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Seminary
Topic Started: Nov 25 2010, 03:28 PM (3,499 Views)
daisy
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It's interesting. Back in the 80's my school discouraged Michlala, but one girl went there anyway. Today, she's very modern, but her family was always like that. I also knew some girls from the MO school who went there, and they ended up more frum and have their kids in yeshivos now. Nowadays the BY would not recommend Michlala at all.
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Update: She got into Michlala with a $2000 merit scholarship for doing well on the ACTs. (As an aside I had her do both the SAT and ACT and she scored about 100 point equivalence higher on the ACT).The other schools don't care about ACT or SAT marks and don't ask for them.

She will most likely also get into BJJ (she had a great interview) and mesores Rochel is still a question mark. SHe will have to accept Michlala before she knows about the others for sure, though the seminary advisor in the school seems certain (how can she be) that she'll get into both.

SHe has ruled out BJJ because she doesn't have any friends going and because she doesn't go for their style of learning.

That leaves 2. Mesores Rochel is housed in a tiny building with 5-6 girls to a (small) room. There is absolutely no privacy. She has a good friend there this year and she can never have a really private conversation - there are always people around. Michala has a large campus and only 2 or 3 girls to a room. There is also much more selection of courses. In MR they just assign you to classes and there is a ton of work. When she compared her friends in Michlala with the one in MR she says the ones in Michala were happy right away and it took the one in MR 4 moths to be happy. Also the aforementioned friends ini Michalal will likely stay for at least part of a second year, which will also help the acclimation. She will have at least 5 good friends going with her, and another 10 or so classmates.

Any opinions? We have about 2 weeks to decide
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Based on your post, why would you be considering Mesoras Rochel at all? It sounds like Michlalah has all the pros and MR all the cons.
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Sounds like you guys have actually made up your minds.

I refused to take the SATs. LOL I was an ACT girl all the way. I took the pre on both and the ACT was better for me style wise.
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ebpeuka
Jan 27 2011, 03:09 PM
Based on your post, why would you be considering Mesoras Rochel at all? It sounds like Michlalah has all the pros and MR all the cons.
2 reasons to consider MR
1. More yeshivish = better for shiduchim?? This point is very very debatable but has been told to me by several people. I say we don't make decisions like that, but I have to throw it out there.
2. MR is smaller and they are more "over" the girls - this has a pro and con - as a parent you know they are safe, you know they can't "get away" with things like cutting classes. But on the other hand, one of the reasons to send them in the first place is to foster independence, and they are already 18 years old - hopefully you've raised them responsibly and they can be trusted.
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zuncompany
Jan 27 2011, 03:37 PM
Sounds like you guys have actually made up your minds.

I refused to take the SATs. LOL I was an ACT girl all the way. I took the pre on both and the ACT was better for me style wise.
You were from the midwest. Out here in the NE no one heard of the ACT until recently. I certainly didn't when I was a HS senior
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As an aside, are any of you guys from Israel interested in having shabbos company? It would be my DD plus at least one (perhaps my niece). I am thinking to collect ppl's numbers so she doesn't feel pressured to find places for shabbos last minute.

And don't feel bad if you can't - I have an aunt and 4 cousins in Yerushalayim - she will never be "on the streets". I just want her to meet all types of people.
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Estie
Jan 27 2011, 05:04 PM
ebpeuka
Jan 27 2011, 03:09 PM
Based on your post, why would you be considering Mesoras Rochel at all? It sounds like Michlalah has all the pros and MR all the cons.
2 reasons to consider MR
1. More yeshivish = better for shiduchim?? This point is very very debatable but has been told to me by several people. I say we don't make decisions like that, but I have to throw it out there.
2. MR is smaller and they are more "over" the girls - this has a pro and con - as a parent you know they are safe, you know they can't "get away" with things like cutting classes. But on the other hand, one of the reasons to send them in the first place is to foster independence, and they are already 18 years old - hopefully you've raised them responsibly and they can be trusted.


LOL, you still sound like you have made up your mind :)

I took ACTs in high school too. I was so not into the standardized tests at the time.
Edited by daisy, Jan 27 2011, 05:44 PM.
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Estie- I can ask friends in Israel if you want. If she is comfortable going to Lubavitchers that is.

I hear ya on the shidduchim thing BUT I have come to the idea that if we listened to all the naysayers and what about shidduchim talk- we would never live life and always be living for potential shidduch. Problem is- why would OUR shidduch want us if we never bothered to be ourselves? I think it sets up everyone for a lot of problems later on when we have to live with decisions and are miserable cause its not what we wanted but rather we did it for shidduchim.

I forget how ACT was a midwestern thing. Your right- Universities only accepted it back than if you were from the midwest.
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Daisy you are midwestern too.

And I think you are right. It just helps to put pen to paper.

As for asking, Zun you don't have to, I was just wondering if anyone i "know" from the boards would be interested. As I said before I have a lot of family there. My aunt and cousins are just the closest but I BH have more.
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Ah, got it. I have some cool friends ;)
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Which one will she get the most out of? In terms of personal and spiritual development?
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about shidduchim - my sister who went to michlala did just fine with shidduchim, bh.
my sister stayed for shana bet as well.
pmed you!
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Jan 27 2011, 08:46 PM
Ah, got it. I have some cool friends ;)
I'll see how it pans out, I'll try to remember next year and I will ask about your cool friends. Lubavitch is not a problem for her at all, in fact I want her to broaden her horizons.
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Jan 27 2011, 09:14 PM
Which one will she get the most out of? In terms of personal and spiritual development?
There is really no way to know in advance. One of our good friends sent his daughter to Bnos Sara, a seminary that I think is too right wing for us (and for them). They live in Bklyn and in her HS Michala is not considered at all. Anyway she came back extremely anti kollel etc because whatever they were preaching completely backfired on her. I think she would have gained more from a less right wing place (not nec michlala).

I spoke to DD and I think she is going to end up in michlala. My ILs are elated because that's where they sent their daughters. My niece (DH's sister's daughter) will be going with her - they've been in school together since they were 2 years old.
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