<p>Other than Hillsdale, are there any places where a conservative could thrive?</p>
<p>Bob Jones?
State publics that were founded as Agriculture Colleges/have a lot of Ag students...most of us are anywhere from just right of the middle to as far right as they come.</p>
<p>Ann Coulter graduated from Cornell.</p>
<p>Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.</p>
<p>Bob Jones</p>
<p>washington and lee university of course</p>
<p>Villanova, Boston College</p>
<p>All the religious colleges, basically.</p>
<p>No top 20 nationals or LAC's???</p>
<p>Notre Dame</p>
<p>Georgetown is more conservative, though certainly not a bastion of fascism.</p>
<p>How about go to a college that isn't necessarily so "conservative" bent and have your values challenged and perhaps broadened? (and this isn't a dig at being conservative or liberal) Go where the differing mix of ideas and people is most genuinely appreciated. Get to know what others think. It may solidify what you believe, it may change what you believe.</p>
<p>Just a thought. Good luck w/choosing wherever you eventually attend.</p>
<p>BTW, I attended an Ivy traditionally called "liberal" and I feel my conservatism did just fine.</p>
<p>I dunno, its hard to find top schools that are willing to teach intelligent design.</p>
<p>Yeah, most colleges with a conservative bent usually don't attract the top students, with the possible exception of Notre Dame. Besides, there are strong conservative scenes at most top colleges, especially Harvard; don't fret about it. It's a waste of time.</p>
<p>@arbiter213
I've corrected this mistake so many times; conservatism does not mean teaching intelligent design. For example, I consider myself a conservative on fiscal and political issues but not on religious ones. I hold evolution in highest esteem, but that doesn't mean I support gun control. I'm not a religious conservative.</p>
<p>your question is too vague</p>
<p>for instance if one say "all religious" colleges, you are ignoring the large number of "liberal" ideals held at those schools- service work, anti war, helping the poor, and so much more</p>
<p>so please clarify- conservative in what way- politically, economically, socially, in your personal life, what</p>
<p>what are you afraid of at a "non-conservative" school and by conservative, what do you mean- that can go anywhere from Pensecola to Dartmouth</p>
<p>Liberty University..don't worry you'd definitionally get in.</p>
<p>Conservatism does not equal fascism.</p>
<p>It certainly doesn't mean that a person believes in intelligent design. </p>
<p>Helping the poor and service work are huge conservative ideals (there is a new book out on how the population which gives the most is the conservative one), it's just that we believe that individuals can and should be responsible (and not bureaucracies). It may be because we give so much ourselves that we see it is possible and that it works.</p>
<p>For clarification, I meant top 20 schools where conservative political and economic ideals (not religious or social - this does not fit the meaning of true conservatism) would be tolerated.</p>
<p>A college doesn't have to have a "conservative bent", but it would be nice if freedom of thought and expression existed in the true sense of what a university should be. The OP was a request for recommendations on where a conservative could thrive. Maybe I should have written survive. :-)</p>
<p>"All the religious colleges, basically."</p>
<p>Fordham? Earlham? You might want to reconsider that. And even institutions like American University and Boston University (both UMC) have nominal affiliations, but who really thinks of them as religious? You'll need to redefine.</p>
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<p>For a good reason, too. Intelligent design is creationism dressed as Little Red Ridding Hood's grandma.</p>
<p>Hmm..intelligent design is hard to find...but at Liberty University creationism is a mandatory class...same at Bryan College, it's in Dayton, Tennessee...Can anybody tell me what else happened there?</p>
<p>Didn't you post another thread about finding a college where "a lot of people discuss literature, philosophy, history and the like" ???</p>
<p>That's... interesting.</p>