<p>I was wondering if anyone knows about the programat YU. Im an orthodox jew and considering it, if I dont get into other colleges that have a big jewish population. On USNEWS, if am not mistaken, its ranked in the top 50 schools in the country. </p>
<p>it's very easy to get into YU. people at my school have gotten 20-22 on the ACT and have got in. With these low scores does that mean the acedemics is weak? How could they be ranked in the top 50 with those low scores and a 70% admitence rate?</p>
<p>I plan on going to medical School. does anyone know if YU prepares you for the MCATS, and everything else that helps you get into Medical School? Lastly, from YU undergrad, are you able to go to an elite university for medical school? </p>
<p>i know many people are not going to know a lot about YU, but if you do please comment.</p>
<p>its not a stupid question.. i have wondered about that myself. i just dont know the answer.. sorry. you should try contacting people who go there.</p>
<p>I am not an expert about Yeshiva, but I do know a little about it. We are an orthodox Jewish family. My son was not interested in Yeshiva, but a number of kids from our synagogue attend there. </p>
<p>You may already know this, but you need to remember that you'll have to do a "double curriculum". All students at Yeshiva spend part of their day on secular subjects and part of their day on Jewish subjects. That makes for a very long day. Students are often in school from early morning till late afternoon. You'll be placed in a Jewish track that matches your background: anywhere from complete beginniner to Talmud expert. And you'll study like crazy.....</p>
<p>Here is a statement of missions from the school:</p>
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Yeshiva University is a major national research university with the guiding vision that the best of the heritage of contemporary civilization and knowledge is compatible with the ancient traditions of Jewish law and life. On the undergraduate level this is embodied in the dual curriculum under which students pursue a full program of liberal arts, the sciences, and business while taking a full core of Jewish studies.
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<p>For the "right" kid, Yeshiva is a great place, but someone who wasn't in sync with the school's mission could be miserable. Don't let the SAT scores fool you. Many Yeshiva kids go on to med and law school. A few even end up at places like Harvard (4 in 2005) or Yale Law School (2 in 2005). The schools is ranked #45 in USNWR, just a few places down from from Boston College, Tulane, and NYU.</p>
<p>Yeshiva is a unique place. This is why they require an interview for admission. The interview weighs more heavily than the SATs. They are looking to make sure that kids match the school. The applicant pool is extremely self selecting, which is why they have an 83% accept rate. Yeshiva is a hidden gem if you'd feel comfortable with their program, but make sure you'd be happy there.</p>
<p>I have no interst in Yeshiva (niether does my son) but that last response by Cami215 was a really terrific one (informative, balanced, to the point and responsive to the question) and shows how CC can be used in the best sense.</p>
<p>By the way, i go to school right now with a dual curriculum. So it will not take me a long time to adjust. The way you put it the Yeshiva looks like a real good place. I plan on looking into Hooing there.</p>
<p>Also, if you are observant, you'll certainly benefit from having no classes during Jewish holidays. At secular schools, you'll miss about a month of classes only in the fall!</p>
<p>well you don't necessarily have to be orthodox to attend YU. They a diverse selection of Judaic Studies programs. You can visit <a href="http://www.yu.edu/jumpstart/%5B/url%5D">http://www.yu.edu/jumpstart/</a> for information on the basic programs. Their Mechinah Program is becoming popular because it doesn't require as much prior knowledge and/or classes; a very relaxed program with occasional trips and shabbatons in NY area.</p>
<p>I think Penn would be the best school for you...great academics and a huge Jewish population...all the smart Jews i know are going there (which i only 1)</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure Brandeis has more Jews attending the school (something like 60%) if you're looking for a great college that isn't an Ivy. But according to Hillel, the percentage of the student body at Ivy League schools that identify themselves as Jewish is as follows:</p>
<p>Penn - 31%
Harvard 30%
Columbia 25%
Brown - 25%
Yale 23%
Cornell-22%
Princeton 14%
Dartmouth - 11%</p>
<p>I've always known that Columbia and Penn had lots of Jews, Harvard's high number and Princeton's low was a bit of a surprise, however.</p>
<p>To answer jojodevka's question, at YU there are separate
men's and women's college. The women's college is called Stern college for women (not to be confused with NYU's stern). They are located in different parts of the city. So the answer is yes.</p>
<p>Following OldPerson's response. Yes, Yeshiva University has two separate campuses for males and females but that shouldn't dissuade you from attending there. I'm not 100% fond of the fact they have separate campuses in Manhattan but that may have to do with the reason why their academics is so good and the school didn't turn into a "party school." What helped me make my decision to attend is knowing that there are many intercampus activities with the opposite gender.</p>
<p>And to further answer your question about medical schoool... even though i realize that u might no longer be interetsed, YU has a medical graduate school called einstein, which gives hefty scholasrhuips to YU/stern graduates</p>
<p>There are also opportunites for undergrad research at Einstein....</p>
<p>Aldo, their are speertae mens adn womens schools because it is at its base a religious school, and Orthodox Judiasm traditionally teaches Judaic subjects in single-gender classes. Almost every Orthodox High school that i can think of has seperated hebrew,talmud etc, even if their secular classes are together</p>
<p>There's a lot of inter-school dating...... A LOT!
but no pressure.. my dad went to YU and he married a harvard graduate :) </p>
<p>Well YU is more established in the sense that it has a great reputation in the public eye, good connections with grad schools, more funding, and a bigger variety of programs (academic and social). Touro College is the more ultra-orthodox commuter college (many ex YU rabbis left to Touro claiming that YU has become too unorthodox). Only 8% live on campus at Touro in comparisson to YU's 90% +!</p>
<p>OK, I see YU certainly would fit in the framework of the outside world better. Does it have a specialized policy about taking credit from yeshiva in Israel? More than another U?</p>