<p>Ok, so I'm applying to some pretty liberal schools (Bard, Skidmore, Hampshire, Wesleyan...), and have heard/visited to see that these schools are pretty liberal/hippyish...</p>
<p>I am indeed pretty liberal, probably not hippy status, but nonetheless liberal. My political (social) views are probably as liberal as very liberal people but how I dress, music, etc. isn't very "hippy." I don't smoke pot either. lol</p>
<p>On my visits to Wesleyan, Bard and Skidmore, however, I didn't feel at all an overwhealming sense of hippy... </p>
<p>Could you all please elaborate on the liberalism of these schools.... Will I fit in... I'm gay, pretty liberal, although politically I'm pretty much a hardcore libertarian, not democrat or green party... In music, I listen to a whole variety of music, although mostly popular pop music. I don't do dance or art or anything, although want to get involved with art in college. I'm a hardcore atheist as well. Do you think I'll fit in at these schools?</p>
<p>I think you need to provide some more info such as sats, gpas, ecs.
For ex, Vassar sounds perfect but I don't know if your academics are strong enough. Bard and Wes are certainly gay friendly. Brandeis, Haverford, NYU & Grinnell might be worth a look if your stats are good.</p>
<p>I am an Oberlin graduate and was very happy attending school there. It is a tad more hipster than hippy these days (which i suppose is really just a sign of the times), but still very politically and socially engaged. It is very queer-friendly as well. I think that all of the schools you are applying to look like a good match. You may also want to consider Smith or Mount Holyoke (LAC women's colleges in MA), both really excellent matches.</p>
<p>Deis isn't hippy, atleast it didn't look so when I visited for a day, but it is incredibly liberal. Considered tame these days :) At a regional information session an alum from the 1960s said that Deis was the place of the first sit-in, and was the Berkeley of the East Coast. Abbie Hoffman and Angela Davis are both Brandeisians. The Republican Club of Brandeis invited Charlton Heston to speak to show that there WAS in fact a republican club.</p>
<p>When I visited, there was a bunch of crazy activism/protesting that most kids didn't even know what it was, just learned to accept it. It has like the biggest STAND chapter. </p>
<p>Just pushing my own perspective school. :) Alot of people will name LACs, especially those with non-traditional curriculums, so I wanted to put something that won't quickly come to mind.</p>
<p>Also, Eugene Lang (New School) has been exagerratedly rumoured to fail students who are not Marxists.</p>
<p>I wouldn't call Williams, Amherst or Bowdoin liberal or hippy. Bates would be more in the mode of what it seems you are seeking than any of these aforementioned three.</p>