<p>I read that 45% of student population at Barnard is Jewish. As a non-Jew would I feel out of place?</p>
<p>No, I do not think you would. </p>
<p>My daughter is Christian and certainly never felt “out of place”. In fact, she loved being close friends with women of other faith backgrounds…one of her first year roommates was from an orthodox (Jewish) family and she learned a great deal living with her and helping her keep Sabath and Kosher and such. </p>
<p>Not something you need to be concerned with at all, IMO.</p>
<p>Yes, there are many, many Jewish ladies at Barnard. But “Jewish” is a loose term. I’m “Jewish”, but I don’t practice at all, but I guess I still count in that figure.</p>
<p>While it may be noticeable, it doesn’t have the effect of excluding people. Everyone gets along.</p>
<p>The number I have read is more like a third, but mysteryflavored is completely right. I am also “Jewish” but might as well not be insomuch as I do not practice or really identify as a Jew. It happens that none of my closest friends are Jewish. That was just by chance, though. And I know for sure none of them feel out of place. What I found is that no one cares what religion you are at Barnard.</p>
<p>My daughters’ experiences were the same. They are Christian but their roommates and friends were from any and all faiths.
Actually my alder daughter took a special sociology class to qualify for an apartment as a sophomore. The course was about communities in New York, but quickly disintegrated into a sensitivity session. One of the girls complained that she was from a Jewish community and had felt out of place at Barnard. All of the other girls looked at her like she was totally out of touch.</p>