"Opus Dei has some student residences for college students which are open to the public, as well as numerary centers which offer spiritual activities for college students. Both types of residences are strategically located near prestigious schools including MIT, Northeastern, Boston University, Notre Dame, UCLA, Colombia, Harvard, Boston College, Princeton, Marquette, University of Illinois, Brown University, Georgetown University, Rice University, UC Berkelely, Stanford University, University of San Francisco, St. Louis University, American University, and more. In addition to providing a housing solution for college students, these residences serve as recruiting centers by targeting young, naïve, bright and busy students. Opus Dei holds recruiting workshops for their numerary members, who are told to recruit students who are involved in many campus activities, preferably influential ones, such as student government, or the student newspaper. Members are also taught what questions to ask "their friends," how to invite them on a retreat, how to talk to them about confession, and how to approach the subject of becoming a member of Opus Dei.
The prestigious college-prep schools in Chicago, Washington DC and Boston are recruiting grounds for the students of the elite class who would be applying to some of the above-mentioned universities. These students are potential candidates for the Opus Dei residences, where they might be able to experience first-hand "living the spirit of Opus Dei" by living in or by attending activities at one of these centers. Many centers of Opus Dei also offer after-school tutoring for this adolescent age group"
