<p>Momrath is exactly right. My son investigated a number of SLACs which emphasize internationalism and exposure to other cultures. Those schools welcome the diverse experiences that students not from the dominant American culture bring to the campus community. If the admissions committee at Macalester is deciding between yet another white kid from a Chicago suburb and a Muslim kid whose parents immigrated to the US, the Muslim kid will be getting the acceptance.</p>
<p>Moreover, right now colleges are searching high and low for students who would be the first in their family to go to college. So that would be another advantage for mantori’s Muslim families.</p>