<p>Deerman - Sorry about your experience. Every school has students who don’t feel the current school is the right fit and they move on. Assuming academics are equal, what school(s) do you consider a better fit for your circumstances? What you think you’re gaining in one area may come at a high cost in others.</p>
<p>I definitely should be at a more liberal-minded school, and it probably should be public as well. I would imagine a place like Wisconsin-Madison or Colorado-Boulder would be much more suited to my personality type.</p>
<p>Really, everyone inherently wants to go to school with people like themselves. And here at Marquette, the people are not like me…not at all.</p>
<p>So have you applied to these schools and have you been accepted as a transfer? If not, then for heaven’s sake, why? </p>
<p>BTW: I am an alum of UW-Madison (BS '89, MS’91) and can tell you that while the campus is quite accepting of different view points, you will still probably find a fair number of students that fit the profile and have the attitudes that you assert exists en masse at Marquette. In many ways, the students are not that different between these two schools. In fact you may find even worse attitudes at UW. I will say that you will probably find a larger contingent at UW with similar viewpoints to yours although it may still be a small minority.</p>
<p>TheDeerMan - I think you would really mean Colorado College where my brother attended. Very well known for liberal arts and liberal point of views. Colorado-Boulder is known as a school for the affluent it is known as the Vandy of Colorado do not think you’ll like it there. As fo UW-Madison that was my S’s 1st choice and after visits he was surprised that it was a lot more conservative than he thought, closer to Marquette, and decided on Marquette due to size & got lots of merit aid.</p>
<p>^ Deerman. Thank you so much for your comments. It’s good to hear from both sides of the issue. We will still be checking Marquette out next year so that we can form our own impressions.</p>
<p>As far as schools that might be good for you – Lawrence in Appleton is extremely liberal and open-minded. University of Iowa is another idea. My oldest S goes to Bradley University in Peoria and sounds very much like you. He absolutely loves it. The kids are extremely down-to-earth, academically motivated and fairly open-minded. However, there is a strong Catholic population there too. Overall school size is about 6000 students.</p>
<p>Good luck going forward!</p>
<p>“I’d describe myself as white, Catholic, a moderate sports fan, jam band/indie music-listening, unusual, urban, gay-friendly, empathetic, open, and judgemental person”</p>
<p>Using your adjectives, my son is white, atheist, non-sports fan, indie/40’s/rap/blues/rock music-listening, unusual, gay-friendly (his father came out when he was young), empathetic, open, non-judgmental.</p>
<p>While he is far from the norm, he has never experienced the unfortunate situation you’ve described. Im sorry you’ve had a rough time there, and your experiences/perceptions are yours and therefore valid as are my son’s, but not everybody who is “different” will have a bad experience at MU. </p>
<p>My sons’s friends are bright, interesting, and far from snobby.</p>
<p>I hope you find your experience at your transfer school an easier transition.</p>