You may also want to consider the Jewish community on a campus before making your decision. You can get an idea which campuses meet your needs from the Hillel Guide to Jewish Life on Campus available from the Princeton Review and Hillel . Information from the Guide is also accessible from Hillel's web site . You can also find a listing of Hillel web sites here . Also, check out How to Write a Great College Application Personal Statement .
Jewish life varies a great deal from campus to campus.
Those schools with large numbers of Jewish students tend to be more active, but schools with smaller populations often have a lot to offer because the community is more close-knit. Most major Jewish organizations have campus components. Others are listed in our bibliography of web sites . Schools with Hillels usually offer services. These tend to be non-Orthodox and egalitarian.