<p>Are these schools really politically conservative? And what actually happens in a conservative school?</p>
<p>Boston College
Bucknell
Babson (omg!)
URochester
Dartmouth College
Southern Methodist University
Clemson
Denison University
DePauw University</p>
<p>U Rochester is not conservative. </p>
<p>SMU and Clemson are on this list of schools with the most conservative students.
schools.<a href=“Poets&Quants For Undergrads - Universities With The Most Conservative Students”>http://poetsandquantsforundergrads.com/2014/07/24/universities-with-the-most-conservative-students/</a></p>
<p>Yeah I just saw that link:)</p>
<p>Belong to the right wing? lol…no.</p>
<p>Even if some of these are not “liberal,” doesn’t mean that they “belong to the right wing.”</p>
<p>If anything, these schools are probably more middle of the road. </p>
<p>In the academic world, since most schools are left-leaning, anything that is more centered is sometimes called right-leaning…when really they’re just in the middle.</p>
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<p>You are required to listen to the Rush Limbaugh Show daily. </p>
<p>My first question when I read your post, OP, was what do you think goes on in a politically conservative college?</p>
<p>I looked at your other posts and realize that you live outside the US ( even if you are a US citizen) and it is possible that you get some impressions of politics from the media, but there are probably more people in the middle ground than the press suggests. Most colleges would not be described as belonging to the “right wing”- as far as I know most colleges are not owned by politicians, but some private colleges such as religious colleges and Hillsdale would be more strongly aligned with politically conservative thought. </p>
<p>Most secular colleges are diverse, even though some may be more liberal or conservative in general, and there will be students from the entire political spectrum at most of them. State colleges reflect the politics of the region since they admit predominantly residents of the state. You can assume that a college like Clemson, in SC would have more conservative students than a state college in a state that votes blue. But every state has some of each.</p>
<p>Thats logical:) Youre a college expert seriously. I should bring you a present for your answers before coming there haha! 
@mom2collegekids</p>
<p>@Pennylane2011
which religious colleges you mean? What about Fordham?</p>
<p>I think it is good that you asked the question- since it is important that the college fits you, and it is hard to know from outside the US. </p>
<p>The media seems to focus on the extreme though, not the wide middle ground. I haven’t heard of any college students being forced to listen to Rush Limbaugh, but not all colleges are good fits for everyone, so it is good to ask. </p>
<p>Many colleges in the US are church founded, but have a secular curriculum ( with possibly some religion) and are politically diverse. Many of the colleges one your list are in that category, and some church founded colleges might be quite liberal, such as Duke. I don’t know specifically about Fordham, but I believe it would not be homogenous politically, and would be similar to Georgetown, Notre Dame. I would get more opinions from other posters about this. </p>
<p>The colleges that I am thinking of are more prominently religious in orientation. For this reason, the student body may be less diverse and more politcally conservative. I am not familiar with all of them, but I think Bob Jones University, Liberty University would be examples. In general, a student who chooses to attend one of these colleges does so because he/she wants the religious curriculum in addition to secular subjects.</p>
<p>Brandeis, a Jewish founded university, is known to be liberal. </p>
<p>I think one way to tell how much a college is based on a certain philosophy is to read the website, check the curriculum, and also ask on each college thread about student life.</p>
<p>@Pennylane2011
thanks! checking the website is a good idea!</p>
<p>I would assume what actually happens in a conservative school is that there are no political correctness rules, no Social Justice Warriors fighting logic and freedom, and the teachers don’t water down every subject and try to fill in Marxism, Homophilia, and Anti-Whiteness no matter how unrelated it is to an actual class. Basically it’s what doesn’t happen at conservative colleges, which means it’s just an actual center of learning.</p>
<p>Unfortunately they’re a myth, rumored to be endangered at best.</p>
<p>U of R is definitely not conservative. DePauw is located in a midwestern state that is somewhat more conservative than states on the coasts, but its student body would have a diversity of views.</p>
<p>Bucknell and Denison attract some wealthy students, but it would be a mistake to assume that all, or even many, are “conservative.”</p>
<p>Some students at Babson might have a fiscally conservative outlook, but might actually be very socially liberal or at least libertarian.</p>
<p>I don’t think a bright, liberal student would have difficulty at any of the schools that you have mentioned.</p>
<p>@fcrow4321
@MidwestDad3
Thank you, much appreciated!</p>
<p>I grew up near Denison, and don’t remember it as having either a liberal or conservative reputation. My guess would be that it’s slightly liberal. Nice, little campus.</p>
<p>^ I agree (D1 graduated two years ago).</p>