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<p>(1) How do you know that that’s true? Have you been to both schools? Do you know that Vandy and NYU are 50% and 90% liberal respectively? I met plenty of conservative individuals at NYU. </p>
<p>(2) In regards to CCers posting only about liberal schools, it might have something to do with the current compositions of the American conservative party - I find most people on CC don’t like a sexist party (every House Republican rejected equal pay; and VAWA on the first reading. The latter of which makes them a bit transphobic, effeminiphobic, etc.) Or, they support the concept of human rights, which by and large, the Republican party does not. </p>
<p>Why do CCers generally prefer these things? Well, as level of education goes up, so does liberalism, there’s a direct correlation between the two. As IQ goes up, so does liberalism. I find most people on CC to be very educated and many have high IQs, so we can statistically assume that most have a preference for liberalism.</p>
<p>^ OP can try to find her “fit,” same as any kid. But that’s more than simple stats. I get that NYU, even with plenty of conservatives, is still in a highly liberal area. But characterizing a school based on the number of self id’d Christians (Vandy) or its location in Va (W&L) isn’t enough. Mudd may be generally liberal, eg, but southern CA is full of highly conservative religious folks. One needs (as someone suggested) to look at programs on campus, what they do, how many kids are actively involved, etc.</p>
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<p>Yes – I went to Vanderbilt and went to a competitive HS in New York that sends over 10+ kids to NYU every year. Aside from several close friends and co-workers from NYU, I also have two siblings that went to NYU. I think it is pretty disingenuous to say that you met “plenty” of conservatives at NYU – the college is overwhelmingly liberal and the only way to meet conservatives would be to actively seek them out.</p>
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<p>NYU2013, lots of CCers post about looking for conservative colleges – my criticism is that when they do there will always be a poster that tries to sway them away from their preference under the veil of “broadening their horizons”. However, these same posters never sway liberal students to conservative schools so it’s a double standard. I wish you would be more honest about your agenda – you are not idealistically trying to push kids out of their comfort zones, you are just trying to sway students away from conservative colleges.</p>
<p>I think your Dad doesn’t want to see you limit yourself by religion and also by fears that you won’t meet friends or guys. That said, there are cultural differences between the south, northeast, and west coast, and IMHO, I don’t think it’s fair to ask the OP to be somewhere she feels uncomfortable with. While many college campuses are liberal, and there will be groups of Christian and conservative students- some will have more than others. Perhaps Dad and OP can come up with a middle ground list, keeping both Baylor and Harvey Mudd on them as a gesture of each one still gets the favorite school.</p>
<p>In the south, I would not recommend Duke because the NC triangle is very liberal compared to other areas in the south. Vanderbilt, Washington and Lee, UVA, Sewanee (Episcopal), Davidson, Wake Forest, Furman, William and Mary are some well known and selective southern schools that may work for both of you.</p>
<p>If it seems impossible to come to an agreement, then consider hiring a college advisor/counselor to sit down with the two of you and come up with a list. A professional would have insight to various schools, and after getting to know both of you, may be helpful in finding the ones that would be best. It’s costly, but considering the cost of moving and tuition, it may be a good investment if it helps you find schools you can both be happy with.</p>