<p>I’m hoping for like…weird, quirky but appealing kids…but I’m afraid I’m gonna get there and I’m gonna find a lot of jappy girls (sorry if that offends anyone) or like a bunch of smart but pretty mainstream kids…or possibly all pre-meds and pre law kids. what’s everyone like?</p>
<p>Brandeis has less JAPs than any school. While we are a very Jewish school, we don't attract JAPs at all. Many Jewish students, like myself, decided to come here b/c it's so un-Jappy. Come see for yourself if you don't want to take my word for it. </p>
<p>Nearly everyone here is smart. There are so many types. There are the smart, main-stream, nice Jewish kids. There are the very observant Jews. There are self-loathing Jews from prep schools. Many kids are pre-med or pre-law.</p>
<p>there are many, many pre-med students... easily half my hall is taking chem... i know half my class was pre-med when we entered.</p>
<p>brandeis definitely has "quirkiness," i'll tell you that! some are more quirky than others... some are EXTREMELY quirky... there's definitely a certain, uh, "brandeis quirkiness"</p>
<p>i do have to say, though, that brandeis overall is very, very friendly. though i'm not happy with brandeis, i do have to admit that it has to be one of the friendliest campuses! people are generally very nice and helpful, even people that you have just met. in my opinion, this is definitely one of brandeis's best attributes.</p>
<p>can I ask why you're not happy with it</p>
<p>Smart, definitely quirky, humble, and I've encountered some irritatingly sheltered people. We really run the gamut, from lushes and frat guys to shomer negilah (sp? I suck at Hebrew). There are a few Japs, but you will probably find them at any top private school. If you go to Brandeis you will probably find yourself with a lot of friends from all different backgrounds. And it isn't <em>that</em> Jewish, maybe about 50% or a little less. Yeah, you see a lot of Jewfros, but by no means is it Yeshiva.</p>
<p>yeah, there are few shomer negiahs here. that means, due to the jewish laws of modesty, they cannot touch members of the opposite sex.</p>
<p>Just a few?</p>
<p>a few, what? dozen? hundred? thousand?</p>
<p>if i had to guess, i'd say like maybe 100 are Shomer Negiah.</p>