<p>The answer is absolutely not. Brandeis has a surprising number of Muslim students, including many from the Middle East, including the West Bank. And as you point out, you were admitted with significant finacial aid. </p>
<p>No one can predict who will and who won’t be admitted because no one but the admissions committee is seeing the whole picture–who applied and what needs does the prospective class have. It is also not just a numbers game, the essays mean a lot. I don’t know why your friend wasn’t offered admission. Perhaps there was something in her application that suggested that she was unlikely to accept an offer to Brandeis. I don’t know, but I do know it was not based upon discrimination.</p>