people are forgetting that there are so many frum programs today for women to attend, giving full BAs, or training in a particular field, there are online programs, so they can totally avoid the dangers of a liberal college campus. Yes certain professions will require graduate schools and more exposure, but in general these programs are very focused. A mature girl with a strong seminary background who knows what she believes in and why she is doing what she is doing should be ok- I have seen many girls do this and come out just fine, even stronger once their beliefs leave theory and are put into practice. For a girl who cannot handle this, then there are many professions and training programs that she can take and avoid exposure to a college campus at all. So getting a degree/professional training does not have to have any impact on a girl’s ruchniyus. And getting a degree and a decent job does not mean a girl is a feminist whose only goal is a career.
As to Joseph’s second point about the longer a girl waits, the more her ruchniyos drops- I would disagree. Women are inherently spiritual, even without formal learning in a school or seminary. From all the older single girls that I have known, I have seen tremendous growth in them spiritually as the years advance- in emuna, tefilla, chessed, for example. the 18/19 year old straight out of seminary can’t even hold a candle to these amazing women.
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