chances for brandeis for someone who is *technically* jewish

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<p>Intended major: Biology</p>

<p>Mom is a special Ed teacher, don't have a dad. Adopted from Moldova, and have dual citizenship. Birth mother was jewish, but my adoptive mother doesn't practice the religion. By jewish law I am jewish, not sure if that helps or not with admission. I heard they like diversity so maybe i should just not include that.</p>

<p>Income is only about 51k</p>

<p>Not sending scores, but rather sending in a research paper and extra teacher eval (they have a new test flexible policy)</p>

<p>Unique situation during my junior year...</p>

<p>90 gpa in 9th grade, 1 B in math and a B in art</p>

<p>92.59 gpa (sophomore year) B in math, B in env science</p>

<p>Junior year - had a severe case of mono, combined with hypothyroidism caused me to miss 3 months of school (could hardly watch TV, it was a nightmare), as a result, I was forced to drop some of my classes and catch up as quickly as possible so I wouldnt have to retake the 11th grade. 87 in AP english and comp, 89 in chemistry, and 72 in geometry honors <em>cringe</em> but I made it. Will mention this in my essay so they don't think i just screwed off junior year.</p>

<p>Senior year schedule will be AP bio, lit, human geography and stats, and spanish III</p>

<p>Volunteer work: (shows determination and focus)</p>

<p>Global impact apprenticeship: co captain freshman year. Worked with several schools overseas to improve water quality, wildlife and other things, all while documenting and presenting a video to broadcast with te other schools participating. This got lots of press, was in the news paper just about every month in my town, and when I search my name, half the results are from the GIA program</p>

<p>Ambassadors group member</p>

<p>Ran XC fresh year</p>

<p>Shadowed/assisted a horse vet over the summer: ~30 hrs</p>

<p>Worked on a dairy farm feeding calves twice a week : ~ 20 hrs</p>

<p>Green Mt Horse Association jumping crew, vet assistant/scribe and other various jobs: ~15 hrs</p>

<p>Shadowing/ assisting various vets every Saturday morning 9-12: 15 hrs</p>

<p>Volunteer at The Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences, orphan baby bird feeder</p>

<p>Attending Cornell Summer College Course in Captive Raptor Management junior year</p>

<p>Job as a dog sitter on an as needed basis</p>

<p>Strong essay writing skills.</p>

<p>Attended Adventures in Veterinary Medicine sophomore year.</p>

<p>Any feedback will be greatly appreciated, thanks.</p>

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<p>Brandeis has plenty of Jewish applicants- you don’t get bonus points for any religious preference. </p>

<p>And even if you did- you’re not Jewish. You don’t practice the religion, you weren’t raised in the religion, and the only people who believe you are Jewish are the people who follow the religion- no Brandeis, since they are a secular school.</p>

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<p>Just curious, but why are you not sending your scores?</p>

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<p>Because they suck.</p>

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<p>Although Brandeis was established with strong connections to the Jewish community I believe they were specifically trying to create a more free thinking university and thus doesn’t take religion into consideration.</p>

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<p>I had a feeling of that, just curious though. How are my chances looking?</p>

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<p>bump…</p>