<p>I think being Jewish is a disadvantage when applying to top schools, especially if you are from the northeast.</p>
<p>As far as Washington and Lee… I believe it was this school that contacted my son, via mail, about a scholarship if he were to start a Hillel at the school. W&L wrote that it wanted to increase their Jewish population at the school. He had not applied there or even considered it. Did they get his name from College Board??? (Other than being BarMitzvahed and attending a Jewish sleep away camp, it’s not like he was heavily involved in Jewish life.) Needless to say, he was not at all interested (and W&L is a great school)!</p>