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plenty of Orthodox Jews in NYC schools (other than perhaps Fordham).
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Already covered elsewhere, so don’t make the readers waste their time on something to rehash.
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Divorce is extremely common. What impact did the LD marriage have on you? (your mom is not applying)
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Plenty of small college applicants. Moreover, that will be obvious when they look at your transcript. OTOH, if you milked cows at 4 am to pay for the small college tuition…