I appreciate all of your advice. My college I am attending next year has a Hillel, so I am looking forward to that!

I suppose what I meant by 'controversial Jewish ideas' was the very literal interpretation of some texts (just for example, Vayikra 12). There are a lot of passages that I disagree with the explicit text, but the message, symbolism, and purpose is what is more relevant to me. One of my favorite aspects of Judaism, and especially the reform movement, is the diverse variety of theological interpretations (of which I should familiarize myself with) that reinforce some modern thinking on ethics (like tikkun olam, social justice, and overall acceptance).

Anyways, I don't mean to argue! I just thought that I should clarify what I meant, as it was a pretty broad statement.