In our limited experience, diversity seems to be the buzz word right now. There are many college application essays asking, “How will you contribute to the diversity at our school?” They are looking for diversity in thought, diversity in interests, diversity in experiences, etc. Your multi-racial, multi-cultural background isn’t a ticket in the door but think about how it has contributed to making you who you are and write about that.
I don’t know if it is true or not but a frequent poster on the boards claims that Duke has been “marketing” to Jewish students. Also, Tulane is known to have a large number of Jewish students.