<p>Hi. My high school junior son is a golfer, has a 3.3 gpa at a very competitive private high school in PA. He has ACT score of 25. He wants a school w/ 4500-10K students, some jewish population, fraternities, broad curriculum so he can explore--want beyond traditional liberal arts. He has no idea what he wants to be but thinks he wants to study business. Could be Div 1 or 3; he'd want to play club golf if he can't make a Div 1 team. He values a beautiful campus, a community feel, relationships with professors. I want him to be challenged but not outmatched. He is a late-bloomer. </p>
<p>Schools we're now considering: Elon, Guilford, UNC Greensboro, College of Charleston, U Hartford, U Denver, Franklin and Marshall</p>
<p>Check out the Hillel website to get the stats on the Jewish population at those schools. Maybe a good metric, since he wants fraternities as well, would be to consider schools that have a chapter of a Jewish fraternity? Not that he would necessarily join it, but that would give you an indicator of whether the school has sufficient Jewish population/involvement to suit him.</p>
<p>For example, here are stats about Elon
Enrollment:<br>
Undergraduate: 5,100
Graduate: 500
Jewish Enrollment:<br>
Undergraduate: 250
Graduate: 0 </p>
<p>It does not have Jewish fraternities.
The Hillel meets monthly.</p>
<p>Guilford has about 65 Jewish undergrads.
That may be o.k. with him–but he should know going in.</p>
<p>Hartford, on the other hand, appears to be about 30% Jewish and has three Jewish fraternities.</p>
<p>heads up: there is a thread from a couple of years ago re: HIllel stats…apparently they are not updated regularly and only reflect those who actually sign up for HIllel…</p>
<p>In response to the above, we are contacting Hillels on each campus we are considering (as well as students at those schools who are involved)</p>
<p>Sheer numbers may or may not reflect what is going on at the particular campus…
Hillel directors are very honest about involvement and activity within their facilities…</p>