<p>As you might have assumed correctly, coming from San Francisco, im fairly liberal with regards to my politics. I noticed that PR ranks UofC as one of the top 20 schools for political activism, but tehy didn make the list for either having a conservative or liberal tilt. I'm just wondering what you all think about politics, and such.
A school that claims John Ashcroft, Paul Wolfowitz and Milton Friedman as some of its most distinguished alumni kinda scares me off a bit. (no joke about the first two, check the "notable alumni" feature under "About U Chicago"
I make a presumption that all intellectuals are liberal ( :-) ), so Im hoping that chicago would be no different. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>Liberal</p>
<p>And I doublt Friedman would care much for the current political climate. He had his economic ideas and thought that everybody should adopt them not just the conservatives.</p>
<p>One of the nice things about UChicago (according to the students I talked to on my overnight visit) is that neither side dominates the campus enough to earn the student body a label. However, there's a very good chance that you'll find a conservative slant within the classes where the prof's views will affect how the material is taught (political science, especially). If you go to Chicago, I think there's a good chance that you'll come out more conservative than you are now.</p>