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Can someone tell me about getting into Lakewood as a bochur? What is the bechina like? Will you get in if you can’t pay much in terms of tuition?
not sure but good luck
i really dont know but ill ask my brotherinlaw who lives there.
They dont farher for another 4 months or so. You may need a a student loan depending how little you can pay.
Why don’t they pay you, like the youngerleit?
why do you want to learn in lakewood?
The best way to get into Lakewood Yeshiva is through the front doors.
To Jothar: and I thought the answer was, practice.
Hatzlacha to the OP and may you see hashgacha every step of the way.
I’m sure if u can’t pay much that won’t be a problem. You’ll work it out with them. I’m sure many of those guys don’t pay full…
surfing the internet definitely won’t help that
Having a brother who just went throught that whole process…i’ll throw in some pointers:
There is a a bechina…if the boy is in Eretz Isroel, they set up appointment with the boy to fill out paperwork…then they get a date when their bechina will take place.
there are few bochanim…some harder than others, but you don’t get to pick which one you want.
You need to review info well because as of what im hearing lately, they became more stringent and picky about level of excellence…making sure they only accept boys who are serious and do well on it.
DON’T ask me WHY, but Brisker guys have it easier to get in, even if a Mir guy scored much higher! just way it is!
Many Mir guys say that they had run arounds with the paperwork, acceptance, and other details. they basically had to wait longer to get their answer!
tuition sitution is actually bit sticky, they like to pick first boys who claim will pay full tution…dunno if they actually do.
so I know of many boys who will write that they will pay full tution Bli neder, I”H ect…because they hope they can eventhough they know it won’t really happen cuz they don’t wana be discriminated just based on that…
im not sure if this applies to e/o…I do know that they have some kind of gov programs to help with the tuition…
Which government programs provide help for Lakewood tuition?
If $$$ is an issue, try RIETS (YU) – seriously – if you have an undergraduate degree, there is NO TUITION FEE to learn in the yeshiva (obviously this includes going to various shiurim, as well – it’s not simply, “yeah, grab a seat in the beis medresh and make yourself at home” – you get the full four-course experience); if you’re single and get admitted to one of the YU kollels, you also get a free dorm room; if you’re married and get into one of the kollels, you have a shot at a kollel apartment on campus – there may be stipends for single guys, too
Anon for this, every guy who applies has to fill out a FAFSA form, so they are accredited which gives one some options.
I think the easiest way to get in Lakewood is via the Garden State Parkway. It works if one is married or single.
Grok not to get into comparing but YU doesnt fit into this conversation.
cantoresq – some take the 9.
arc – I know – they are very, very, different institutions – and they attract different types of guys –
But, there might be a fellow out there who could find himself feeling “at home” at either – and maybe as he is thinking about how he is going to pay for his tuition and living expenses, etc., the notion that there is a yeshiva where he find a seat and learn for no charge might be worthwhile –
it’s informational, that’s all –
In my time I’ve had the privilege and joy of wandering into a lot beis medreshes all over the place – and I’ve found that if I close my eyes and just listen to the love of learning, a lot begins to equalize –
having said, I also recognize differences in hashkafah, me’halachs of yeshivos, etc – but, again – there might be a guy out there who can’t afford to pay and can’t afford to take out loans –
But the GSP is the fastest way there, usually
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