Like most college-bound students, graduating independent high school seniors search for schools that mesh with their lifestyles. For some, that involves campus opportunities that build on their home and school-based Jewish experiences.
This is especially true for many TCI alumni, who seek a vibrant Jewish college community. In fact, it is what often drives their college choices.
TCI alum Greg, a graduate of Cambridge School of Weston in Weston, Massachusetts, is a sophomore at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. It wasn’t just the school’s strong academic reputation and small size that impressed him; it was also the college’s rich Jewish life opportunities.
“I would only attend a college where there was something of a Jewish community,” explained Greg, who twice attended Jewbilee, TCI’s signature conference for independent high school teens.
“There also had to be an organized Jewish student club” said Greg.
At Earlham, Greg joined the Jewish Student Organization, similar to the Cambridge Jewish Student Organization he established with TCI’s guidance. Next year, he will move into the Jewish Culture House, a special campus housing offering.
Danielle is a 2006 graduate of Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where she was an active member in Kesher, a TCI-supported Jewish club.
Like Greg, Danielle considered campus Jewish community in her college search. “I definitely felt it was important to have some sort of Jewish community at my college,” said Danielle. “[It] was a significant factor in my final decision,” added Danielle.
Danielle heads off to Boston University’s School of Management, where she will identify herself as Jewish to connect to other Jewish students. She plans to get involved with the university’s Hillel.
Adam just graduated from Kew Forest School in Queens, New York, where he co-led a TCI-facilitated, Jewish-themed community service club — spearheading TCI’s service learning trip to New Orleans — and attended Jewbilee 2006.
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