<p>I'm seeking some opinions about my looming decision...</p>
<p>A little about me:</p>
<p>I'm girl from MA who is into math and pretty nerdy. I love to study and enjoy school :D Although not as nerdy as most MIT-ers, I think...I love sports, and my idea of fun is a game of tennis and a movie. I'm very casual and love to laugh. I'm not one of those crazy type A perfectionist types, but I'm also completely not a partier and am a complete goody two shoes :D. I'm interested in lots of random things...</p>
<p>I want to study math/computer science/maybe linguistics. Financially, Harvard is cheapest followed by Princeton, and Brown/MIT are about twice as much, but still I got significant aid. </p>
<p>Also, I'm moderate/conservatice/Republican, and although I'm open to other opinions would I encounter massive amounts of crazy intolerant conservative haters at any of these places? I go to a very liberal high school and would finally love to meet people of my own political leanings...</p>
<p>Also, I can't deal with snobs and spoiled people :D And, I will be going to college the day after I turn 17 (I skipped a grade)... Is this relevant?</p>
<p>The Ivy League, and most of New England is pretty liberal and I am sure you know that. I find amusing the fact that Brown is considered to be the most “liberal” of all, however you will find that the political “protesting scene” is hardly active (unlike Columbia and Berkeley for example). Brown has an Applied Mathematics Department (which has a great reputation and it is pretty unique). Just visit and check it out.</p>
<p>By the way, ignore swimguy112. He likely does not attend any of the schools.</p>
<p>Of course I don’t attend any of those schools. I am currently in my senior year of high school. But I did get into Princeton!</p>
<p>Anyway, I’m guessing that every single one of these schools are overwhelmingly liberal, so I’m not sure if you can make a decision based on the school’s views.</p>
<p>If I were you, I would choose Harvard. That’s where I would want to go if it weren’t for the accursed waitlist!</p>
<p>and finally SHHH! MyOpinion. I will be random and erratic if I choose to be</p>
<p>annaproof – I highly recommend coming down to Brown on ADOCH and during STEM and checking it out. Take a physical sciences tour (I give them on Fridays).</p>
<p>If we are doing something you really like and you click here, this is where you should be. I would talk to FA as well-- you’d be surprised how much packages can move or be adjusted or may change next year (and they can somewhat predict this) based on your spending any money that’s in the bank reserved for college in your name already (like 529s).</p>
<p>I have some threads in the Brown forum about conservatism/liberalism at Brown that I’m sure you could dig up if you search specifically for those terms on the Brown page. I think it’ll give a clear, accurate picture of how that works here.</p>
<p>Yikes. This is obviously between Harvard and Princeton.<br>
I’m guessing you have visited both. I don’t think there is an overwhelming political atmosphere at either place- mostly people from all over the world with interests in innumerable things.
Having some experience with both, I would say that Princeton is surprisingly social. Several years ago the Harvard administration made a push to get students out of their rooms and away from studying. There would never be any such administration goal at Princeton. The downside is that energy is consumed in what can viewed as superficial social distinctions.
Visit both again, if you can.</p>
<p>danas, I actually haven’t visited Princeton, but will soon. So it’s between Harvard and Princeton? :D</p>
<p>principalviola I’m not “so conservative”, and feel no need to justify my learnings and leanings to a random person on the internet. Why is it so hard to believe that a reasonably intelligent person could not be liberal?</p>
<p>I am not telling you to justify yourself, I would HATE to do that too. Just seems like after this hell you guys have put the world in every utterance with “conservative” has a “Justify yourself” connotation. Do not blame me, blame dear GW. My old beer drinking pal</p>
<p>Sorry I came off as an ass. I know people who have lost their jobs because of this hero that has worked in ruining our country for the last eight years. The conservatives have themselves in a little pickle.</p>
<p>As for advice? MIT (with x enroll in Harvard) or Princeton. You, as a conservative, would not like Brown at all.</p>
<p>Edit: kameronsmith: EXACTLY… Why do you think all the *<strong><em>ty rural schools are conservative, while the good non *</em></strong>ty schools are liberal.</p>