<p>On my tour this summer, when I asked my tour guide if Emory tends to lean more left or right, she said it is fairly moderate. From what I have seen though, there are few colleges that are moderate, most lean one way or the other at least a bit. Does Emory tend to lean more left or right? Is it very diverse in a sense that races and classes tend to mix, or do people kind of "stick to their own kind"?</p>
<p>Yeah, I wanna know, too. I stick with lots of different rances. I’m more of a mix-in guy instead of stick-to-your-own.</p>
<p>Emory certainly leans left. I wouldn’t call the campus moderate but there is a College Republicans group (fairly small). There are more moderates than Republicans but most students are liberal. </p>
<p>Whether or not your group of friends is diverse is really up to you. I would say that most people intermingle but there are a few groups that stick together - the international Koreans and large portions of the black community are the only ones that come to mind.</p>
<p>Yeah, overall the campus is quite liberal (students and faculty to some degree, but faculty are not controversially liberal like many other top institutions). More than likely, it’s probably one of the most (if not the most) liberal top university in the south.</p>
<p>lol not that I mind conservatives, but would a very liberal, agnostic person such as myself fit in? I hope so coz I’m attending next year!</p>
<p>Yes. You will definitely not stand out.</p>
<p>Emory is definitely a very liberal university overall. However, don’t be concerned if you classify yourself as a republican, because there are plenty of right-leaning students at Emory as well. I was attracted to Emory in part because of its incredible diversity, especially religious and racial diversity. And as for intermingling between groups, I can assure you that if you’re outgoing and friendly, you will have no problem forming friendships with ALL types of people at Emory.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for all of your insight!! That is definitely what I want in a school 
I cannot wait to find out my admission decision! ahhh</p>
<p>I am a republican at Emory and yes there are not very many of us here, its very liberal here.</p>
<p>What about people who don’t care about politics? Do they get pushed aside or the student body doesn’t care? They’d fit in, too, right?</p>
<p>Of course. I wouldn’t say that Emory is the most intellectual campus (don’t get me wrong, it’s may indeed be bigger than that of high ranking state schools, but not as much as many of the private schools, which is kind of disappointing to me). The student body is more pre-professional than anything, so apolitical students won’t have a hard time. Just don’t be among those that are annoyed by things that come in from the outside community. For example, there is one day of the week where 2-3 people come with drums and announce names of those who died in the Iraq War at the Asbury Circle/Cox Bridge/Tull Plaza area. This example is meant to demonstrate that the political scene is not limited to those that are directly associated to Emory. It’s a very open campus. </p>
<p>However, going against my point about intellectualism and political involvement here, it can get tense sometimes because of the ethnic and religious diversity. I heard that it was really tense when Israel attacked Gaza.</p>
<p>That’s cool, thanks. Let’s just hope that they don’t go crazy on non-political students ever.</p>
<p>Pretty sure they don’t care. One would probably have to approach them for anything like that to happen.</p>
<p>Let’s say you have 2 people, person A and person B.</p>
<p>Person A has a group of friends of all different races and classes. These friends are all jocks. They major in either econ or business and are all liberal. They spend 2 hours everyday in the gym, they don’t study very much, they eat too well, dress like a polo catalog, and spend 20 minutes every morning to get their hair just right. They belong to the same frat and regularly drink too much and have one night stands.</p>
<p>Person B is in a group of all upper middle class white guys. One of them is a liberal homosexual that hates sports, he smokes a lot but wants to be a nurse, works out occasionally, and loves to dance. Another guy loves sports, drinking, and bars. He’s libertarian, studies all the time, and wants to be a lawyer. Another plays video games everyday, skips class but is a philosophy major, is very funny, likes to cook, has a longtime girlfriend and doesn’t like to go out. He’s a moderate and doesn’t know what he wants to do. The last guy is kind of shy and doesn’t have much luck with girls. He’s very smart though, he studies computer science and wants to work for the government. He also loves sports but more to play than to watch. He’s the only one of them that belongs to a frat, but ironically he’s the one that doesn’t drink. He’s politically apathetic, but follows the market pretty closely because he creates computer programs to invest his own money and does pretty well.</p>
<p>You tell me which group is more diverse and which person “stuck to their own kind” because, to me, looking at a group of friends and deciding that they must all be the same just because they look similar is the most racist judgment a person can make. It totally misses the point of MLK’s plea to judge people by their character, not the color of their skin.</p>
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<p>Quoted for truth.</p>
<p>And I’m politically apathetic as well. I fit in fine.</p>