<p>Mark the only reason I could see someone bringing up political views in a school is because if a school is extreme on one end of the spectrum and the prospective student is on the other, that student may feel left out in the student body.</p>
<p>For example, my high school lacrosse coach went to the great, but extremely conservative Washington and Lee. Not that being conservative is necessarily a bad thing (let’s not get into politics here! haha) but she is an extremely liberal, active person so she was basically miserable for her four years of undergrad.</p>
<p>Needless to say, although UNC is overall a bit liberal, it is definitely quite moderate and people of all political affiliations can find their place.</p>