diversity

<p>I was very excited about attending FSU but two former students just told me it is not the place for a liberal southern California boy. Said FSU is technically in the South students are not very open minded. I would appreciate calm, rationale responses to these statements. Post was not meant to offend FSU students. Just trying to get information</p>

<p>I think they are misinformed. Florida State was known as the “Berkeley of the South” in the 1960-70s. While many student populations have grown more conservative in the time since the 70s, FSU is far from Bob Jones U.</p>

<p>Essentially you will find what you seek.</p>

<p>See also: <a href=“http://sixties-l.blogspot.com/2008/08/1968-and-all-that-berkeley-of-south.html[/url]”>http://sixties-l.blogspot.com/2008/08/1968-and-all-that-berkeley-of-south.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Thanks for the article…that is what I thought but deciding to move across the country to go to school is a big decision</p>

<p>Remember, FSU is not a regional school. It draws heavily from all over the state, including more liberal Central and South Florida. The school is strong in the arts, and is generally considered to be the artsy/liberal counterpart to the more conservative/applied science-oriented University of Florida in Gainesville. This, of course, is a generalization.</p>

<p>To be fair, North Florida is a conservative area. It is traditionally the most “Southern” region of Florida. However, Tallahassee itself is fairly left-leaning and is the most educated metro area in Florida. You would be fine in the city, along with the immediate surroundings. Like anywhere else, the further out into the hinterland you go, the more socially-conservative and less-educated people tend to be. As you are probably aware, some inland parts of SoCal are fairly conservative, such as Bakersfield, Riverside and parts of Orange County.</p>

<p>I am born and raised in NYC, so naturally i am quite liberal (socially that is).
Remember that you are in the south, and lots of the students in FL aren’t as accustomed to such diversity as you or I may be (literally some people don’t even know where Guyana is), however that isn’t necessarily their fault. I will say however, that beyond the ultra liberal lacoste wearing frat boys, you will find most people rather open minded. For instance, the LGBT community is quite supported by most of the non-LGBT student population. There are also quite a lot of different multi-racial organizations on campus, like the Mexican American Student Association, or the Indian Student Association.</p>