<p>Hey, I’m going to be a freshman at BU come this fall, i was just curious about some of the viewpoints that are expressed at BU/Boston…such as whether or not the campus is slanted more liberally/ conservatively…whether religion plays a role or not in much of the atmosphere at BU</p>
<p>i do already have some ideas about many of these issues…but i would just like some clarification about some of them…</p>
<p>ps. im an extremely liberal/ atheist from a conservative suburb near Cleveland, Ohio…thanks for any input</p>
<p>I've hear that the city itself is actually quite conservative. The few people I know that are from the area back that claim up. However, from everything I've seen, the school and the schools around Boston are extremely liberal. I guess its just the business atmosphere in the city that is conservative.</p>
<p>I spoke with a few students when I visited last year and they laughed when I asked what the dominant political opinion was. Apparently, BU is almost entirely liberal.</p>
<p>bulgie, you are far from correct. Sure, asking a close-minded racist individual from any high school may be conservative. </p>
<p>Boston is by far one of the most liberal cities anywhere. If you mean conservative for business, then by all means every business is conservative. </p>
<p>BU is rumored to have one of the largest homosexual populations, the unfair quote is that BU girls have a relatively difficult time finding anyone because of the low male ratio and the high homosexual count. I have nothing against homosexuals, but I'm just trying to give a quick review as to why BU is so liberal.</p>
<p>It always seemed to me that Boston was very liberal... and it seems as though that is correct. I must have spoken only with the minority. I stand corrected. After all, being from Ohio my point of view is a bit scewed.</p>
<p>"Sure, asking a close-minded racist individual from any high school may be conservative. "</p>
<p>What??? Please explain that comment.</p>
<p>Of course BU is very liberal leaning. It is in Mass and it is a university--most of academia is very left-leaning.</p>
<p>If you venture into the financial district and speak with some of the professionals, you'll find a lot more conservatives than you would at the schools in Boston; however, they'll still be predominately liberal. That doesn't mean that there isn't a conservative presence; however. I am conservative. A good friend of mine is conservative. My two suitemates from last year were conservative. There are conservatives--and they do tend to make their presence known on campus--but not a great deal.</p>
<p>BU has a substantial Jewish population, but you won't really notice it. Religion will have no role in your time at BU if you don't want it to.</p>