Colleges for the Jewish "B" student (Part 1)

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<p>^ Thanks for this.</p>

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<p>^^ it’s horrible to see so many colleges on this list.
What I don’t understand is colleges on that list with sizable Jewish student body…
Yale has 11 names on the list… some names seem to be Jewish…</p>

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<p>^^Keep in mind Yale has over 4,000+ faculty members (over 1,100 in Arts and Sciences and 2,300 in medicine).</p>

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<p>This is posted on the American Studies Association’s website…</p>

<p>ASA Members Vote To Endorse Academic Boycott of Israel</p>

<p>The members of the American Studies Association have endorsed the Association’s participation in a boycott of Israeli academic institutions. In an election that attracted 1252 voters, the largest number of participants in the organization’s history, 66.05% of voters endorsed the resolution, while 30.5% of voters voted no and 3.43% abstained. The election was a response to the ASA National Council’s announcement on December 4 that it supported the academic boycott and, in an unprecedented action to ensure a democratic process, asked its membership for their approval.</p>

<p>Council Resolution on the Academic Boycott of Israel</p>

<p>Council Statement on the Resolution</p>

<p>What Does the Academic Boycott Mean for the ASA?</p>

<p>Frequently Asked Questions about the Academic Boycott (PDF)</p>

<p>Sample Letter to Administrators (PDF)</p>

<p>Please note that only association members may post comments here. Others may follow the American Studies Association on Facebook</p>

<p>Published on December 16, 2013 by ASASTAFF.</p>

<p>More</p>

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<p>The Israel Action Network is working hard to coordinate a response to the boycott movement, so contact them if you would like to get involved. They have a lot of good information available.</p>

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<p>[Guess</a> Who?s Valedictorian at Israel?s Top Medical School? | IsraelSeen.com](<a href=“http://israelseen.com/2013/07/19/guess-whos-valedictorian-at-israels-top-medical-school/]Guess”>http://israelseen.com/2013/07/19/guess-whos-valedictorian-at-israels-top-medical-school/)</p>

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<p>^^^^
And something in a similar vein:
[Save</a> a Child’s Heart : Children We Help](<a href=“http://www.saveachildsheart.org/17-en/ChildrenWeHelp.aspx]Save”>http://www.saveachildsheart.org/17-en/ChildrenWeHelp.aspx)</p>

<p>Sometimes smart academics can be pretty stupid.</p>

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<p>For those whose students are in electrical engineering or computer science, Birthright/Taglit is partnering with an Israeli company called Mellanox, offering paid internships in Israel.</p>

<p>For information, see Mellanox-Taglit@mellanox dot com</p>

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<p>Just saw this and thought it might be of interest here:</p>

<p>[url=&lt;a href=“http://vpcomm.umich.edu/pa/key/boycott.html]boycott[/url”&gt;http://vpcomm.umich.edu/pa/key/boycott.html]boycott[/url</a>]</p>

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<p>Also a very good editorial in the Washington Post today:</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/us-scholars-are-misguided-in-boycotting-israel/2013/12/22/510654b0-67f7-11e3-8b5b-a77187b716a3_story.html[/url]”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/us-scholars-are-misguided-in-boycotting-israel/2013/12/22/510654b0-67f7-11e3-8b5b-a77187b716a3_story.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Terri Ginsberg, </p>

<p>“Committee on the Open Discussion of Zionism, New Yorkers Against the Cornell Technion Partnership (NYACT)”</p>

<p>Some Jews are making career out of blaming Israel …</p>

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<p>We’re a diverse group with a range of opinions, but I suspect that Dr. Ginsberg’s position represents a smaller fraction. at least I hope so.</p>

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<p>That’s an email address. Can you elaborate a little?</p>

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<p>Chardo, I wish I had more information. My son got an email from Taglit about this internship without a lot more information other than that Mellanox, an Israeli tech company, is partnering with Taglit/Birthright to offer some paid internships to American students who have backgrounds in IT and/or electrical engineering. Maybe one of their websites would have more info…it sounds like a fabulous opportunity for the right students!</p>

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<p>This is probably tangential, but thought was worth mentioning. A friend’s son was offered a paid internship in Israel. I think it may have been in aerospace engineering. The catch was that the project would be considered secret so the job and experience could not be listed on a resume. It seemed like this might tie him to this Israeli company afterwards as he’d have history and experience there that couldn’t be shared elsewhere.</p>

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<p>Over the last year, I read every post in this thread looking for schools that would fit my Jewish “B” student son, who became an “A” student this year. I believe I discovered almost every school that he applied to here, as the result of someone’s helpful suggestion. He only wanted schools with a high number or percentage of active Jews (he grew up in Israel, and has had enough of being the only Jew in high school here). There were other considerations after that, till we got to this list:</p>

<p>Accepted at:
College of Charleston
Elon University ($)
Nova Southeastern University ($)
U of Central Florida ($)
U of Colorado Boulder
U of Denver ($)
U of Oregon ($)
U of Vermont ($)</p>

<p>Applied RD (he won’t know until March)
Franklin & Marshall College
Muhlenberg College</p>

<p>I never expected him to be accepted at all these schools! Two of them even flew him out for weekends at their expense. It was a great boost for him even though he knows even with scholarships & a lot of need-based aid we may not be able to swing any of them except the one in-state. </p>

<p>I just wanted to thank all of you for these great suggestions. This is a useful thread.</p>

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<p>Wow! what a successful application season. Mazal tov to your son—and to you! Is he leaning toward any particular school(s)?</p>

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<p>I don’t think so yet. He is still in shock, especially that he got some scholarships. He has visited UCF, Nova, UVM, U of Denver. He had great interviews (not on campus) with F&M and Muhlenberg.</p>

<p>I think if he could visit (in an ideal world) each one on a Friday for class, and see how Shabbat really goes. (UCF has 6000 Jews - only 30 show up for Fri night dinner?)
But we looked at these schools very carefully - he would be happy with and do well at any of them (but I think he would do better at the smaller than the larger) - I told him it will probably come down to which one gives him the money to attend.</p>

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<p>Mazel tov! Thank you for sharing and good luck with the remaining schools. Based on your comments about Jewish life and smaller size - my vote would be for Muhlenberg. Hope he is accepted there with enough money to make it feasible. Let us know what happens!</p>

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<p>Gogogil, if you have any questions about Denver, let me know as my middle son graduated from there two years ago. He liked the Hillel–but he loved the Chabad on campus, and generally had Shabbat dinner there. There was no pressure to be “religious” at either place–but he loved the rabbi, the rebbitzen, and her cooking (yes, he got some of her recipes).</p>

<p>Also, be aware that Denver generally does not have classes on Fridays–it facilitates students working at internships to have a planned day available–and of course it facilitates going skiing, etc. Classes generally meet for two hour sessions on Monday/Wednesday, or Tuesday/Friday.</p>

<p>Many times students will actually go up on Thursday afternoon and ski Thursday night and Friday, then come back to campus–much less expensive that way! And that way they have all weekend to do school work, etc. Also, most students do NOT go skiing most weekends–most kids might go to the mountains just a few times all year. But it’s fun for them when they do get to go–</p>