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SJSinNYC
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Mikehall, while I have a lot of respect for Rabbi Tendler, to the Yeshiva World, he is an extremely controversial figure. He also frequently (and publically) disagrees with R’ Elyashiv.

Cedarhurst, where I went to college, there was no antisemitism. There weren’t classes that were breeding grounds for atheism,secularism, militantism, anachorism, and rampant sexual immorality. They had a wide variety of liberal arts classes to take and most of them would pass the “kosher” test. Unless you think European History is immoral to learn?

Maybe its because it was mainly an engineering/technical school.

It was also a great place for frum men because classes were mainly male (I was frequently the only woman in the room), there was an active Jewish Student Union where mincha was available. Professors were very understanding of Jewish holidays. Frequently, I would work with department heads to make sure that classes for majors weren’t scheduled late on friday afternoon.

Sure, if you want to go to a major party school, you can find tons of pritzus. But if you research wise you can choose the right place to get both a good education and not have to worry about your list.