<p>Hi all! I'm a current junior interested in Georgetown but well, I'm Jewish. I guess this question is more directed towards current students but what is your perception of Jewish life and presence on campus? I hear that about 15% of the undergraduate population is Jewish which is a sizable amount. Do you know any/many Jews on campus? Do the ones you know mainly keep to themselves or are the other students/school in general welcoming? Is the vibe of the school extremely Jesuit in the first place? I am actually visiting Georgetown soon and I'm hoping to get a vibe that will hopefully answer some of these questions but I would like to know others' ideas. Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Oh and will being Jewish give me any advantage of being accepted? ;)</p>
<p>Rubies,
My daughter is Jewish and she is on the waitlist. So no advantage there.</p>
<p>No, religion is not taken into account when determining admissions. </p>
<p>To answer your question about jewish life on campus -
there are jews on campus, there are services every friday night, there was a Seder last night, there will be another one tonight. The university just hired a new rabbi, and is in the process of building a new interfaith prayer space.
There is no separation between jewish and non-jewish students - it’s not really a big deal. </p>
<p>The university is Jesuit, but not in a shove-catholicism-down-your-throat kind of way. John Carroll founded Georgetown because he was so upset by the religious intolerance in his native England. There are so many different resources for students of all faiths and no faith.</p>