I am Baptist. I am also applying to some very liberal schools, including NYU, U Washington, and Northwestern. Does putting Baptist as my religion hurt me in any way?
No
^^ what ski said. I don’t think it helps or hurts unless you tie it into what you do for ECs or a strong belief you write an essay about or whatever.
Do the applications ask you your religion? I can’t imagine a non-sectarian school, especially a state school, asking about that.
Both of my kids’ schools asked, but I don’t remember if it was on the application or on the registration. One public, one private.
From the private school which was not a catholic school, I received Christmas cards and invitations to Mass and Easter celebrations. The chaplain on campus is a priest. He may have sent them to the parents of every student.