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<p>What are some good schools in the South that are open to diversity (I'm Jewish...and it's the south, if you know what I mean), are of smallish or middle size (perfect size=5000 ug), and have good economics and/or environmental science programs?</p>

<p>I'm a 3.7 uw/4.2 w student, def. top 10% and maybe 5% of a large public school
2300ish SATs
Varsity Golf
LOADS of work experience
Limited clubs and volunteering, though this should be better a year from now when I apply.</p>

<p>Break down your suggestions into reachy, matchie, and safetyish schools for me?</p>

<p>Here's a list of top Southern universities where at least 10% of the student body identifies themselves as Jewish. I'll leave it to someone else to figure out which are reaches, matches and safeties.</p>

<p>Emory University 33%
George Washington 32%
Tulane 25%
U Maryland - College Park 18%
U Florida 16%
University of Miami 15%
Johns Hopkins 14%
Rice 12%
Duke 11%
Vanderbilt 11%
Georgetown 11%
U Virginia 10%</p>

<p>the class of 2011 at vanderbilt is 18% jewish. vanderbilt is now approx. 15% jewish.</p>

<p>basically, from that brief description, you're a fit for vanderbilt. have you contacted the golf coach?</p>

<p>Brian -- That's a pretty big jump -- from 11% to 18% -- from 2005 to 2007. Is there some sort of Jewish revival going on down there in Nashville?</p>

<p>It's not like everyone's an anti-Semetic in the South... Most places are accepting no matter where you go.</p>

<p>Look at Goucher.</p>

<p>If you want to be involved in Jewish activities, go to Hillel:</a> The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life and see if the campus has its own Hillel with a website; if the website looks recently updated, there are all sorts of events calendared, Hillel has its own building, not just a phone in the student union, and there are professional staff running the Hillel, that's a good sign.</p>

<p>I concur with those who suggested Emory.</p>

<p>Knights09:</p>

<p>I wasn't saying that the south is anti-Semitic, I was just saying that there's less of us Jews down there than there are up here in Jersey.</p>

<p>Thanks for all your suggestions. Thing is, I'm not very openly religious...I have very little connection with my temple or any Jewish youth groups or anything like that. I just don't want to explain to everyone who goes to the school why I'm not eating on Yom Kippur.</p>

<p>The first school I thought was Emory...... </p>

<p>Rice is also pretty good. I'm not so sure you consider Texas to be part of the South (I personally consider it part of the South simply because it was part of the Confederation, but some people point out that Texan culture is so vastly different from that of Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, etc.) </p>

<p>Also, if you want to include the "South"west, Arizona State has a GREAT business school (as in major CEO's attended the school), but its other programs are.... subpar. I wouldn't say it's the most intelligent of schools and there isn't a huge Jewish population, but because of its sheer size, you could find your niche.</p>

<p>UT-Austin? Very large Jewish community, and one of the highest academic peer reputation scores of the southern schools (higher than Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech, Emory, and Rice). Strong academic programs across the board...</p>

<p>Penn has a HUGE Jewish community, although it's not very southern.</p>

<p>Hudson--in fact there HAS been a huge Jewish revival going on at Vandy. Over the last 5 years, the number of Jewish kids has risen from about 250 to almost 1000. There have been significant recruitment efforts directed toward Jewish kids. There is a brand new Hillel including the only kosher restaurant in Nashville. I am very familiar with the school, and we know many Jewish kids who go there and are very happy. If you had applied 3 or 4 years ago, just being Jewish would have been a definite "hook". Now the numbers are up to about 1000 kids, so I don't believe it's a hook any longer, but it is a terrific school now, academically and socially.</p>