<p>“Austin” makes a good point. </p>
<p>What you call “free thinkers”, others may call “politically correct” thinkers.</p>
<p>If you truly want free thinking, you should go to a university where all points of views are considered. I once read an article on Tufts where the writer said that all political views are accepted, unless you are a republican.</p>
<p>Why go to a school where everyone thinks like you?.</p>
<p>And I would give the same advice to someone who says they want to go to a conservative university, or a Christian university.</p>
<p>You might be surprised by this, but your political views may change as you get older.</p>
<p>McGovern used to be a Republican</p>
<p>Reagan was a Democrat.</p>
<p>Hillary Clinton was a “Goldwater Girl”.</p>
<p>Rick Perry was a democrat.</p>
<p>My father was head of the democratic party in my home town for 20 years, but eventually became a Republican (although he still donated money to certain liberal organizations)</p>
<p>I was a democrat until I was about 22 years old.</p>
<p>Anyone who is 17 or 18 years old and has already declared himself to be part of a particular political philosohy is in my view acting very prematurely.</p>
<p>You will not be the same person when you are 30 as you are at age 20.</p>