<p>^^That proved harder than it should have, paying3tuitions! And at the end of the day, yielded precious little, though it was a great idea. Ithaca, Chapman, Lehigh and SUNY-Geneseo all lack Classics departments.</p>
<p>So the list of non-ivies (+Ivy equivalents) and non-southern schools (DS refused to consider them) stands at: Brandeis, Case Western, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Rochester, Tufts, Wash U-SL, and William & Mary.</p>
<p>Why did he refuse to consider Southern schools? He kind of already DID pick W&M…</p>
<p>Haystack–that is one of the few schools we have seen where men outnumber women, could be a good draw if you are female. </p>
<p>The no religious affiliation is kind of a hard thing since so many schools in that size range have some kind of religious affiliation. Why that criteria?</p>
<p>The answer is quite simple (because we are Jewish), but I have no wish to derail this thread into the merits or wisdom of these parameters. Just like some kids won’t go where there is snow, my kid has no wish to spend four years below VA.</p>
<p>Someone just posted on the HS Class of '13 thread that Washington University in St. Louis, MO has a large Jewish Population. Just looked it up and there are about 7,000 students. Is that too big?</p>
<p>Not to derail but “religious affiliation” is sometimes just that, an affiliation without any real substance to that affiliation, meaning, they don’t have requirements for theology classes or attending services, etc.</p>
<p>Wash U-SL is on the list. And yes, sometimes religious affiliation is just an affiliation, which is why when AvonHSDad suggested Georgetown, I agreed that it was worth putting on the list. And of course, even a non-sectarian school with large Jewish population in the NE does not mean there will be anything for an observant Jewish kid to eat on Passover!</p>
<p>Emory. 5,500 undergrads. In the South, but not a Southern school. And decent Jewish population, I believe.</p>
<p>Clark University in Worcester is smaller (2200 undergrad, 1000 grad) but has a group of consortium schools. It would probably be a safety for your son and fit the bill in other ways. They had a dining option for passover! </p>
<p>The consortium at the Claremont Colleges is stronger though, as someone mentioned up thread. Did that make your list?</p>
<p>You would have to do some research to be sure, but Macalester might be a good fit. It’s smaller, 2000 UG, but the surrounding community has a high Jewish population so at minimum there would be options off campus for him. With the cooperative agreements there, the school can feel much larger. There is a large temple about 7 blocks from campus and 6 others within a few miles of campus.</p>
<p>The Claremont colleges probably bear more investigation, but honestly, I went to a SLAC in a consortium and the truth of the matter was that transportation was so difficult that it was really hard to take classes at other campuses. So sometimes those things sound really good on paper but aren’t in practice. And you don’t want to top out your department in your major and have to spend the next two years trying to figure out how to get to another campus.</p>
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<p>That’s the beauty of the the Claremont consortium. They are colocated on one campus.</p>
<p>The Worcester consortium would require transportation. But Clark is a VERY nice university by itself.</p>
<p>Go Jews! I’m venturing to the South next year… should be much different than the Chicago North Shore, but I don’t expect any enmity.</p>
<p>“Looking for recommendations of schools in the 5,000 student range for nerdy son with good grades, good test scores, and very few ECs”
-Case Western.</p>
<p>My half-Jewish daughter wanted the same size. I’d agree to try not to get too derailed by religious affiliations as a reason to cross out a school. She ended up loving and looking at a lot of Catholic schools, where religion does not seem to be too in-your-face: Univ San Diego, Santa Clara Univ, Gonzaga. Other schools this size-- Univ Puget Sound, and yes, the Claremont Colleges. There is NO transportation issue-- the campuses all abut each other to make a large lovely campus that is easy to navigate. </p>
<p>These are all LACs with very small grad student populations therefore no teaching by TAs and research opportunities galore for undergrads with their professors, not the prof’s grad students.</p>
<p>^There is Hillel at Case Western. And they even provide dinners for Med. Students small organization that have other Grad. students.</p>
<p>University of Richmond.</p>
<p>Georgetown’s theology requirement included courses like “Existentialism and the Fifth French Republic”. It didn’t seem too onerous. My son did note that there were crucifixes in the lecture halls though. Georgetown has a very contained campus and is half in a residential neighborhood half in a very vibrant commercial area - all low rise. Personally I think its location is just about perfect! (Unlike GW which looks just like the rest of downtown DC.)</p>
<p>Wow, U of Richmond has a surprisingly strong classics dept. Thanks, Lafalum84. It was not on my radar screen at all.</p>
<p>(MiamiDAP, Case Western’s on the list.)</p>
<p>If it hasn’t been mentioned yet Tulane is somewhat in the target size-wise and typically has a stronger Jewish population.</p>