Ideas for my social justice warrior

However, is it making its way into the mainstream in Canada, versus remaining a despised fringe?

See the following about the reasons for opposition to immigration:

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-09-28/the-real-reason-so-many-americans-oppose-immigration
https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/97221/pops928.pdf

@ucbalumnus wow what crap-- I know plenty of people who do not feel the way the article says and still want to have some control over borders, As someone who is responsible for corporate reporting I can tell you that anything can be ‘proven’ with data if you wish it to be so

Moderator’s Note: How about we stick to the OP’s question?

University of Montana–gorgeous and very, very social justice-y. She could possibly qualify for merit aid, too, and the price is lower than many other schools, even for out of state. Definitely worth a look!

While they may fit her SJW criteria, the UC’s are very expensive for OOS. Unless you are wealthy, not recommended in my opinion.

How about some schools in the DC area? Is the OP’s daughter interested in national politics?

I’m very social justice oriented so here are a few from my research that spring to mind (my scores are higher than OP, so IDK what’s practical from this list, but some of them are probably worth looking into). Many have been previously mentioned.

Oberlin–Seems to have a heavy environmental focus and is extremely artsy

WashU–Very political (it even hosted the 2nd presidential debate), annecedotely I have friends who are pretty involved in movements for collective bargaining and minimum wage increases there

Claremont Schools (I applied to Scripps and CMC)–Scripps is pretty into feminist issues especially the wage gap, CMC is very political, Pitzer is supposedly more hippyish. The schools aren’t in a big city, but students at Scripps said they go to LA regularly

GWU–Pretty political school, IDK about social justice on campus but it seems like there are tons of opportunities for students to work on causes in the DC area and that the school does a good job connecting students to those

Tulane–I know it’s in the South but the school has a really big public service emphasis that might be appealing to OP and would be in line with your stats.

UC Berkeley–social justice history runs strong here

Hampshire (didn’t apply, but brother attended for 2 years)–awesome for artsy students who are more alternative. My brother enjoyed blacksmithing and such while there. Many of his friends are now working in social justice and a lot of his classes had social justice bends. It’s pretty rural but you can get to Boston and

UCLA (didn’t apply)–one of my friends is an organizer on campus and from her Facebook feed it seems to be a social justice conscious campus, some of their rallies have been profiled in major news outlets

LMU (didn’t apply)–there’s been a lot of advocacy against rape culture and sexual assault coming from LMU

Thank you. Just got her ACT back and it is a 29 which should help make her somewhat more competitive for some of the suggested schools. Trying to decide if she will take again

My D17 applied to 3 of the schools that have gotten several mentions here: Willamette, Lewis & Clark, and Macalester. Out of all the campuses we toured, L&C was the most beautiful from a nature standpoint. Tyron Creek State Park runs right through it. It was like a hobbit shire. I still can’t get over the arts building at Macalester-incredible! Definitely got an amazing creative vibe there. Also got a strong sense of the school’s commitment to social justice and international relations. Really liked Willamette, too. If your D is interested in political advocacy at all, it’s across the street from the state capitol. Finally, my D also applied to U of San Francisco, which is Jesuit but very liberal and very committed to social justice. Oh, and my D also got a 29 on the ACT. She has a 4.0 GPA.

Thanks @NolaCAR Has she heard from any of them yet?

Since she didn’t have a clear favorite, she applied RD. She has been accepted at Willamette and should hear from the others mid-March to April 1.

@Clementine7624 I just wanted to add one more thing FWIW. Reflecting back on my own experience, I believe it’s possible to find pockets of SJWs at just about any school. I grew up in Colorado and didn’t realize how liberal my upbringing had been until I chose U of Missouri-Columbia for my undergrad. Overall, MO wasn’t to my liking-too conservative and Southern Baptist (not the school, but enough of the students that this was the dominant culture). But I had some wondeful SJW experiences there. I’ll never forget bulding a shantytown in front of the administration building and occupying it 24/7 to protest apartheid. One of my best friends was arrested for protesting and I had to bail her out of jail-what a learning experience that was! I took a lot of classes in the Latin American Studies and Peace Studies departments and had close relationships with the faculty who chaired them. These classes were small because at MO they weren’t hugely popular. This might be an advantage over a school where SJ classes draw hundreds of students. 3 weeks after graduation, I left for Africa where I served as a Peace Corps volunteer. So just food for thought-your daughter might be able to pursue SJ at non-obvious colleges. Oh, one more thing-my closest group of friends from Mizzou run the gamut from a pretty conservative woman (her husband holds an elected office as a Republican in the South and 2 of their kids are at military academies) to me-the most liberal of the group. (We still joke about my having worn a green Army jacket with an armband and political buttons to my job interview, which is how I met these women-they hired me and we all worked together in college.) We have an amazing friendship that has lasted more than 30 years. We got together this summer and had respectful discussions about our different political views. To me, to have a close, safe group of friends that I can discuss anything with, and know that I will be listened to if not agreed with, and to listen to them and challenge my own views, is, well, priceless.

I don’t think I have seen Kalamazoo College recommended on this thread yet, but they emphasize social justice as a significant part of their educational approach.

From their website: “Through the Arcus Center, Kalamazoo College will develop leaders who will engage in civil rights, human rights, and social justice leadership work in our community and around the world.” On an admitted students visit this is something they emphasized. Apparently students can even get funding to take on social justice projects.

I believe it comes close to meeting the original criteria set by the OP [1) not in the south 2) in a beautiful area nature wise 3) mid size city or bigger 4) largely liberal student body] though item 2 may be a little bit of a stretch. Kalamazoo was nice and the surrounding area was attractive, maybe even beautiful (though not spectacular.

They also provide reasonably generous merit aid.

You might want to add Colorado College to your trip.

Colorado College meets all those criteria. It’s one of the only selective LACs in the Rocky Mountain west. It’s also one of relatively few LACs in a mid size (or larger) city. 29 ACT would be about average for enrolled students there.

Bard, Brandeis, Clark, Hampshire

Thanks. @tk21769 Can’t get her interested in CC one class at a time model

Just for accuracy’s sake: it’s Tryon Creek (my brother lives adjacent to the park and got his law degree at Lewis & Clark).

Pitzer College - one of the 5 Claremont colleges in CA. It’s also test optional. Very big on social justice and student body is pretty liberal. Part of a consortium of 5 colleges, and students can take classes at all 5 colleges.

@Clementine7624 Well we have a decision - Willamette. In the end, D was admitted to Willamette, Lewis & Clark, and University of San Francisco. All 3 offered her $18,000-$23,000 in merit aid. She was rejected at Macalester. Regarding your daughter’s 29 ACT score and whether she should retake it - my D got a 29 too, and after going through the admissions process, D and I both agree that we wish she would have taken a prep course and re-taken it. The rumors are true - college admissions really are more competitive these days.

@marvin100 Thanks for the spelling correction. My brother (U of O alum) lives within walking distance of Tryon Creek SP too, but I can never seem to get it right.

Unless an applicant has some great hooks and/or awesome EC’s, its always better to be above the college’s median test scores. Being in the lower quartile can be a red flag to certain Adcoms. So yeah, a couple of extra points can make a huge difference. (McAlester’s interquartile range is 29-32.)