Sasson Gabbai refers to anecdotal evidence that campuses have become more dangerous than they were in the past, and asks if graduating high school seniors should be directed to schools like YU for college.
I really don't know whether or not the "rape culture" on campuses is as described. Students should be aware, however, that continuing their education within the "bubble" of the Orthodox community is, by definition, somewhat limiting.
Teachers (and students) may want to read this blogpost
[
whoknowsoneblog.wordpress.com] entitled "Thank God I Did Not Attend YU."
An excerpt:
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Had I gone to YU, I would have been a completely different person. Had I gone to YU, I would know less Torah, science, history, and probably less about every other academic discipline. Instead, I am graduating UCLA with having learned computer programming, neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, general religious history, Jewish history, and having learned almost a third of Shas, along with a comprehensive, in-depth knowledge of Hilchot Shabbat. Had I gone to YU, I would have been trapped in the ridiculous dating world that is plaguing the Modern Orthodox community in New York, creating unnecessary stress and pressure amongst all its captives. Instead, I was able to naturally meet a girl in college, date without the help of third-parties, cut out all the superficial nonsense that goes on in the YU dating world, and get engaged to the love of my life.
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Alyssa
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