

Okay - so how does this impact your day to day life at Clemson?

If you're not a member, are you annoyed/bothered by the members of the organization? Does it limit you from doing things or going places? Are you able to avoid/ignore meetings or gatherings of the members?

pierre0913

well being a Christian I am a member of FCA. But if I were not a member, I might be slightly annoyed and I have heard people complain about its huge presence on campus. First of, in the admissions booklet that you receive with your accepance letter, a whole bunch of key terms/traditions are addressed in the booklet and one of the groups highlighted is FCA (the only other student organizations that are highlighted are Habitat for Humanity which won chapter of the year last year and Central Spirit/IPTAY, the athletics organizations). Also, being an athletics-based christian organization and with Clemson being a huge athletics events, FCA sponsors a lot of athletic events.

I don't think you are limited to doing things and going places by the huge presence of FCA but it just may be annoying to those who are not of a christian background since Clemson is a public school.

Grcxx3

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Thanks for the honest answer.

At our last overseas location, my sons found that joining the local youth group (associated with a non-denominational church) was a great way to get to know other kids. They went to weekly meetings, parties, field trips, etc.

We are not a very religious family, but my sons were not offended or put-off by anything. My older son stayed for about 4 months, and my younger son stopped after the first year. But many of the kids from that group remain close friends of theirs even today - over 4 years later.