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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son applied for class of '29 with an obviously Jewish last name, a predominately Jewish first name and a straight up Hebrew middle name. 
Hiding his heritage was not possible. 
In addition to tons of strong EC's at school and non denominational activities he also was a hebrew tutor (also a volunteer tutor in STEM for FGLI college aspiring junior high and high school students).  
For schools that included a supplemental essay on community or values he wrote about tikun olam. 
He applied to 10 of the top 20 and got into 4 including 1 Ivy; was waitlisted at 3 others, denied at 3.  Also applied to the top 3 SLAC's and got into all 3 and got into 4 of the top publics.  He had amazing stats and awards.

No counselors advised him to hide his identity (they probably realized he couldn't).  Our feeling as parents was if a school rejects you because of your religion it wasn't the right place for you.   
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Of course, he got in. There is no discrimination against Jewish students in colleges and universities. Proclaiming a Jewish identity is a big advantage right now. [/quote]

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